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Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester received ̽����Ƶ’s (THE) Outstanding Achievement Award at last night’s THE Awards – widely referred to as the ‘Oscars of higher education’.����

University of the Year went to Anglia Ruskin University which achieved significant reach and impact across multiple centres in the East of England. It had its best-ever performance in the Research Excellence Framework, gained a Queen’s Anniversary Prize and was the best performing UK university for health and well-being in THE’s Impact Rankings 2022.��

The THE Awards are the biggest celebration in the higher education calendar, attracting hundreds of entries from individuals, teams and institutions from across the UK and Ireland.��

Dame Nancy Rothwell has been president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester for 14 years. She is one of the country’s leading science advocates, serving as founding president of the Royal Society of Biology, is non-executive director of AstraZeneca, a champion of the North of England and a beacon for women in higher education and beyond.��

Over a thousand people gathered at the ACC Liverpool to celebrate the UK and Ireland’s great national success stories: their higher education institutions.��

John Gill, editor, THE��

“After 19 years, hundreds of winners and many thousands of entries, one might expect to get used to the amazing examples of excellence highlighted by the ̽����Ƶ Awards. But the sheer depth of innovation, talent and dedication that exists at every level of universities across the UK and Ireland never fails to impress.��

“From examples of individuals making extraordinary contributions, to teams and cross-departmental initiatives leading the way, and of course our University of the Year, Anglia Ruskin University, demonstrating the impact that a great institution can have on cities and regions, our winners exemplify the broad spectrum of ways in which universities are excelling and making a difference.”��

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Award winners:

• THE Outstanding Achievement Award – Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell

• University of the Year – Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)��

• Most Innovative Teacher of the Year – Bill Buchanan, Edinburgh Napier University��
• (Highly commended - Emilie Edwards, Middlesex University)����

• International Collaboration of the Year – Sheffield Hallam University, in collaboration with the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM)����

• Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year – University of Central Lancashire��
• (Highly commended - Dublin City University)����

• Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community – University of Plymouth����

• Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership – University of Reading��

• Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year – University of Galway ��
• (Highly commended - University of East London)��

• Outstanding Support for Students – Northumbria University����

• Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year – Coventry University����

• Research Project of the Year: STEM – University of Nottingham��

• Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences – Liverpool John Moores University����

• Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – Cardiff Metropolitan University��

• Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year – Mark Brown, Royal Holloway, University of London����

• Business School of the Year – Huddersfield Business School, University of Huddersfield��

• Outstanding Entrepreneurial University - Royal Northern College of Music��

• Outstanding Estates Team – York St John University��
• (Highly commended - Cranfield University)��

• Outstanding Marketing/Communications Team – Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield��

• Outstanding Library Team – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine��

• Outstanding Technician of the Year – Jason Daff, University of York
• (Highly commended - Heather Burgess, Ulster University)��

This year’s THE Awards primarily focused on activity during the 2021-22 academic year.��

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