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Imperial today Imperial tomorrow
Leading science
We are a science-based university with a difference.
Our enduring STEMB focus, and the exceptional
disciplinary foundations that underpin it, are the
reason for our continued high-impact trajectory and
place among the top ten universities in the world.
Interdisciplinary research
We are an ecosystem that thrives on connection
and collaboration. The complexity of the challenges
before us demands a truly integrated interdisciplinary
approach. At Imperial, we forge links between faculties,
departments, disciplines, industries, governments
and more because we know that greater possibility
for advancement is found at those intersections.
Inspiring students
We are a welcoming home for scientific imagination;
a place where exceptional minds are enabled with
inspiration, resource and freedom so that they might
look deeper, dream further and ask bigger questions.
Meaningful impact
We have the spirit of a 117-year-old startup with
an agility and orientation to the future that belies
our age and heritage. Here you will find a culture
of discovery, innovation and entrepreneurial thinking,
where breakthrough science is chased, translated
and applied at incredible speed and with
transformative impact.
A trusted partner
We are an ally of progress, seen by many of the
world’s leading knowledge and technology-driven
organisations as a cultivator of exceptional talent
and future leaders, and trusted as the partner
of choice for research, innovation and impact.
The legacy of London
We are a global hub in a global city. Our work
shapes the world and our community reflects it,
brought together by the undeniable gravitational
pull of London’s energy, creativity, diversity,
economy and opportunity.
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Imperial together
This strategy imagines a path through an
unpredictable world that is facing unprecedented
challenges. It is a blueprint to ensure we continue
to maximise our potential as a force for good in the
world, to deepen our rare and specific competencies,
and to serve students and society in the uncertainty
of tomorrow.
After all, as one of the world’s leading research
universities, we are purpose-built to engage with
uncertainty, and to summon our strengths against it.
This is how we prepare for the expected and the
unexpected. This is how we rigorously fulfil our
educational mission and our research potential.
It is how we shape the future. And it begins with
three core aims.
1. Enabling talent
Our strategy will develop the people and skills
the world needs now and into the future. We will
work to attract, nurture and champion the best
local, national and global talent wherever they are,
and to empower them with everything they need
to make a meaningful difference.
2. Powering research
Our strategy is a plan to strengthen Imperial’s
enabling environment for discovery, innovation
and impact. We will create an even more
deeply connected knowledge community and
interdisciplinary research powerhouse that will
meet the scale and urgency of the moment
and respond with intelligence, responsibility
and agility to everything that comes next.
3. Amplifying impact
Our strategy will help to accelerate Imperial
towards, and scale the impact of, new discoveries,
inventions and ideas, and position us as a trusted
convenor and partner for knowledge and tech
organisations across the globe. We will look beyond
our London campuses to our wider network and
wider responsibility, honouring our social and
civic purpose, in London for the world.
Great support
A world-leading academic endeavour must provide
everyone with the opportunities and tools they
need to thrive. We will support our staff to deliver
To ensure our strategy will have a meaningful an inspirational education and to take the inception
and enduring impact, we know we must create of a research idea through to publication and
opportunities for everyone in our community to translation into real-world application.
fulfil their potential – always guided by our values
and behaviours: Respect, Collaboration, Excellence, We will give our students a consistently inspiring,
Innovation and Integrity. tailored and supportive experience from application
through to their lifelong interactions with Imperial
Great people as part of our alumni community. We will foster
We will continue to attract, nurture and support a culture of innovation and practice of continuous
world-class talent from everywhere. Our strength improvement where colleagues are empowered to
comes from celebrating and harnessing the diversity combine their strengths collectively to turn great
of our community where everyone contributes their ideas into an even better service.
own perspective, experience and skills so that together
we can excel in the delivery of our shared mission.
We will champion an inclusive culture and invest
in people so that they are inspired and equipped to
unleash their potential. We will build and maintain
a culture centred on the wellbeing, growth and
belonging of our community. We will create a diverse
and vibrant community where our values are evident
to all, and we are recognised as innovators in every
aspect of our work.
Great environment
We will create an integrated human, physical
and digital ecosystem that fosters and facilitates
collaboration and community and promotes
discovery, learning and innovation. And we will
deliver sustainable campuses to meet our 2040
Net Zero Carbon commitments.
The pace of technological change has never been
faster. We will leverage the digital landscape and
increased digital innovation to grasp new opportunities
that are essential to the achievement of our world-class
research and education. We will create a world-class
digital experience for students. Our staff will have
the tools and facilities they need to undertake
world-changing research.