Taking on a vital social mission ¨C and excelling in delivering on that goal ¨C ensured that the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Strathclyde was the big winner at the Times Higher Education Awards 2019.

Judges who handed the Glasgow institution the coveted 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the Year title said that it had returned to its founding vision as the ¡°place of useful learning¡± and ¡°set itself the task of reviving Scotland¡¯s traditional industrial base with a scale of ambition that has multiplied rapidly over the past decade¡±.

The award honours Strathclyde¡¯s success in creating a series of collaborative research centres that share expertise and equipment with industry and developing Scotland¡¯s first innovation district, as well as its influence on policy ¨C typified by the contribution of pollster Sir John Curtice.

Strathclyde also won the Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year category for its Breaking Barriers initiative, which gives young people with learning disabilities access to education and work experience opportunities.

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The awards were presented at a ceremony hosted by the comedian Julian Clary at London¡¯s Grosvenor House Hotel. They recognise UK universities and their staff for exceptional teaching, research, student support, entrepreneurship, collaborations and outreach.

John Gill, THE¡¯s editor, said: ¡°Our universities ¨C every single one of them, in every corner of the UK ¨C are packed with individuals and teams doing truly extraordinary things, things that transform lives and, in some cases, change our world.¡±

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The shortlists for the awards were, he added, ¡°full of fantastic examples¡± of this.

Loughborough 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ pulled off a hat-trick of wins, topping the Outstanding Entrepreneurial 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, Excellence in Registry Services and Outstanding Marketing/Communications Team categories.

There was double success for the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of West London, which scooped the title for Outstanding Financial Performance and saw its Claude Littner Business School win the Business School of the Year prize.

The THE Lifetime Achievement Award went to Dame Athene Donald, professor of experimental physics at the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Cambridge and master of Churchill College, Cambridge, for her ¡°indefatigable and pioneering¡± efforts to push gender equality to the top of the science policy agenda.

chris.havergal@timeshighereducation.com

Times Higher Education?Awards 2019 Winners

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the Year
51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Strathclyde

International Collaboration of the Year
51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Essex

Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development
51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Nottingham

Business School of the Year
Claude Littner Business School, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of West London

Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year
Swansea 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

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Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year
51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Strathclyde
Highly commended: De Montfort 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Birmingham City 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Highly commended: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Dundee

Research Project of the Year: STEM
51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Portsmouth
Highly commended: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Nottingham, in collaboration with UCL

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Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year
Tong Sun, City, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London
Highly commended: Nicky Milner, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of York

Most Innovative Teacher of the Year
Tom Delahunt, Canterbury Christ Church 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Highly commended: Sharon Tolaini-Sage, Norwich 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the Arts

Outstanding Support for Students
Newcastle 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community
51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Worcester

Outstanding Entrepreneurial 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Loughborough 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Outstanding Strategic Planning Team
Sheffield Hallam 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Excellence in Registry Services
Loughborough 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year
Manchester Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Outstanding Financial Performance
51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of West London

Outstanding Marketing/Communications Team
Loughborough 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Highly commended: 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Nottingham

Outstanding Estates Strategy
Harper Adams 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Outstanding Library Team
51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Kent

Outstanding Technician of the Year
Barbara Kunz, The Open 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Highly commended: Samantha McCormack, Bucks New 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

THE DataPoints Merit Award
King¡¯s College London

THE Lifetime Achievement Award
Dame Athene Donald,?51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Cambridge

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