Our mission is to empower global talent to shape the future. After extensive consultation across the College in 2022, a strong and coherent set of guiding values and aspirations have been identified.
These draw inspiration from our founders who confronted fear and prejudice with purpose, persuasion and pragmatism. They speak of the enduring importance of an open-minded community, of a place in which people can flourish intellectually, physically and spiritually, and of our duty to others, to our world and to our shared futures, local and global.
Our Vision
From this set of guiding values and aspirations, the Governing Body of the College has agreed:
- We form global thinkers and leaders who bridge disciplines and cultures to solve humanity’s challenges.
- St Edmund’s builds a better future by developing, supporting and connecting a community of global talent, within the University of Cambridge, inspired to learn from difference and united in a commitment to improve the future for individuals, societies and the world.
To learn more about how we’re empowering global talent to shape the future, read our Vision Brochure.
Our Values
Our values represent what we believe in and what we expect from our community.
- We are open-minded. We empower our employees to challenge the status quo and seek out new challenges.
- We act with integrity. Honesty and strong moral principles mean a lot to us. We expect to see these values demonstrated in our employees and you can expect them from us too.
- Inclusivity is key for us. We are one of the, if not the most diverse Colleges of the University of Cambridge. This means we champion equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in everything we do.
THRIVE Framework
To deliver our vision we need to prepare our members for positive encounter with difference, so they gain the confidence and tools needed to create positive shared futures.
Recognising that our members also benefit from the wider “Cambridge experience” St Edmund’s has developed a community framework which guides our members’ journey and enables all members of our community to THRIVE – whatever their background.
