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Between October and December, we are running a series of Viewpoint blogs written by our University Executive to give their personal perspectives on our new strategy to 2035, play back what we heard, explain the choices we are making, and set out how we will test, learn and scale to deliver our strategy.<\/p>\n
In the first piece, Professor Duncan Ivison, President & Vice-Chancellor, introduces our North Star and the foundations that make it real and enable our leaps.<\/p>\n
You can explore the strategy on our webpage<\/a>, or download the full strategy text<\/a>.<\/p>\n The world is sending what social scientists and futurists call \u2018signals\u2019 \u2013 early clues already visible around us that will build over the next decade, even if the route each takes is uncertain. We can see AI moving from a discrete set of tools to permeating much of our shared infrastructure; health and life sciences shifting toward prevention and data-led care; climate adaptation becoming an inescapable need for cities like ours; learning unbundling into flexible routes that integrates with non-linear careers; and new discoveries emerging where disciplines intersect. \u00a0<\/p>\n Each signal expands the opportunities in front of us \u2013 to shape new fields, create solutions and benefit local and global communities. That is why our strategy is a framework for choices, rather than a fixed path \u2013 a way to focus where we can make the biggest difference and connect our strengths without knowing all the answers yet.<\/p>\n