Our Strategy
The University of Stirling Strategic Plan sets out the objectives that will inform our work through to 2016. It articulates our vision, our institutional priorities and the actions required to succeed.
The plan is the result of widespread consultation with staff, students and external stakeholders and reinforces the original aspirations for the University ensuring that we continue to deliver a life affirming education and add to the knowledge of humankind.
Our vision:
To be acknowledged worldwide as a distinguished University that addresses the social and environmental needs of society through innovative, interdisciplinary research and education.
Our mission:
To be a University of distinction that is ambitious, accessible and self-reliant, and whose purpose is to develop these qualities in our students, staff and the communities we serve.
Our priorities are to:
- Enhance the student experience by putting students first
- improve research performance and postgraduate enrolment
- be a vibrant intellectual community for scholars and the region
- connect locally and globally to students, alumni, academia and business
- be aware of society’s needs and respond to them.
Strategic Plan
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Quality Learning and Teaching
According to an external review in 2006, the quality of teaching and the academic standards of awards at Stirling were amongst the best in Scotland.
The academic programme arms students with the skills and confidence to shape their world beyond the University. On campus, they encounter fellow-students from more than 80 countries, ensuring that the formal and informal aspects of their education are international in outlook. Perhaps this helps to explain why Stirling’s retention and completion rates are amongst the best in the UK.
The University is home to leading researchers and scholars attracted by the environment, the facilities and the student-centred approach. A commitment to innovation ensures that technology is deployed effectively to aid study and research.
Over and above the learning experience, our students benefit from excellent support services within a caring environment.
Academic Subjects:
The University’s five core research and teaching areas are:
- Health and Well-being: Including Cancer Care, Dementia, Nursing & Midwifery, Psychology, Social Work.
- Culture and Society: Including Education, English Studies, Film & Media Studies, Journalism, History, Languages, Philosophy, Politics, Religions, Social Sciences.
- Environment: Including Aquaculture, Biological & Environmental Sciences.
- Enterprise and the Economy: Including Accountancy, Business, Computing Science & Mathematics, Entrepreneurship, Economics, Law, Management, Marketing, Publishing Studies, Retail Studies and Tourism Management.
- Sport: Including Sport & Exercise Science, Sports Studies, Physical Education.