• The capacity for critical, conceptual and reflective thinking in all aspects of intellectual and practical activity
• Technical competence and an understanding of the broad conceptual and theoretical elements of his or her fields of specialisation
• Intellectual openness and curiosity, and an appreciation of the interconnectedness, and areas of uncertainty, in current human knowledge
• Effective communication skills in all domains (reading, writing, speaking and listening)
• Research, discovery, and information retrieval skills and a general capacity to use information
• Multifaceted problem solving skills and the capacity for team work
• High ethical standards in personal and professional life, underpinned by a capacity for self-directed activity.