THE Awards 2020: shortlist announced

The shortlists for the 2020 Times Higher Education Awards – the “Oscars of higher education” – have been announced.

More than 80 institutions make the shortlists across 20 categories, which celebrate the full range of university activity.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s award winners will be announced during a free virtual event on 26 November.

The University of Dundee leads the way with five appearances on the shortlists, while De Montfort, Edge Hill and Newcastle universities, plus the University of Exeter, are in the running in four categories.

Edge Hill is among six institutions shortlisted for the coveted University of the Year title, alongside the universities of Glasgow and Worcester, Keele and Staffordshire universities and The Open University.

John Gill, THE editor, said that while this year’s awards “will differ from previous years, because we will not be able to gather to celebrate in person, the purpose remains the same: to highlight and champion the very best of the talent and creativity that shines out from our universities”.

“In 2020 more than ever, it is vital to recognise and shout about those achievements – and we have been gratified by the huge number of entries at a time when university staff had so many demands on their time,” Mr Gill said. “The shortlists are packed with the qualities that will carry UK higher education through this tumultuous period and on to even greater success.”

The winners of the THE Awards will be announced at a ceremony from 5pm-6pm on 26 November, following the THE Live event earlier in the day. To register, click here.

Business School of the Year

• Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University
• Aston Business School, Aston University
• Bath Business School, Bath Spa University
• Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham
• University of Exeter Business School
• Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire

International Collaboration of the Year
Sponsored by Huawei

• University of Central Lancashire
• University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with the Karolinska Institute and the universities of New South Wales, Western Australia and Uppsala
• London South Bank University
• The Royal College of Midwives, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Midwifery Society
• Sheffield Hallam University
• Swansea University, in collaboration with UK and international partners

Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year
Sponsored by Huawei

• University of Dundee
• University of Hertfordshire
• Royal Holloway, University of London
• Teesside University
• University of West London
• University of the West of Scotland

Most Innovative Teacher of the Year
Sponsored by Advance HE

• Georgina Blakeley, University of Huddersfield
• Shonagh Douglas, Aberdeen Business School
• Judith Francois, Kingston University
• Tina Joshi, University of Plymouth
• Kate Lister, Leeds Trinity University
• Aimée Little, University of York
• Hugh McFaul, The Open University Law School
• David Martin, University of Dundee

Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Birkbeck, University of London
• University of Gloucestershire
• University of Huddersfield
• University of the West of England
• University of West London
• University of Worcester

Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community

• De Montfort University
• Edinburgh Napier University
• Harper Adams University
• University of Manchester
• Queen’s University Belfast
• Staffordshire University

Outstanding Entrepreneurial University
Sponsored by the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education

• Aston University
• University of East London
• Robert Gordon University
• Royal Agricultural University
• Teesside University
• UCL

Outstanding Estates Strategy

• University of Birmingham
• De Montfort University
• University of Huddersfield
• London School of Economics and Political Science
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• University of West London

Outstanding Library Team

• De Montfort University
• Edge Hill University
• University of Edinburgh
• Northumbria University
• University of Strathclyde

Outstanding Marketing/Communications Team

• Buckinghamshire New University
• University of Dundee
• University of Hertfordshire
• Staffordshire University
• University of Stirling
• UCL

Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year

• Camilla Gilmore, Loughborough University
• Bill Hunter, University of Dundee
• Christine Le Maitre, Sheffield Hallam University
• Tara Moore, Ulster University
• Anant Paradkar, University of Bradford
• Elaine Ramsey, Ulster University
• Murray Smith, University of Kent
• Dan Stone, Royal Holloway, University of London

Outstanding Support for Students
Sponsored by Anderson Quigley

• Arts University Bournemouth
• Edge Hill University
• Edinburgh Napier University
• Nottingham Trent University
• Solent University
• University of the West of England

Outstanding Technician of the Year
Sponsored by Technician Commitment

• David de la Haye, Newcastle University
• Paul Driver, Anglia Ruskin University
• Jane Hubble, Cranfield University
• Matt Lewis, Staffordshire University
• Samantha McCormack, Buckinghamshire New University
• Áine McGuckin, Queen’s University Belfast
• Jan Timms, Sheffield Hallam University
• John Waters, University of Liverpool

Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

• University of Exeter
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• Newcastle University
• Queen’s University Belfast
• The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
• Royal Holloway, University of London

Research Project of the Year: STEM
Sponsored by Elsevier

• University of Central Lancashire
• De Montfort University
• University of Exeter
• Heriot-Watt University
• Newcastle University
• University of Reading

Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year

• Anglia Ruskin University, in collaboration with MyKnowledgeMap
• University of Exeter
• University of Glasgow
• Imperial College Business School
• University of Southampton
• Ulster University

THE DataPoints Merit Award
Sponsored by THE DataPoints

• University of Dundee
• Glasgow Caledonian University
• King’s College London
• University of Leeds
• London South Bank University
• Queen’s University Belfast
• University of Surrey
• University of Worcester

Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year

• Buckinghamshire New University
• University of Greenwich
• Kingston University
• Newcastle University, on behalf of the North East Collaborative Outreach Programme
• Royal Northern College of Music
• University of Worcester

THE Outstanding Achievement Award

There is no shortlist for this category. The winner, chosen by Times Higher Education, will be announced at the awards ceremony.

University of the Year
Sponsored by Western Union Business Solutions

• Edge Hill University
• University of Glasgow
• Keele University
• The Open University
• Staffordshire University
• University of Worcester

Find out more and book your front-row seat to this year’s virtual ceremony here.