Ten steps to growth
The Faculty comprises 3 schools – Business, Law, Humanities and Social Sciences – as well as the Language and International Centre. We have a bold and ambitious Faculty growth strategy aimed at expanding our student body, enhancing academic capacity and research excellence, and enriching the student experience. Our focus over the next three years is to increase each School’s financial contribution and play a full part in the University’s future financial sustainability. We will achieve this by working collaboratively across our disciplines and across the institution to attract and retain top talent. Together, we can build a stronger, more dynamic and sustainable academic and student community.
To increase our financial contribution through income growth over the next years, we will:
Restructure and rebrand the Faculty, promote its visibility, maximise its capacity for collaborative working, and unlock the potential of its Schools.
Review our portfolio and curriculum to seize opportunities for student growth, educational innovation, and interdisciplinary learning.
Implement our KBS Accreditations Plan to support student recruitment, especially in overseas markets, and prepare students for success.
Embed the legal advice clinic into the Law curriculum to provide an extensive, market-leading student experience for our students.
Design an exciting portfolio in the creative and cultural industries that meets regional needs and equips graduates with technical, creative, and professional skills.
Develop our curricula to embed more digital learning, supporting analytical social sciences to align with the skills needs of the UK and international economies.
Enable the Language and International Centre to provide a language offer that supports home and international student recruitment, student learning and skills development.
Implement the Faculty strategy to improve retention and progression on all programmes above benchmark norms.
Generate more high quality, sustainable, and equitable international partnerships to inspire global students to choose Keele.
Increase research income and enhance our performance in the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF) through delivery of our ambitious Research Strategy.
