INVESTED £100M+

Over the past 10 years to create state-of-the-art facilities.

44% of BNU research was internationally excellent or world-leading.

100% of our Art, Design, History, Practice and Theory research had an impact of internationally excellent or world-leading quality – joint 1 st in UK.

Top 5 UK university for student satisfaction.

No. 1 UK university for postgraduate research student experience.

Rose seven places to rank 70 th place in the Guardian University Guide 2022, fourth consecutive improvement in overall position.

Top-10 in UK for teaching quality and top-20 for student experience at non-specialist HE providers.

11 th place in Whatuni’s 2022 University of the Year.

Our best performance since the student comparison site launched.

Our healthcare students received multiple nominations at the Student Nursing Times Awards; we supported 34 talented student-athletes by helping them to thrive in their academic studies whilst competing at domestic and global levels; and our annual Art & Design Show showcased the high calibre work of our talented students to the public and employers.

Fulfilling our commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, BNU is committed to playing its part in ending poverty in all its forms. We support local charitable organisations to tackle food poverty in High Wycombe, recently highlighted as the area with the highest levels of food insecurity in the UK. BNU has funded learning resources for Read Easy Chilterns’ first 100 readers to support their efforts to boost adult literacy rates. And our community supports the Beauty Banks charity in tackling hygiene poverty.

The University works with local schools and colleges to help improve attainment, supporting pupils to realise their potential. More than a quarter (28%) of the young people we worked with last year would be first-generation University students; about one-in-three (32%) were members of the Black, Asian and Minority

Ethnic communities; and 5% identified as disabled. Over half (55%) students lived in areas with low participation to university and a third lived in high deprivation areas. In addition, we welcomed students from the Probation Service, Young Carers, 45 children from service families, and 77 care-experienced students. Almost a quarter (23%) of the young people we worked with received free school meals.

Building on the University’s pioneering work in creating a nationally important pledge scheme, to improve access to and success in higher education for members of the Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showmen and Boater communities, we are proud to have designated special bursaries in support of these goals. We have also created bursaries to support care-experienced students, and refugees and asylum seekers, enabling them to benefit from tailored financial, accommodation and pastoral support to help them succeed in their studies and reach their full potential.

Recognising BNU’s excellence across the environment, philanthropy, community and workplace.

Celebrating BNU’s outstanding support for those who serve, veterans and their families.

28% of young people we work with would be firstgeneration university students.

55% students live in areas with low participation to university.

Successfully reduced our carbon footprint by 55% since 2011.

BNU is one of 18 international partners on an EUIndian-funded £4.3m PANIWATER Indian water treatment project.

33% live in high-deprivation areas.