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Annual
Report 2004/5Teaching and Learning continues to be at the heart of what we do. Our Mission 'Making Knowledge Work' is not just our mission but our raison d'être. It inspires the development of our degree programmes and our overall approach to providing an education experience that has 'real' value in today's world.
The Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching this year went to Jane Fisher, who teaches pre- and post-registration nursing students. The award was bestowed upon her at a Graduation Award ceremony by our outgoing Chancellor Baroness Betty Lockwood.
The University's status in league tables was once again given a boost. For the second year running the Times Good University Guide (2006), published in May 2005, ranked the University as No.1 in the North of England for Graduate Employment, and ranked us No.2 overall in the UK.
The Guardian University Guide ranked us 31 in the country, a leap of 23 places from the previous years. The University enjoyed further success, with fifteen subject areas in the top 20 position. Biosciences at Bradford was ranked 3rd in the UK, just after Oxford and Cambridge.
In 2005 our School of Management enjoyed further success, as our Master's programmes were ranked 2nd best in the UK, and 5th best in Europe (Financial Times). Our executive part-time MBA and full-time MBA programmes also featured in league tables, which places our school in the top 10 in UK and top 20 in Europe.
The Higher Education Statistics Agency figures (2004) confirmed Bradford's success at Widening Participation in Higher Education. In Yorkshire we were ranked as No1 for first degree entrants who were from families who do not traditionally access higher education and 3rd in the UK.