TIRI Agenda

The University of Bolton has strategically positioned itself as a “Teaching Intensive, Research Informed (TIRI)” University. The fundamental principle of this approach is to provide high quality intensive teaching and individualised support to our undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) students across the academic disciplines of the University. The intensive teaching is sustained by rigorous research that informs both the content and delivery of the curriculum. The TIRI strategy places the students at the centre of “everything we do” at the University and aims to develop distinctive academic strengths and competitive advantage in the sector.

The core purpose of the TIRI agenda is to provide excellent teaching and unparalleled learning experience to our students. By developing ‘Platinum Courses’, a focused set of academic market-relevant disciplines, the University has attracted a critical mass of high quality national and international students.

The TIRI approach aims to achieve the overall excellence in teaching and student learning through the following key elements: excellent academic staff; state-of-the-art course curriculum and content design; innovative teaching delivery methods and processes; rigorous research underpinning the teaching; high quality facilities and learning environment; robust quality assurance systems and processes; and outstanding student support and experience throughout the student life cycle.

In 2017 the University was awarded a Silver rating under the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

All the academic and professional support units across the University are aligned towards this overarching approach.