Times Higher Education Leadership & Management Awards 2017 shortlist announced

Universities need talented teams with cool heads and keen vision to keep things steady as the UK government reshapes the sector and plans Britain’s exit from the European Union, and while the higher education community worldwide gets to grips with an unpredictable and unsettling Donald Trump. Individuals who can also spot an opportunity amid the turmoil are even more prized. Such people may be rare creatures, but they are plentiful on the shortlist for the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2017. The winners will be announced on Thursday 22 June at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. 

Times Higher Education Leadership & Management Awards 2017 shortlist

Teaching and Learning Strategy of the Year

Sponsored by the Higher Education Academy

• University of Essex 
• Harper Adams University 
• Heriot-Watt University 
• University of Sheffield 
• University of South Wales 
• University of the Arts London

Workplace of the Year

Sponsored by Dixon Walter

• Edge Hill University 
• University of Essex 
• The London Institute of Banking & Finance 
• Loughborough University 
• University of Strathclyde 
• University of Surrey

Outstanding Digital Innovation of the Year

Sponsored by Jisc

• University of Liverpool 
• University of Portsmouth 
• The Open University 
• University of Salford 
• University College London
• University of Warwick

Outstanding Estates Strategy

Sponsored by the Association of University Directors of Estates

• University of Glasgow
• Glasgow Caledonian University
• Loughborough University 
• Newcastle University
• University of Sheffield
• Sheffield Hallam University

Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year

Sponsored by Elsevier

• Cardiff University
• University of Edinburgh
• Leeds Beckett University
• Liverpool John Moores University
• Newcastle University
• University of Wolverhampton

Outstanding Student Admissions Strategy

Sponsored by Ucas

• University of Bradford
• Lancaster University
• Sheffield Hallam University

Outstanding Financial Performance

• De Montfort University
• University of Gloucestershire
• University of Huddersfield
• London South Bank University
• University of Surrey
• University of the West of Scotland

Outstanding Library Team

• Bangor University
• Coventry University
• Newcastle University
• Swansea University
• University College London
• University of York

International Strategy of the Year

• Cardiff Metropolitan University
• De Montfort University
• Lancaster University
• University of Liverpool
• University of Nottingham
• Queen Mary University of London

Outstanding Marketing/Communications Team

• Arden University
• University of Chester
• University of Gloucestershire
• University of Greenwich
• Loughborough University
• University of Sheffield

Outstanding Student Services Team

• De Montfort University
• Imperial College London
• Lancaster University
• London South Bank University
• Newman University
• Nottingham Trent University

Outstanding Strategic Planning Team

• Arden University
• City, University of London
• University of Huddersfield
• University of Strathclyde
• University of West London
• York St John University

Alumni Engagement Award

• Aston University
• City, University of London
• University of Kent

Outstanding Administrative Services Team

Sponsored by the Association of University Administrators

• University of Birmingham
• Edge Hill University
• University of Hull
• Middlesex University
• University of Portsmouth
• Swansea University

THE DataPoints Merit Award

In a year that has tested international relationships, this award, which draws on data behind the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, recognises a UK university with a demonstrably broad base of global recognition

• King’s College London
• University of Leeds
• Loughborough University
• University of Reading
• University of Sussex

Outstanding Employer Engagement Initiative

• University of Edinburgh
• Edinburgh Napier University
• Edge Hotel School, University of Essex
• KLC School of Design
• Liverpool John Moores University
• University of Strathclyde

Outstanding Leadership and Management Team

In association with the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education

• City, University of London
• Harper Adams University
• Liverpool John Moores University
• University of Salford
• University of West London
• University of Winchester