Queen’s Anniversary Prize winners announced
Twenty institutions have been announced as winners of the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education.
Twenty institutions have been announced as winners of the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education.
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Minutes suggest the pros and cons of strategies for submission