Buckinghamshire New University unveils first Public and Community Engagement Strategy
Informed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the strategy is centred on four main priorities: better health and wellbeing, advancing social inclusion, delivering economic prosperity, and promoting environmental sustainability. Each priority is underpinned by several goals, providing a clear roadmap for the University’s civic engagement activities over the next five years.
The strategy will enable the University to: support its students to achieve experiential outcomes while helping our local communities to thrive; develop connections between our educational programmes and the needs of our communities; conduct research which illuminates and helps address community needs; encourage community contributions towards a more sustainable environment; and work with communities to make them more equitable and inclusive.
We are delighted to launch this new strategy, which reaffirms BNU’s mission to transform lives and help our local communities to thrive. We are acutely aware of the health, social, economic and environmental challenges our campus communities face, particularly in High Wycombe, and our University proudly welcomes the responsibility to help enhance people’s lives in a targeted and impactful way. Working together with our valued stakeholders, we will continue to deliver long-lasting and positive change for our region and beyond.Professor Nick Braisby Vice-Chancellor of BNU
Research commissioned by the University in the summer of 2023 showed that BNU valued and recognised for the following aspects of its work:
- People’s individual and personal development
- Jobs, careers, skills and the economy
- Education, innovation and research
- Improving health and wellbeing
- Enhancing the quality of life in our local areas
You can read the full Public and Community Engagement Strategy here.