The Times Higher Education Awards are now in their fifth year and are firmly established in the world of higher education.
Once again, the amazing display of talent in UK higher education astounded us, from the lecturer who developed a “Haptic Cow” to teach veterinary students, through to the project helping students with disabilities enter the job market, the fashion school for young South Africans affected by the HIV virus and the research team working to restore the Cutty Sark.
With so many brilliant people and ideas, deciding who to recognise from an impressive shortlist often provoked fierce debate among the judges. But it was gratifying for our panel to have so many strong entries to choose from across most categories, leading one judge to exclaim at the end of the judging process: “You know, we really do work in a great sector.”
Congratulations to all!
Ann Mroz
Editor
Times Higher Education
THE Awards 2009 winners
- Outstanding Support for Early Career Researchers
Durham University - Outstanding Support for Students
University of Leicester - Outstanding Employer Engagement Initiative
Teesside University - Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology
Imperial College London - Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Development
University of Bradford - Excellence and Innovation in the Arts
University for the Creative Arts - Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community
Birkbeck, University of London - Outstanding ICT Initiative of the Year
St George’s, University of London - Most Improved Student Experience
Queen Mary, University of London - Research Project of the Year
Lancaster University - Widening Participation Initiative of the Year
Glasgow Caledonian University - Outstanding Engineering Research Team of the Year
University of Greenwich - Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development
University of York - Entrepreneurial University of the Year
Queen’s University Belfast - Serendipity Award
University of Oxford - Lord Dearing Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Sir David Watson - Most Innovative Teacher of the Year
Sarah Baillie
Royal Veterinary College - University of the Year
Teesside University
