Annual Review 2023

As you’ll see in this Annual Review, our University makes a difference in all kinds of ways that truly benefit our students and the wider communities we serve – regionally, nationally and globally – through excellence in the quality of our teaching and research, alongside our civic responsibilities in the city we are proud to call home.

These are challenging times for higher education in the UK, yet in the face of significant economic headwinds, including the cost-of-living concerns that affect us all – from individuals to multi-million-pound institutions – our financial position remains robust.

At Plymouth, we continue to deliver world-class research and you can find out more about a wide selection of extraordinary – often award-winning – advances and achievements in this review.

Meanwhile, the energy and investment we put into making sure Plymouth’s students receive an exceptional education and experience have been rewarded through a triple Gold rating in the Office for Students’ Teaching Excellence Framework; an achievement everyone at the University should be proud of, as we are one of a select number of institutions to receive this accolade.

All of this is underpinned by our deep commitment to sustainability; 2023 was the year in which we became only the second university in the country to be verified as carbon neutral.