Leeds Beckett University, City Campus

<p><strong>Welcome to Beckett</strong></p> <p>Leeds Beckett University is a modern, professional-based university with a dedicated, diverse community. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers and partners to help our graduates become ready for work, ready for life, and ready to seize all the opportunities that lie ahead.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Our Impact</strong></p> <p>We recognize the significant role we play as an anchor institution for Leeds and the wider region, maximizing the benefit our presence delivers directly and indirectly to our communities. Our impact is multifaceted and far-reaching, with a focus on economic growth, education, and innovation.</p> <p>Our university makes a substantial impact on the economy, driven by our teaching and learning, research, and value of our spending. In fact, a recent study by London Economics found that our university delivers a £1.43bn impact on the UK economy every year, with a benefit-to-cost ratio of 6.1:1. This means that for every £1 spent supporting university operations, a £6 return is generated for the UK economy.</p> <p>Our graduates also have a significant impact on the economy, with every student completing a first degree at Leeds Beckett experiencing a net earnings benefit of £67,000 and a net benefit to the public purse of £60,000. This is a testament to the high-quality education and training we provide, which prepares our students for successful careers and contributes to the growth of the regional economy.</p> <p>In addition to our economic impact, our world-leading research is making a difference to the major challenges of the 21st Century, such as climate change, health, and inequality. Our research is driven by a desire to address real-world problems and improve the lives of people in our communities.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Our Strategy</strong></p> <p>Our university has developed a comprehensive strategic plan to guide our activities over the next five years. Our strategy is built around seven key plans, which set out our direction and sharpen our focus to meet the challenges ahead.</p> <p>One of the main drivers of our strategy is to equip Leeds Beckett to navigate the anticipated government reforms of higher education and to enable us to thrive in the new environment these changes will create. We are committed to delivering excellent education, research, and service that makes a positive and decisive difference to people, organisations, and communities.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Our Impact in Numbers</strong></p> <p>Our impact is significant, and we are proud of the following statistics:</p> <ul> <li><strong>£1.43bn</strong> - Our annual economic impact on the UK economy.</li> <li><strong>6.1:1</strong> - Our benefit-to-cost ratio, demonstrating the value we deliver for every £1 spent on university operations.</li> <li><strong>£67k</strong> - The net earnings benefit experienced by every student completing a first degree at Leeds Beckett.</li> <li><strong>£60k</strong> - The net benefit to the public purse enjoyed by every student completing a first degree at Leeds Beckett.</li> <li><strong>4,015</strong> - The number of jobs supported by Leeds Beckett, with almost 3,000 in the Yorkshire and Humber region.</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Our University</strong></p> <p>Our education plan sets out our response to the changes in the higher education sector and our ambitions for the years to come. Our aim is to be a globally leading university recognized for the outstanding quality and accessibility of its education, so that diverse student communities achieve excellent outcomes and thriving careers.</p> <p>Our education courses will reflect Leeds Beckett University's ambitions, focusing on:</p> <ul> <li>A flexible learning environment that supports all learners to achieve their aims.</li> <li>A coherent academic environment, balancing teaching and learning alongside research and knowledge exchange.</li> <li>A stimulating academic portfolio that attracts high-calibre students.</li> <li>A supportive and collegiate academic culture, co-creating and building trust between educators and students.</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Research and Innovation Plan</strong></p> <p>Our research and innovation plan aims to position Leeds Beckett as a globally recognized university generating original, rigorous, and significant research. We will achieve this by:</p> <ul> <li>Developing a portfolio of globally recognized research expertise, through focused research planning.</li> <li>Emphasizing research areas where we have critical mass and a proven track record.</li> <li>Promoting a culture that values academic staff as educators and generators of new knowledge.</li> <li>Encouraging collaboration across schools, with regional partners, and globally.</li> <li>Recruiting academic staff with expertise in our areas of focus.</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Workforce Plan</strong></p> <p>Our workforce plan aims to support a diverse community of talented and engaged colleagues to deliver our purpose and achieve their potential. We want Leeds Beckett to be a great place to work for people who share our values, and we will achieve this by:</p> <ul> <li>Developing sector-leading EDI ambitions.</li> <li>Creating an employer brand that attracts the best to Leeds Beckett.</li> <li>Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, reward, and recognition, and accountability.</li> <li>Investing in the skills and careers of our colleagues.</li> <li>Enhancing wellbeing and resilience.</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Alignment Plan</strong></p> <p>Our alignment plan aims to provide excellent, interconnected, and sustainable resources that are focused on delivering our institutional ambitions. We will achieve this by:</p> <ul> <li>Creating a culture that promotes transparency, accountability, and shared purpose.</li> <li>Encouraging a cycle of continuous process improvement.</li> <li>Reviewing our organisational structure to identify opportunities for common activities and responsibilities to be co-located.</li> <li>Examining our technologies, structures, policies, and financial processes to make partnership and collaborative working easy at home and overseas.</li> <li>Developing a long-term investment plan that aligns with our strategic objectives.</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Anchor Plan</strong></p> <p>Our anchor plan sets out how we will build on our existing strong foundations as an anchor institution, with the aim of being recognized globally and locally for the positive socio-economic impact we make as an inclusive Anchor, with the people, organisations, and diverse communities of the Leeds City Region.</p> <p>We will achieve this by:</p> <ul> <li>Applying our place-based economic, human, and intellectual resources to build strong reciprocal relationships that increase resilience and reduce inequalities in the communities in which we are anchored.</li> <li>Adopting the principles of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Progression Framework and its five areas of focus: governance, employment, procurement, environment and assets, and community engagement.</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/our-university/our-university-colleague-page/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Our University</strong></a></p> <p>By working together, we can achieve great things and make a lasting impact on our communities.</p>