Warwick's core values remain relevant and undiminished: the values that have served us so well over the past four decades and have always underpinned our success will help to pilot Warwick though the challenging years ahead of us. These are:

• Excellence: Excellence in research and teaching and learning is paramount. Everything else must be subsidiary to this value.
• Accessibility: Warwick was the first research-led University in the UK to give priority to widening participation and life-long learning and believes that accessibility remains critical to its developing mission.
• Ambition and drive: Warwick’s future success is totally dependent on the ambition and drive of its staff and students.
• Entrepreneurial flair: An entrepreneurial attitude is an integral part of the University’s make-up.
• Cosmopolitanism: The University is an international and cosmopolitan body, which is committed to solving major global problems.
• Service: Service to the people within the surrounding area, and more widely within the UK, and internationally, is an important element of Warwick’s make-up.
• Community: There is a tight-knit Warwick community which staff and students can expect to be lively and welcoming but also challenging. All members of our community will be treated with dignity and respect; the health, well being and safety of our staff and students are paramount.
• Independence: The University is an independent entity which remains autonomous in its governance and subscribes to the principles of unfettered rational inquiry.