Times Higher Education Awards 2018

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WORLD RANKINGS PARTNER

Elsevier

https://www.elsevier.com

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

Elsevier Research Intelligence help research managers, funders and policy-makers get the most from their data with a suite of useful tools and services that include:

SciVal, which offers quick, easy access to the research performance of 6,000 research institutions and 220 nations worldwide

Pure, which aggregates your organization's research information

Analytical Services, which provide accurate unbiased research performance analysis

Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature

Mendeley, your free reference manager and academic social network Elsevier enable research organizations to make btter decisions, improve collaboration, attract investment and optimise expenditure.

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Advance HE

https://www.advance-he.ac.uk

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Most Innovative Teacher of the Year
Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development

Advance HE was formed in March 2018, following the merger of the Equality Challenge Unit, the Higher Education Academy and the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.

Our purpose is to advance the professional practice of higher education to improve outcomes for the benefit of students, staff and society. Advance HE has been created to be “of and for the sector” and is jointly owned by GuildHE and Universities UK.

We are driven by the strategic needs of higher education. Through our passion for excellence we aim to create an inclusive culture that champions the continuous development of teaching, leadership and research. We use an evidence-based approach to identify what works, and develop practice-based solutions.

Our vision is that the world-class reputation and standing of higher education is enhanced and recognised for transforming lives, enriching society and developing the economy for the better.

HSBC

https://www.hsbc.co.uk

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Most Innovative Contribution to Business-University Collaboration

HSBC is one of the world’s largest banks. We support over 1 million UK businesses, among 37 million customers worldwide. In 2017, we won the title of The World’s Best Bank” in Euromoney magazine’s Awards for Excellence. Our international banking network covers 54 international markets, and gives us access to around 90 per cent of world trade flows.

Our regional heads work with experts in markets, liquidity and cash management to design sophisticated, cross-border solutions. We have specialist teams that serve eight key sectors, including our Public Sector & Education team which focuses on supporting universities and local authorities and won the Education Investor Bank/Lender of the Year 2018. We work alongside local relationship directors to share our experience and insight, support our clients’ ambitions and fuel their growth.

Huawei

http://www.huawei.com/uk

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International Impact Award

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organisation for a fully connected, intelligent world.

Microsoft

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb

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International Collaboration of the Year

Microsoft aims to empower every person and organisation to achieve more. We understand that the real value of technology lies in the skills it builds, the opportunities it creates and the horizons it broadens. We constantly invest in education, empowering the education community with a wide range of solutions and programs that help transform learning and research.

Pearson

https://www.pearson.com

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Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year

Pearson is the world’s learning company, with expertise in educational courseware and assessment, and a range of teaching and learning services powered by technology. Our mission is to help people make progress through access to better learning. We believe that learning opens up opportunities, creating fulfilling careers and better lives.

CATEGORY SPONSORS

Adobe

https://www.adobe.com/uk/education

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Excellence and Innovation in the Arts

Adobe empowers students with the digital skills they need. When students use Adobe Creative Cloud, they participate more actively in their learning and gain skills that give them an edge. We are committed to helping institutions incorporate digital tools by providing free resources. To learn more, visit www.adobe.com/uk/education

Amity University

http://www.amity.edu

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The Lord Dearing Lifetime Achievement Award

Amity University is India’s no. 1 ranked not-for-profit private university with a strong focus on research and innovation. It has been recognised as ‘India’s Best Research University’ by the Indian Education Awards, besides becoming Asia’s only not-for-profit university to get US Regional Accreditation. Amity is also India’s first university to have been successfully reviewed by QAA. The University is part of the not-for-profit Amity Education Group, established over 2 decades ago by the Foundation of the Chauhan Family. Amity is home to over 150,000 brilliant students across Pre-nursery to Ph.D. levels pursuing more than 300 Programmes in 60+ diverse disciplines across 9 Universities, 25 schools and 10 international campuses in London, Singapore, Dubai, New York, Mauritius, Amsterdam, China, Abu Dhabi, South Africa and Romania. Amity’s relentless pursuit of excellence is reflected in its steadfast commitment towards cutting-edge research. For instance, Amity has filed the highest number of patents, as per the Annual Report of the Controller General of Patents, Government of India. It is also engaged in conducting over 300 hi-end Govt.funded as well as international research projects. Unique initiatives like these have led to Amity being ranked amongst the top 3% universities globally and India’s no. 1 not-for-profit pvt. university for six times.

Anderson Quigley

https://andersonquigley.com

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Outstanding Support for Students

Newly established with generations of experience, Anderson Quigley builds better organisations and life-changing careers. Through outstanding client service and personal, responsible support to candidates, we bring expertise in executive search, interim management and advisory services. Anderson Quigley. It’s About Quality.

Capita Agilit-e

https://www.capita-agilit-e.co.uk

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University of the Year

AGILIT-e is the education management solution for universities that are determined to make an impact sooner. AGILIT-e integrates all key university functions to deliver the efficiencies the sector demands without compromising the culture and individuality of your institution.

Flywire

https://www.flywire.com

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Business School of the Year

Flywire is the leading global provider of international payment services to the Education sector. More than 1,700 educational institutions now trust Flywire to collect tuition fees and other payments from their international students around the globe. Flywire's recently launched international and domestic payment plan management services build on a solid foundation of payment expertise and service to help universities bring all of their student account receivables strategies into the modern day, regardless of how and where a student wants to pay from.

Jisc

http://www.jisc.ac.uk

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Technological Innovation of the Year

Jisc is an independent education charity, owned by AoC, GuildHE and UUK. It provides UK higher education, further education and skills sectors with support in the use of digital technologies.

Its vision is to make the UK the most digitally advanced education and research nation in the world.

It aims to achieve this by enabling the education sector to perform at the forefront of international practice by exploiting fully the possibilities of modern digital empowerment, content and connectivity.

NCEE

http://ncee.org.uk

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Outstanding Entrepreneurial University

The National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE) is the lead body supporting higher education to build its enterprise programmes. We have a unique and strong alumni network and recognised by Universities UK and HEFCE making us a partner of choice for the growth and development of enterprise and entrepreneurship.

UK Council for Graduate Education

http://www.ukcge.ac.uk

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Outstanding Research Supervisor of Year

THE DataPoints Merit Award

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THE DataPoints Merit Award

Powered by the world’s richest database of global university performance and reputation data, THE DataPoints gives you data-driven insights to help your institution make the right strategic decisions.

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