Some 120 finalists from more than 70 institutions have been shortlisted for the 20th-anniversary edition of the Times Higher Education Awards.
Dubbed “the Oscars of higher education”, the awards received a record-breaking number of entries in 2024, surpassing 700 and beating last year’s record by almost 100.
With universities battling widespread challenges, the nominations celebrate how institutions have continued to “transform lives for the better”.
The 19 award categories cover all aspects of university activity – from academic achievement to front-line staff through all levels of leadership and management.
No single institution leads the way on nominations this year, with six institutions scooping up four nominations each: London South Bank University and the universities of Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham and Stirling.
Competing for the coveted University of the Year award are London Metropolitan University, Ulster University, the University of Leicester, the University of Stirling, the University of Sunderland and the University of Surrey.
Winners will be announced on 28 November at a ceremony in Birmingham’s ICC – only the second time the awards have been held outside the capital, after last year’s awards took place in Liverpool.
John Gill, THE’s editor, said the awards have been a window on “the wonderful achievements” of a sector that has “undergone extraordinary transformation without ever losing sight of the vital role it plays across the UK and Ireland”.
“In 2024, it’s fair to say that higher education is going through a challenging period, but these awards are a constant reminder that we should never underestimate the drive and dedication of those who work in our universities to transform lives for the better,” Mr Gill added.
“Enthusiasm for these awards as a way to showcase those achievements remains undimmed, with more entries in our 20th year than ever before. Our sincere congratulations to all those shortlisted in such a competitive year – it really is an achievement to have reached this stage.”
The awards ceremony will be the finale to this year’s THE Campus Live UK&IE event. Learn more about the finalists’ work here, and for more information on the awards, visit www.the-awards.co.uk.
Shortlists for Times Higher Education Awards 2024
Business School of the Year
Sponsored by Uoffer Global
- Chester Business School, University of Chester
- ESCP Business School
- Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University
- School of Business and Management, University of Sunderland
- Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde
- York Business School, York St John University
Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year
Sponsored by Jisc
- Aston University
- Imperial College London
- RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
- UCL
- University of Glasgow
- University of the Arts London
Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Sponsored by Advance HE
- Imperial College London
- Kingston University
- Queen’s University Belfast
- University of Bradford
- University of Glasgow
- University of Reading
Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership
- De Montfort University
- London South Bank University
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Exeter
- University of Plymouth
- University of Portsmouth
Most Innovative Teacher of the Year
Sponsored by Advance HE
- Ishani Chandrasekara, Queen Mary University of London
- Suha Jaradat, Edinburgh Napier University
- Vikki McCall, University of Stirling
- Alex MacLaren, Heriot-Watt University
- Jenny Moffett, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Danijela Serbic, Royal Holloway, University of London
- Lim Teoh, University of Winchester
- Tim Young, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCL
Outstanding Estates Team
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Ulster University
- University of Glasgow
- University of Plymouth
- University of Reading
- University of Worcester
International Collaboration of the Year
Sponsored by CourseLoop UK
- Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)
- Bath Spa University
- King’s College London
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, in collaboration with external partners
- Royal College of Art
- University of Leeds
Outstanding Library Team of the Year
Sponsored by Kortext
- Cardiff University
- Dublin City University
- Newcastle University
- University of Chester
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Nottingham
Outstanding Entrepreneurial University
Sponsored by NCEE
- Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Imperial College London
- London South Bank University
- University of Dundee
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Westminster
Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year
- Miller Alonso Camargo-Valero, University of Leeds
- Angela Creese, University of Stirling
- Felix Driver, Royal Holloway, University of London
- Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey, Loughborough University
- Kimberly Hutchings, Queen Mary University of London
- Komang Ralebitso Senior, Liverpool John Moores University
- Colin Rickman, Heriot-Watt University
- Teal Triggs, Royal College of Art
Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, in collaboration with external partners
- The Open University
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London
- University of East London
- University of Hull
- University of the West of Scotland
Outstanding Marketing/Communications Team of the Year
- Abertay University
- London Metropolitan University
- Queen’s University Belfast
- University of Exeter
- University of Leeds
- University of Stirling
Outstanding Support for Students
Sponsored by Studiosity
- Buckinghamshire New University
- London South Bank University
- New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering
- Queen Mary University of London
- University of Manchester with the University of Manchester Students’ Union
- University of Roehampton
Research Project of the Year: STEM
- Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)
- Cardiff University
- University of Central Lancashire
- University of Exeter
- University of Leeds
- University of Manchester
Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year
Sponsored by Veredus
- Loughborough University
- Royal Northern College of Music
- University of Cumbria
- University of Salford, in collaboration with the University of Manchester and IntoUniversity
- University of the West of Scotland
- University of Warwick
Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community
- Brunel University London
- London South Bank University
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- University of Bradford
- University of Exeter
- University of Nottingham
Outstanding Technician of the Year
Sponsored by Technician Commitment
- Sarah Bennett, University of Warwick
- Sally Carter, Loughborough University
- Jodie Chatfield, University of Nottingham
- Mark Dabee Saltmarsh, Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Ashley Grimmer, University of Cambridge
- Jenna Lowe, University of Liverpool
- James McStravick, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Mamta Sharma, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Bournemouth University
- Edinburgh Napier University
- University of East Anglia, in collaboration with Norfolk Museums Service, Norfolk Historic Shipwrecks, and the Gloucester (1682) Charitable Trust
- University of Glasgow
- University of Nottingham
- University of Surrey
THE Outstanding Achievement Award
Sponsored by Anderson Quigley
There is no shortlist for this category. The winner, chosen by Times Higher Education, will be announced at the awards ceremony.
