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Summary: Annual Report & Financial Statements 2007
Buildingforthefuture
AnnualReport&FinancialStatements2007
Realisingthevision
Welcometothefirstannualreporttobeproducedusingourstrikingnewvisualidentity.
Theidentityhasbeendesignedtoserveusforsometimeintothefuture,and`buildingforthefuture'
isthethemeofthisannualreport.Hereyouwillreadaboutsomeoftheimpressiveresearchfacilities
thathaveopenedonourcampusesinthepast12monthsandthoseplannedforthefuture.Youwill
alsolearnabouttheexcitingresearchbeingundertakenbysomeofourrisingacademicstars.
Investmentininfrastructureandfacilitiesisvitalforourcontinuingsuccessattheforefrontof
researchandeducationinthe21stcentury,andwehaverecentlyembarkedonourmostambitious
developmentprogrammetodate.
Ourreputationforexcellencecontinuestogrowexternallytoo.Thepastyearhasseenus
improveourpositioninthevariousuniversityleaguetables,withrankingsof13thand14thinthe
UKfromTheGuardianandTheTimes,andaratingof80thintheworldfromtheTimesHigher
EducationSupplement.
ThenewsfromtheHigherEducationFundingCouncilforEngland,thatpostgraduateresearch
studentsherehaveachievedthesecondhighestcompletionratesofallEnglishhighereducation
institutions,isalsoverywelcome.Thisreflectstheimportanceweattachtothetrainingofour
postgraduateresearchstudents,thecommitmentofourstafftocarefulsupervision,andthe
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