Imperial's Enabling roadmap sets out how we will provide great services to our staff and students, a world-class campus environment and support our people to succeed.

This means making processes easier and more straightforward. It means ensuring we have the right information to make smart decisions about Imperial’s future. It means improving the administrative, digital and physical experience of our colleagues and students. And it means investing in our staff and students.

By laying the foundations for success, the roadmap will deliver great value for money, help maintain our global competitiveness, and, ultimately, support Imperial's world-changing academic endeavour. 

The Enabling roadmap brings together six strategic pillars:

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Great Support - Colleague

World-leading academic endeavour enabled by great service. We'll focus up front on making sure we're getting all the basics right. To do this, we will:

• Transform and provide a world class end-to-end professional service
• Give colleagues the tools, autonomy and insights to do their best work
• Develop and deliver a world leading researcher experience
• Develop and deliver a world class educator experience

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Great Support - Student

Enhancing the student journey with seamless support and exceptional experiences. To do this, we will:

• Attract and retain the highest calibre learners from across the world regardless of background
• Deliver integrated digital and in-person student-facing services
• Actively support student mental health and wellbeing
• Deliver a world class digitally enabled experience for applicants, students and alumni

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The Enabling roadmap brings together six strategic pillars:

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Great People

People are the key to our future success. We'll make sure our community is a diverse environment where people and ideas thrive. To do this, we will:

• Attract, select and retain world class talent
• Enable an inclusive leadership and management culture
• Improve the employee experience to centre on wellbeing, growth and belonging
• Improve the HR experience

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Great Environment

Through integration of virtual spaces and physical places we will create an ecosystem that delivers an innovative campus experience. To do this, we will:

• Enable a digital campus experience
• Build and maintain world class campuses that foster collaboration and community
• Create physical environments that promote discovery, learning and innovation
• Deliver more sustainable campuses on track to meet our 2040 Net Zero Carbon commitments

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The Enabling roadmap brings together six strategic pillars:

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Imperial Brand

In a competitive world it's not enough to have the substance: we must also tell our story to maximise our potential for positive impact on the world. To do this, we will:

• Inform, engage and motivate our colleagues and students
• Deliver a new brand identity that helps Imperial tell its story and promote itself
• Deliver a website that showcases the best of Imperial
• Tell the Imperial story proactively and confidently

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Funding our Future

We'll secure continued financial sustainability and resources to invest in the people and infrastructure we need to advance our academic mission. To do this, we will:

• Generate more net cash to strengthen our financial position
• Launch a major fundraising campaign
• Optimise the value of Imperial's estate through partnerships
• Embed sustainable procurement practice across Imperial to reduce our environmental impact

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