Our shared vision and a positive work culture

Understanding and sharing in the University’s Vision and participating in a positive work culture will improve both the wellbeing and engagement of you and your staff and will promote the success of the University.

“Our vision is to be a leading international university, recognised for the high quality of our research and the distinctive student experience we offer.”

A positive work culture is a culture where

• the University’s ‘vision’ is a concept that all staff can understand and relate to closely and are proud to discuss with friends and colleagues
• there is an atmosphere of confidence, where all the staff are interested in each other, support each other and project this confidence towards students and other customers
• staff behave respectfully towards each other on an equal basis. They value each other’s views and opinions
• staff freely provide ideas, thought and stimulus to each other
• staff’s interests in their customers offers something more than might be expected; beyond just courtesy and service, offering them a high level of attentiveness and personal interest
• staff are given challenges that provide opportunities for personal development through new experiences and treat everyone with fairness and understanding
• staff are versatile and capable of ‘stretching’ themselves to meet realistic challenges without becoming unduly stressed and
• staff are personally driven towards organisational and personal success; intellectually, financially, socially and emotionally