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Like a British summer, the policy and regulatory climate changes constantly, and students can blow hot and cold. To dodge the showers and find a sunny spot, universities need individuals and teams with adaptability, creativity, long-headedness and leadership. Luckily, there is no shortage of such talent, as evidenced by the shortlist for the 2015 . Winners will be announced on 26 November at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

Times Higher Education Awards 2015 shortlist

Excellence and Innovation in the Arts

Sponsored by Chead (Council for Higher Education in?Art & Design)

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Brighton
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Central Lancashire
• Edge Hill 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• King¡¯s College London
• Royal Northern College of Music
• Swansea 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Outstanding Digital Innovation in?Teaching or?Research

Sponsored by Jisc

• Bournemouth 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Cambridge
• Durham 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Edinburgh Napier 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester
• The Open 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Research Project of the Year

Sponsored by ARMA (Association of Research Managers and Administrators)

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Aberdeen
• Cardiff Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of East Anglia
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Essex
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Glasgow
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Liverpool

Outstanding Employer Engagement Initiative

Sponsored by Prospects

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Leeds, with Marks & Spencer
• Manchester Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Nottingham
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Portsmouth
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Sunderland
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Surrey, on behalf of SEPnet

Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development

Sponsored by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education

• Birmingham City 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Chester
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Huddersfield
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Nottingham
• Royal Holloway, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Sheffield

Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of?the Year

Sponsored by Ucas

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of East London in collaboration with Birkbeck, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London
• Keele 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Newcastle 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• The Open 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Royal Northern College of Music
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Strathclyde

Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community

Sponsored by Communications Management

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of East London
• Queen Mary 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London
• Royal Holloway, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Southampton
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Stirling
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Sunderland

International Collaboration of the Year

Sponsored by Shakespeare?Martineau

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Brighton
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Dundee
• King¡¯s College London
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Oxford ¨C WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Southampton
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of York

Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology

Sponsored by Scientia

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Aberdeen
• Cardiff 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Cardiff Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• City 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ London
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Glasgow
• Queen Mary 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of London

Outstanding Support for?Students

Sponsored by Capita

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Kent
• Leeds Trinity 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Newcastle 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Newman 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the West of England
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Worcester

Outstanding Support for?Early Career Researchers

Sponsored by Vitae

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Aberdeen, in partnership with the universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Strathclyde
• De Montfort 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Edinburgh
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Nottingham
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Surrey

Most Improved Student?Experience

Sponsored by EvaSys

• Canterbury Christ Church 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Chester
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Derby
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Gloucestershire
• Southampton Solent 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the West of Scotland

Most Innovative Teacher of the Year

Sponsored by the Higher Education Academy

• Jo Boylan-Kemp
  Nottingham Trent 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Luke Burns
  51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Leeds
• Philip Drake
  51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Huddersfield
• Patrick O¡¯Malley
  51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester
• Momodou Sallah
  De Montfort 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Paul Tracey
  51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Salford

Business School of the Year

Sponsored by Amity 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ

• Henley Business School
  51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Reading
• Manchester Business School
  51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Manchester
• Newcastle Business School
  Northumbria 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Northampton Business School
  51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Northampton
• Sheffield Business School
  Sheffield Hallam 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Strathclyde Business School
  51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Strathclyde

The Lord Dearing Lifetime Achievement Award

Sponsored by Veredus

There is no shortlist for this category. The?winner, chosen by Times Higher Education¡¯s editorial board, will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Outstanding International Student Strategy

Sponsored by Password English Language Testing

• Cardiff Metropolitan 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Huddersfield
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Sussex
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Warwick
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the West of England

Entrepreneurial 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the Year

Sponsored by NCEE

• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Central Lancashire
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Leeds
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Lincoln
• Loughborough 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Northumbria 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Nottingham

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of the Year

Sponsored by Santander?Universities

• Coventry 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Glasgow
• 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Kent
• Lancaster 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• Loughborough 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ
• The Open 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ