More than 70 universities from across the UK and Ireland are in?the running for this year¡¯s Times Higher Education Awards ¨C the first to be held outside London in the contest¡¯s 19-year history.

From a record-breaking haul of entries, 120 ¨C featuring 74 different institutions ¨C have made the shortlist for the ¡°Oscars of higher education¡±, with the 20 categories spanning the full range of university activity, covering academic and professional services, from front-line staff through all levels of leadership and management. A new award this year celebrates providers¡¯ leadership on environmental issues.

Cardiff Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ and the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Essex share the honour of making the most appearances in this year¡¯s shortlist, with four each, followed by another 12 institutions boasting three apiece.

Hoping to win the coveted 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the Year title are the universities of East London, Exeter, South Wales and York, plus Anglia Ruskin 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

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After an 18-year run in the capital, this year¡¯s ceremony will be held at the ACC in Liverpool on 7?December.

John Gill, THE¡¯s editor, described the shortlist as ¡°a?clear indicator of the great strength in depth of UK and Irish higher education¡±, noting that it includes ¡°not only some long-established big names, but also younger, aspirational institutions, those with a community-centred civic vision, and others with a much more specialist focus ¨C all of whom deserve wider recognition for their brilliant work¡±.

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¡°Our awards are inclusive by design, and while THE has learned countless things over the past 52 years covering the sector, right up there is the fact that innovative and inspirational ideas can originate at any institution, whatever its shape, size or reputation,¡± Mr Gill said.

The awards ceremony will be the finale to this year¡¯s . Learn more about the finalists¡¯ work , and for more information on the awards, visit .

Shortlists for Times Higher Education Awards 2023

Business School of the Year

• Aston Business School, Aston 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Huddersfield Business School, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Huddersfield
• King¡¯s Business School, King¡¯s College London
• Lancaster 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Management School
• Manchester Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Business School
• Oxford Brookes Business School, Oxford Brookes 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

International Collaboration of the Year

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Birmingham
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Essex
• Heriot-Watt 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Liverpool, in collaboration with Arup and the United Nations Development Programme
• Sheffield Hallam 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, in collaboration with the United Nations¡¯ International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Strathclyde

Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year

• Cardiff Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Coventry 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Dublin City 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Dundee
• Lancaster 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Northern Accelerator (the universities of Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland, Teesside and York)

Most Innovative Teacher of the Year

Sponsored by Advance HE

• Cheryl Allsop, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of South Wales
• Bill Buchanan, Edinburgh Napier 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Esyin Chew, Cardiff Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Emilie Edwards, Middlesex 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Paul Giladi, Manchester Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ/ SOAS 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London
• Louise Taylor, The Open 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Rebecca Warren, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Essex

Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership

• Edinburgh Napier 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Exeter
• Loughborough 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Portsmouth
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Reading
• Royal Northern College of Music

Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Sponsored by Advance HE

• Anglia Ruskin 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ (ARU)
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Bradford
• Buckinghamshire New 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Cardiff Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Central Lancashire
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of West London

Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community

• Anglia Ruskin 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ (ARU)
• Durham 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Exeter
• King¡¯s College London
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Plymouth

Outstanding Entrepreneurial 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Sponsored by?NCEE

• Brunel 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ London
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Edinburgh
• Kingston 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• London South Bank 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Royal Northern College of Music
• Swansea 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Outstanding Estates Team

• Cranfield 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Lancaster 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Loughborough 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Manchester Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Salford
• York St John 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Outstanding Library Team

Sponsored by?Kortext

• Arden 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Edge Hill 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• London South Bank 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Newcastle 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Birmingham Newman 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Outstanding Marketing/Communications Team

• London Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Norland College
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Nottingham
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Portsmouth
• Queen¡¯s 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Belfast
• Sheffield Hallam 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ and the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Sheffield

Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year

• Alison Brettle, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Salford
• Mark Brown, Royal Holloway, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London
• Hannah Cloke, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Reading
• Garry Duffy, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Galway
• Julia H?rnle, Queen Mary 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London
• Alison Kington, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Worcester
• Jenny Mercer, Cardiff Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Ruth Northway, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of South Wales

Outstanding Support for Students

Sponsored by Studiosity

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of East Anglia
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Essex
• London South Bank 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Northumbria 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Southampton
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Stirling

Outstanding Technician of the Year

Sponsored by The?Technician Commitment

• Michael Bayliss, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Liverpool
• Heather Burgess, Ulster 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Paul Clews, Keele 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Alex Counsell, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Portsmouth
• Jason Daff, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of York
• Kirsty Massetti, King¡¯s College London
• Ketan Ruparelia, De Montfort 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Kate Thornton, Queen Mary 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London

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

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Aberdeen
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Central Lancashire
• Liverpool John Moores 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Royal Holloway, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Strathclyde
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Winchester

Research Project of the Year: STEM

• Birmingham City 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Cranfield 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Essex
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Huddersfield
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Nottingham
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Strathclyde

Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year

Sponsored by Anthology

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of East London
• Edinburgh Napier 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Galway
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Liverpool
• SRUC (Scotland¡¯s Rural College)
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Surrey

Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year

Sponsored by?Veredus

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Central Lancashire
• Dublin City 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Galway
• King¡¯s College London, in collaboration with the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Leicester, Newcastle 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ and The Open 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Loughborough 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Queen¡¯s 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Belfast and the Institute for Research in Schools

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.

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the Year

Sponsored by?Adobe

• Anglia Ruskin 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ (ARU)
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of East London
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Exeter
• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of South Wales
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of York