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The University is at the top spot in the national People and Planet green university league table. The Active in Communities project has run 119 events and worked with 194 external organisations involving nearly 12,000 participants. Transforming lives through knowledge, collaboration and partnership 840 students regularly took part in volunteering activity through the Students’ Union in 2008/9. The university supplies 82% of the graduates to supply replacement demand in Plymouth and 20% in the south west. The University’s expenditure on goods and services in the South West was £87m in 2008/9, over 50% of this was spent in Plymouth. Each year 12 000 students have the opportunity to be involved in work based learning, many in community based settings such as schools, hospitals, prisons and with community and voluntary groups. The University of Plymouth is firmly connected with place and people, playing a significant role in driving economic, social and cultural vitality. Our development as an organisation has continued to reflect the changes and demands of our City and region. Our commitment to the community is focused around sharing excitement about and opportunities for learning. As a university strongly connected to our community, we want to help people transform their lives through education, empowering people to deliver their talents, provide opportunities to foster social inclusion and build a future-facing society distinguished by innovation, where people are encouraged to use their abilities, experience and talents to make a difference. As the enterprise university, we embed creativity and innovation in all our activities. We deliver these activities through partnership with business, the public sectors, community groups, and charities, playing a distinctive role in the development, application and exchange of knowledge in the City, the region and beyond. We recognise strength in diversity, promote the importance of a globally connected community and are committed to achieving a low carbon economy and of integrating sustainability principles into our work. 2
Plymouth – a connected learning community Our Plymouth values define our culture and guide our decision making. They also demonstrate how we work collaboratively with each other and our community: • Transforming lives through knowledge, collaboration and partnership • Providing access to research informed teaching and learning to all who can benefit • Undertaking world-class research of high-impact to society and the economy • Championing innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity. • Using our scholarship to influence regional, national and international developments • Taking pride in our people and their achievements • Nurturing and rewarding skills and talent • Being transparent, open and inclusive • Encouraging sustainability through shared practice • Embracing diversity, promoting opportunity and social cohesion • Pursuing excellence in all that we do The University of Plymouth, Exeter and Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry are among 16 regional organisations to have formed an alliance to improve health innovation in the South West. Health Innovation and Education Cluster South West is funded by the Department of Health. The University of Plymouth in partnership with Cornwall College and Plymouth City Council has created Marine Academy Plymouth for students aged 11-19, and for the wider community, on the site of Tamarside Community College. The University is investing £2.5 million in Plymouth’s Life Centre as a contribution towards an innovative indoor climbing zone and the region’s only 10 lane, 50 metre Olympic standard swimming pool. “Community engagement weaves an integrating thread through our activities at the University of Plymouth“ Our Widening Participation strategy provides opportunities for participation in HE through activities for schools, parents, teachers and community groups. In 2008/9 the University worked with 40 000 people in the SW peninsula. 3
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