A Campus for the Future: DISCovery Themes

DISCovery themes statement

The campus for the future will be supported by these DISCovery themes

Distinctive

• We strive for excellence in our education, research and engagement and place, and global activities making the experience for our students, colleagues, and partners unique and impactful
• We will use our campus to physically and digitally and visibly and audibly show our global, national, regional impact and engagement activities

Inclusive

• We nurture a thriving community that is diverse, inclusive and interdependent
• We will engage with our internal expert across disciplines to support a "living lab" approach to our campus
• We will support spaces of belonging across our campus so that it becomes a sticky campus for all its stakeholders

Sustainable

• We care about our people, our planet and the long-term sustainability of the University
• We will tailor our estate shape and size to fulfil our business needs and reduce our environmental impact

Collaborative

• We are one University
• We will work together sharing office spaces, offices, meeting rooms, labs, equipment, resources and facilities to encourage collegial practice and promote cross-disciplinary across all undergraduates, postgraduates, research associates, academics, technicians, and professional service staff