Quality at Queen Margaret University

Mission, Vision and Values

Mission

Queen Margaret University’s mission is to enhance the well-being of individuals and the communities we serve through socially and economically relevant education and research.

This mission is enhanced by our strong commitment to economic, social and environmental sustainability.

Vision

We will be increasingly known for demonstrating economic and social relevance in the following ways:

We will be known for delivering inter-professional education and research that has the well-being of the person in mind at all times. This will be achieved through inter-disciplinary working and research.

Our inter-professional education and research will allow us work within and across academic and practice areas, cross-fertilising thinking and facilitating the development of joined-up solutions. Our inter-disciplinary approach will help encourage professional groups to work better together for the benefit of others.

Research will be central to our work. Our research will inform our teaching, enhancing the student experience, and it will create career development opportunities for our academics, enabling us to attract and retain the very best staff.

The education and research that we provide will be industry-relevant, guided by the needs of society for high quality and socially responsible industry, the professions we serve, the local community and society as a whole

Our international approach - in terms of our student body, curriculum and research – will ensure the relevance of our work, and avoid narrow, cultural-specific approaches to the issues that affect our world.

Our international approach will strengthen our reputation across the world, as will a rigorous focus within the university on measuring and improving our performance

We will continue ongoing review and evaluation of our teaching and learning to ensure that it meets society’s changing needs.

Values

We will uphold the following core values:

• Development of academic excellence in service to the community;
• Social responsibility towards all of our communities we serve, demonstrating respect, care, social justice, equality and fairness;
• Concern for the environment and sustainable use of natural resources;
• Commitment to continuous improvement in all we do.