University of Warwick

Our vision is to be a world-class university – one with a dynamic, enterprising approach to solving global challenges; one that enables students to create their place in the world; one that defines the university of tomorrow. So, what does our future hold? Our current strategy lays out the following goals:

• Enable our students to succeed
• Deliver world-class research
• Secure our global position
• Engage our communities
• Champion social, cultural and economic growth
• Secure our future sustainability.

Our Values

• Pursuit of excellence – excellence is a given. We strive to be the best – and to do even better next time – across our core research and teaching, along with everything that supports what we do.
• Ambition and drive – our success is driven by the desire of our staff and students to challenge convention, create something new, and play their part in shaping the future.
• Enterprising – we’re forward-looking, fast-moving, flexible and free-thinking, quick to explore ideas, to exploit fresh opportunities and to take well-considered risks.
• Making a difference – we try to show the world what a modern university can do: delivering a service, solving problems and providing sustainability for the community and global society.
• Community – our lively community encourages and challenges ideas, promotes dignity, respect, health and wellbeing, making Warwick welcoming.
• Accessible – we’ve always believed in widening participation, in being open, friendly, easy to work with as equal partners and as non-hierarchical as possible.
• Global perspective – our cosmopolitan outlook and identity enrich our thinking and inform our quest for global relevance and world-class impact.
• Independence – we are self-sufficient, unafraid to upset the status quo, to redefine academic parameters and satisfy our appetite for exploration, innovation and leadership.

About the Campus

As a world-leading University we always seek to attract the best staff and students from around the world to join our community. And we work hard with our local stakeholders to provide world-class campuses to support them.

What does a world-class campus look like? Simple: it has buildings that support world-class teaching and research, attracting the very best staff and students. It has world-class facilities, infrastructure and public spaces to make it a unique and welcoming destination to inspire our staff, students and local community. And in constantly enhancing our campus, we continue to strengthen the Warwick reputation for prospective staff and students, for our region and for our alumni.

• The Oculus is a dedicated teaching building with innovative teaching resources and social learning spaces.
• Our student accommodation came 15th in the 2017 UK Times Higher Education student experience survey.
• Warwick Arts Centre is one of the UK’s largest, with a diverse programme of cinema, performing and visual arts.
• In the Mechanochemical Cell Biology Building our researchers blur the boundaries of Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
• Our 24 hour Library, as well as housing 1000s of books, has study spaces, collections, quiet spaces and more.
• The Materials and Analytical Sciences Building is a cutting edge research complex for interdisciplinary work.
• Our many public realm spaces are places to relax, be inspired and energised, meet friends or try something new.
• The Students’ Union nightlife and event programmes runs all year, with many opportunities to meet new people, try new activities and join societies.
• WMG is one of the world’s leading research and education groups for manufacturing, designing solutions and overcoming challenges.
• Our Warwick Business School is world-renowned with courses ranked in the world top 10.
• Our campus has huge amounts of green space to enjoy, including lakes, woodland and open fields.