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Annual
Report 2004/5Underpinning the Corporate Strategy were plans to create a campus fit for the 21st century, which also committed us to take our responsibility for the 'environment' seriously. The evidence of our achievements in this regard are all around us.
We retained our 'Investor in People' Award demonstrating our strong commitment to staff training and development. It remains a notable achievement that the University of Bradford was the first mature higher education institution to be recognised in this way. We were also recognised by the Department of Trade and Industry by the first award of the 'Customer First' kite mark, acknowledging the quality of our interaction with the business community in the round. The City and District of Bradford continues to move forward with its regeneration plans. There is a widespread acknowledgement (locally, regionally, nationally and even internationally) that the last five years has seen a sea change in the prospective fortunes of Bradford. This is good for our University as our success is interwoven with that of the city and district. The University will continue to play a key part in supporting the development plans.
Our positions in the 'league tables' continues to improve, a trend which has been evident for a number of years and which speaks volumes for the efforts and energies of colleagues. We leapt forward 23 places in the Guardian league tables to be 31st out of 122 in the UK (after a jump of 15 the previous year). In the Times rankings we are still the No 1 University for graduate employment in the North of England (2nd after Cambridge) and we are the top widening participation university in the country.
This year has seen many changes to the University and a strengthening of the teamwork which is so essential to manage the change. It is through our values and our mission of 'Making Knowledge Work' that we can build upon our sense of purpose and confidence and be ready for the challenges that lie before us. I am enormously proud to be part of our exciting move forward. I hope that after reading this Annual Report you too will be enthused by the development of our great University.
Chris Taylor
Vice-Chancellor
