Thank you for your interest in considering the University of Surrey as the next step in your career, these are two key appointments within my directorate.

We are a global community of talented students and staff; we work with our stakeholders and partners to produce graduates of outstanding quality and deliver impactful research. Since the University’s founding in 1966, and before that as Battersea Polytechnic (founded in 1891), our community has thrived on a strong ethos of practical learning and connections with the real world. This spirit of collaboration is evident across the University today at every level. It informs our teaching, adds value to our research and increases our impact.

We embrace the transformative power of technologies such as AI and seek to improve everything we do to give our students a head-start for their personal and professional success. We prepare them to be the leaders of the future and change-makers that who will help shape the world for the better. We have over 142,000 alumni around the world, and we work with hundreds of institutions for student exchange, mobility and research collaboration.

In 2023, Surrey was ranked 46th in the world for contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking, and we have nine subjects ranked in the world top 100 in the global Shanghai Subjects Ranking. Nationally, we rank in the top 20 for both the quality of our teaching and our research outputs. In the 2023 National Student Survey, the University was placed 4th position overall in the UK for student experience. In the last three years, we have invested significantly in new study spaces and teaching facilities as well as a new data analytics system for enhancing education and improving campus life for our students.

The whole University is united around our vision of making more and better contributions to society through education and research, and we are proud of our excellence-driven, supportive and inclusive culture, building on strong values of Inclusion, Inspiration, Innovation and Integrity. If your ethos and ambition match that of the University’s, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

I wish you the very best with your application.