BSU's inaugural Chancellors’ Dinner
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BSU holds inaugural Chancellors’ Dinner to launch the University’s new ten-year strategy
Tuesday, 3 February, 2026Bath Spa University held its inaugural Chancellors' Dinner in Main House of its Newton Park campus last week, hosted by BSU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Georgina Andrews and Chancellor, Sharanjit Leyl.
Fifty-five VIP guests attended the Dinner from a wide range of sectors including local and regional government, higher education, industry and business partners, a number of our BSU Honorary Doctorates, further education partners and BSU colleagues.
During the south-Asian inspired meal, guests heard speeches from the Vice-Chancellor and the Chancellor, and a keynote from former MP, Justine Greening who founded the Purpose Coalition - an organisation the University works with on social impact and inclusion projects.
Guests were treated to an early review of the University’s new ten-year plan, 'Strategy 2035: Bath Spa University, the Professionally Creative university of the future.' Each of the speakers focussed on a different aspect of BSU's strategic vision and explored the importance of collaboration with education, industry and other partners for the successful delivery of Strategy 2035.
Professor Georgina Andrews, Vice-Chancellor of Bath Spa University said:
“The ambition contained in the Strategy is that by 2035, Bath Spa University will be recognised as a distinctive, sustainable, national university proudly rooted in the Southwest. We will be celebrated for leading inclusive growth, removing barriers to opportunity and enabling our diverse community of learners to develop career enhancing skills, and to flourish.
"Our professionally creative education will pioneer flexible, personalised and practice-driven lifelong learning opportunities. We will lead creative and civic innovation, working with small and medium sized enterprises, public bodies, cultural institutions and social enterprises within the core economy to deliver social and cultural value as well as economic impact.
"Our outstanding, innovation intensive teaching, research and knowledge exchange, will ensure that we are regionally essential, nationally leading and internationally connected.”
The feedback from guests was overwhelmingly positive and the University will build on those conversations, connections and collaborations in the coming year and beyond.