Queens' regularly produces some of the very best academic results in the University. To maintain the highest quality of education and research in the College there is a need to provide the level of support to Fellows which keeps them at the forefront of their disciplines and makes a Fellowship at Queens' exciting and fulfilling. Third , the College must keep abreast of changes in the University. For Queens', where undergraduates have been taught for over 500 years, there is the necessity to provide a new range of accommodation and services geared to a graduate student population, whilst at the same time maintaining the high quality of undergraduate life. These are the new challenges.
Old issues remain.
We are always keen to develop the cultural and sporting life of the College. These both require top class facilities and top class people. Queens' has in the past attracted outstanding talents in the arts and in sports. We need to ensure that we continue to do so in the future. We have a responsibility to maintain our beautiful, historic buildings, not just as a memorial to the past, but as a living, working College.