Key Strategic Goals for the Planning Period 2007-2011

1. The University will continue to enhance its academic profile through the appointment of top scholars, achieving Research Degree Awarding Powers and increasing the number of postgraduate students.

2. The University will continue efforts to attract students most likely to benefit from higher education from all parts of the UK and beyond, irrespective of their social and economic background.

3. The University will continue to ensure that students are taught by scholars who have a commitment to teaching excellence.

4. The University will improve rates of student academic achievement.

5. The University will become renowned for its support services for students.

6. The University will increase the number of students entering graduate employment.

7. The University will increase the number of senior scholars across all Deaneries.

8. The University will improve its Staff Student Ratio.

9. The University will ensure that all support and administrative teams are developed to deliver the best possible service to the University.

10. The University will decrease its reliance on public funding and undergraduate tuition fees.

11. The University will increase its profile in and engagement with the city of Liverpool and the North West region.

12. The University will continue to build links through church schools, dioceses and interfaith groups with church and other faith communities.

13. The University will continue to build strategic partnerships with high quality overseas institutions which share the University’s mission and values.

14. The University will increase the opportunities for its students to have an international element to their programme of study.

15. The University will ensure that the Estate is developed sustainably in line with the University’s strategy of academic repositioning.

16. The University will have a technological infrastructure which meets the needs of staff and students.

17. The University will ensure that its leadership and management structures support the academic vision.

18. The University will keep under review administrative and support services to ensure that resources are directed towards the academic output of the University.