CreativeEducationfor aChanging World
In an age defined by increasing alienation from the natural world, our research and expertise in materials is the creative knowledge we can apply to support the health and wellbeing of the planet and society.
![Artist Oliver Beers work on display in MIRROR at Arts University Plymouth as part of British Art Show 9 2022 Image c Lloyd Russell](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpca.objects.frb.io%2Fproduction%2Fimages%2Fstrategic-plan%2FArtist-Oliver-Beers-work-on-display-in-MIRROR-at-Arts-University-Plymouth-as-part-of-British-Art-Show-9-2022.-Image_-cLloyd-Russell_2023-11-20-141552_rmzj.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Artist Oliver Beer’s work, on display in MIRROR at Arts University Plymouth as part of British Art Show 9, 2022. Image: ©Lloyd Russell
StrategicVision
Our vision for Arts University Plymouth is a new kind of arts university for the 21st century, preparing graduates who are uniquely placed to provide creative solutions to the complex global challenges of our times.
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Image created by BA (Hons) Fashion Media & Marketing graduate Corey Hyne using MidJourney, for ‘Riot’, part of an exploration of the ethical considerations and ground breaking possibilities of AI in the creative industries.
BY 2030WE WILL
Establish arts university plymouth as a leading UK arts university
Achieve sustained growth in student numbers and an outstanding student experience
Evidence the impact of our research, innovation and knowledge exchange
Extend creative opportunities through partnership and research degree provision
Deliver annual surpluses to reinvest in our students, staff and campuses
WE WILL ACHIEVE SUSTAINED GROWTH IN STUDENT NUMBERS AND AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT EXPERIENCE
![Technical Demonstrator Russell Cleave leading a sound and film workshop during an Open Day event Image c Arts University Plymouth](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpca.objects.frb.io%2Fproduction%2Fimages%2Fstrategic-plan%2FTechnical-Demonstrator-Russell-Cleave-leading-a-sound-and-film-workshop-during-an-Open-Day-event.-Image_-cArts-University-Plymouth_2023-11-20-141706_ekng.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Technical Demonstrator Russell Cleave leading a sound and film workshop during an Open Day event. Image: ©Arts University Plymouth.
![Work by BA Hons 3 D Design Crafts student Bethany Antliff at London Design Fair 2018 Image c Sarah Packer](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpca.objects.frb.io%2Fproduction%2Fimages%2Fstrategic-plan%2FWork-by-BA-Hons-3D-Design-Crafts-student-Bethany-Antliff-at-London-Design-Fair-2018.-Image_-cSarah-Packer_2023-11-20-141718_xvnt.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Work by BA (Hons) 3D Design Crafts student Bethany Antliff at London Design Fair 2018. Image: ©Sarah Packer
CREATIVEENDEAVOUR
Arts University Plymouth is an independent specialist arts university, with creativity at the heart of everything we do.
![BA Hons Commercial Photography student Matthew Marshalls picture of Tinside Lido winner in the Single Image category of the EIZO UK Student Awards 2023 Image c Matthew Marshall](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpca.objects.frb.io%2Fproduction%2Fimages%2Fstrategic-plan%2FBA-Hons-Commercial-Photography-student-Matthew-Marshalls-picture-of-Tinside-Lido-winner-in-the-Single-Image-category-of-the-EIZO-UK-Student-Awards-2023-Image-c-Matthew-Marshall_2023-11-20-141557_sixf.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
BA (Hons) Commercial Photography student Matthew Marshall's picture of Tinside Lido, winner in the Single Image category of the EIZO UK Student Awards 2023. Image © Matthew Marshall
We will extend creative opportunities through partnership and research degree provision
![Screenshot of Ashnihilation an augmented reality Microsoft Holo Lens project by Postgraduate Studies Course Leader and Senior Lecturer Tom Milnes 2022 Image c Tom Milnes](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpca.objects.frb.io%2Fproduction%2Fimages%2Fstrategic-plan%2FScreenshot-of-Ashnihilation-an-augmented-reality-Microsoft-HoloLens-project-by-Postgraduate-Studies-Course-Leader-and-Senior-Lecturer-Tom-Milnes-2022.-Image_-cTom-Milnes_2023-11-20-141649_mmea.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Screenshot of ‘Ashnihilation’, an augmented reality Microsoft HoloLens project by Postgraduate Studies Course Leader and Senior Lecturer Tom Milnes, 2022. Image: ©Tom Milnes.
We will establishArts University Plymouth asA leading UKArts university
People &Place
In a resource-rich organisation, the principal asset of the University remains its people.
![Work by BA Hons Fashion Media Marketing graduate Harry Langford 2023 Image c Harry Langford](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpca.objects.frb.io%2Fproduction%2Fimages%2Fstrategic-plan%2FWork-by-BA-Hons-Fashion-Media-_-Marketing-graduate-Harry-Langford-2023.-Image_-cHarry-Langford_2023-11-20-141719_nsli.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Work by BA (Hons) Fashion Media Marketing graduate Harry Langford 2023. Image ©Harry Langford
We Will Evidence The Impact Of Our Research, Innovation And Knowledge Exchange
![Work by BA Hons Photography graduate Nathan Kavanagh 2017 Image c Nathan Kavanagh](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpca.objects.frb.io%2Fproduction%2Fimages%2Fstrategic-plan%2FWork-by-BA-Hons-Photography-graduate-Nathan-Kavanagh-2017.-Image_-cNathan-Kavanagh_2023-11-20-141723_nagm.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Work by BA (Hons) Photography graduate Nathan Kavanagh, 2017. Image: ©Nathan Kavanagh.
SustainableFutures
The financial environment of Higher Education is ever more challenging, predicated on delivery models and structures that sit atypically alongside those of the creative industries.
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Detail from poster for ‘Of the Ground’, a Knowledge Exchange initiative supported by Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Funding for Smaller Providers. Natural dyes by Emma Gribble, design by Sam Rowe, photography by Kathryn Hays and Neil Jones, 2023. Image: ©Arts University Plymouth.
We Will Deliver Annual Surpluses To Reinvest In Our Students, Staff And Campuses
![MA Ceramics student Maia Walton working in the studio in our PS8m Craft Design and Fabrication workshops 2022 Image c Arts University Plymouth](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpca.objects.frb.io%2Fproduction%2Fimages%2Fstrategic-plan%2FMA-Ceramics-student-Maia-Walton-working-in-the-studio-in-our-PS8m-Craft-Design-and-Fabrication-workshops-2022.-Image_-cArts-University-Plymouth_2023-11-20-141639_yqiy.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
MA Ceramics student Maia Walton working in the studio in our £8m Craft, Design and Fabrication workshops, 2022. Image: ©Arts University Plymouth.
An Embedded Approach
Creative Education for a Changing World
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Arts University Plymouth, 2023. Image: ©Tim Gundry.