Choosing the 18 winners from the shortlisted entries has been extremely difficult and they can rightly be proud of their success: each represents excellence in their field and we congratulate them all.
A special mention must go to our University of the Year for 2008, the University of Leicester, for being third time lucky, having been nominated previously in 2005 and 2006, as well as the very worthy recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, Peter Hennessy, Attlee professor of contemporary British history at Queen Mary, University of London. Professor Philip Ogden, acting principal of Queen Mary, University of London, said: “This award is recognition of Peter Hennessy’s outstanding and unique achievement in bringing Whitehall and academia together to their mutual benefit over a period of many years. Only he could do this. Queen Mary is hugely proud of Peter and his colleagues in the Mile End Group and its parent organisation, the Mile End Institute (for the Study of Government, Intelligence and Society).”
We would like to thank all our sponsors, the Judges and everyone involved in making the Times Higher Education Awards 2008 a fitting tribute to the very best of UK academe.
Ann Mroz
Editor
Times Higher Education
THE Awards 2008 winners
- Excellence and Innovation in the Arts
Silver Sounds
Queen’s University Belfast - Widening Participation Initiative of the Year
Preparation for higher education
Birkbeck, University of London - Research Project of the Year
Climate-system tipping elements
University of East Anglia - Outstanding Support for Students with Disabilities
Support services for students with learning differences and for those with mental-health problems
Brunel University - Outstanding ICT Initiative
Integrating Web 2.0 technologies into education
University of Westminster - Outstanding Student Financial Support Package
Regional participation scholarship for state-school students in Oxfordshire
Oxford Brookes University - Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community
Community University Partnership Programme
University of Brighton - Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Development
Food metres
Harper Adams University College - Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology
Accelerated Carbonation Technology
University of Greenwich - Outstanding Support for Early Careers Researchers
Finish Up, Move On
Imperial College London - Marketing Initiative of the Year
Clubcard points
The Open University - Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development
Leadership Development Programme
Coventry University - Outstanding Employer Engagement Initiative
Universities Continuing Professional Development Network
University of York - Entrepreneurial University of the Year
Innovation Park
University of Nottingham - Outstanding Support for Overseas Students
Glasgow Caledonian University - Best Student Experience
Loughborough University - University of the Year
University of Leicester - Lifetime Achievement
Peter Hennessy
