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The University of Bath Strategy 2036

Our 10-year strategy to transform the world through creating new knowledge, shared and delivered through our education, research and innovation.

Read the University of Bath Strategy 2036 PDF

Making Our Future

Our overarching framework for success to achieve global excellence with impact.


Our vision, mission, and values

Our vision, mission, and values set out the world we want to help create, our purpose and how we work together to achieve our aims.

Our strategy


Our focus areas establish an enduring framework for the next decade of the University.

These together answer the fundamental strategic questions we face: how we will choose where to concentrate our efforts, how we will succeed through our distinctive strengths, and what foundations we must build to enable delivery.

Our areas of focus are set out in three layers:

Implementing our strategy

Read about the steps we're planning to take to achieve our ambitions and how we plan to measure the delivery of our objectives.


How we will use our strategy

Our strategy is our framework for success, underpinned by rolling five-year plans, refreshed annually, that define our specific goals, targets and workstreams.

Contact us

Please contact us if you have any questions about the University of Bath Strategy.