Our Strategy to 2031
We transform outcomes and futures for individual students, and for the communities in which we are embedded.
Knowledge into action
This strategy is a refresh of the Middlesex University 2031 Strategy to honour our history, recognise our strengths and our ambitions, and chart a way towards 2031 and beyond.
It is designed to enable everyone in the University community, and the University itself, to achieve their potential and thrive in a changing world. Our future will be built upon the strong foundation of our past, of excellence in education, supported by our research and engagement, which is how we translate knowledge into action.
Our purpose
Knowledge into action
Our purpose is to transform outcomes and futures for individual students, and for the communities in which we are embedded.
Our vision
Our vision is a fairer, more sustainable, productive and prosperous society, achieved through education and creating and sharing knowledge.
We will achieve this through the provision of excellent, supportive, multi-disciplinary higher education with a research-informed global outlook. Working with our partners for mutual benefit, we prepare our students for career success, lifelong learning, and leadership.
Our strategic priorities
Our strategic priorities are:
- To be the higher education provider of choice for students and employers in the communities where we operate
- For our campuses to be anchor institutions, enduring and financially resilient, serving, supporting and sustaining their local regions.
Find out more about Middlesex as an anchor institution in our community.
Our success
- Our graduates develop more, and go further, than they would have thought possible
- Our staff identify the University as their employer of choice
- Our approach and the strengths of our culture are exemplified across our global community.
Our integrating themes
- Equity in health and wellbeing
- Inclusive enterprise and creativity
- Sustainable development.
About the development of our global strategy
Middlesex University launched our Strategy 2031 in Autumn 2021 as a living document that evolves with our people and the external environment. It was originally developed through extensive consultation, with over 4,000 engagements with our community.
Following her arrival in April 2024, our Vice-Chancellor Professor Shân Wareing worked with her team on a programme of work to adapt the original Strategy for a new era so we remain both ambitious and relevant, and with a shared vision and purpose for all our campuses. The team met with people across campuses, roles, disciplines, and backgrounds and heard how their work contributes to our purpose, vision and priorities to ensure that the University’s Strategy can enhance what we do. The team considered this valuable feedback to finalise the refreshed document.
The refreshed Strategy 2031 was approved by the University's Board of Governors in December 2024. To deliver the Strategy, throughout 2025, the University Executive Team have been working with their teams and stakeholders to produce specific supporting plans, primarily for Middlesex in London including business plans for the four Faculties, thematic supporting strategies and operating plans for Professional Services areas.