Warwick is one of the UK’s leading universities, with an acknowledged reputation for excellence in research and teaching, for innovation, and for links with business and industry. By 2015 Warwick will be in the top 50 world Universities. Mission * To become a world leader in research and teaching * Through research of international excellence, to increase significantly the range of human knowledge and understanding * To equip graduates to make an important contribution to the economy and to society * To serve our local region – academically, culturally and economically * To continue to make a Warwick education available to all those able to benefit from it, regardless of economic or social circumstances