Goals of the University of Sheffield
The mission of the University of Sheffield is to work to change the world for the better through the power and application of ideas and knowledge.
Its six guiding principles are:
- To achieve excellence
- To cultivate ambition
- To make a difference
- To work together
- To protect the future
- To lead the way
For more details, see the Mission, Vision & Identity website
Goals of the Department of Geography
The Department has three general goals, consistent with those of the University as a whole:
- To provide quality teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, informed and invigorated by the research and scholarship of academic staff.
- To provide access to the widest possible range of sources of knowledge, and the resources to enable the pursuit of learning and scholarship.
- To provide an environment in which all members of the Department can enhance their skills and apply them to a wide range of theoretical and practical problems in the service of the wider community.
In 1995 the Department was awarded an 'excellent' rating for the quality of its teaching by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. An Independent Evaluation of Teaching undertaken in 2004 concluded that "the Department of Geography is among the best in the country in terms of offering a teaching programme informed by research-active staff".
The department was also rated as having 95% of its research of international standard and 70% internationally excellent or world-leading in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise