Enabler

Our people and sustainable operations: enabling our mission

To succeed in a changing higher education environment and achieve our strategic objectives, we must maintain a strong and resilient financial foundation by aligning resources and investing purposefully in our people, infrastructure and systems.

Our success relies on the skills, creativity and dedication of our academic and professional staff. We will continue to invest in our people by developing leadership and other essential capabilities. As AI and other emerging technologies become more integrated into our work, we will support staff to engage with these thoughtfully and strategically. We aim to cultivate a workforce that reflects our diverse community, values different viewpoints and promotes cultural understanding, helping create a safe, respectful and inclusive environment where all staff feel a sense of belonging.

Strengthening our financial sustainability creates opportunities for innovation and long-term progress. Our structures, systems and governance will encourage collaboration, agility and effective decision-making, while ensuring compliance and efficient use of resources. This will allow staff to focus on excellent teaching, research and community engagement.

As teaching, research and technologies evolve, so must our campuses. We are committed to keeping our physical and digital environments safe, accessible, fit for purpose and ready for the future.

By building the right culture, investing in our people and maintaining suitable infrastructure and systems, we will navigate the complex, evolving higher education landscape and continue delivering teaching, research and public-good contributions.

Our objective is:

  • to ensure our skilled, creative and committed people are supported to drive UQ’s success and shape its future
  • to maximise resources in support of UQ’s mission, enabling the University to move forward with confidence
  • to provide the spaces, systems and infrastructure needed by our communities across our physical and digital campuses.

Learn how we will achieve our objectives for our people and sustainable operations.

Our measures of success

  • Increase staff satisfaction, including positive perceptions of UQ as a great place to work and access to career development opportunities.
  • Strengthen staff diversity and experience, including:
    • Increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff representation to reflect the Queensland population
    • Ensure women hold at least 50 per cent of senior positions
    • Eliminate the gender pay gap.
  • Sustain a safe working environment.
  • Meet enrolment targets, including diversification.
  • Maintain financial sustainability.
  • Deliver infrastructure and technology plans, and increase the productivity of campuses and precincts.