THE Awards 2011: Shortlist
The unflagging quality and innovation evident in universities across the UK shows the sector's resolute commitment to excellence in the face of a difficult and unpredictable climate. Our shortlist for the 2011 Times Higher Education Awards showcases the sector's standouts. The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London on Thursday 24 November. For full details, including information on how to book tickets, visit: http://bit.ly/kOszX8

SHORTLIST 2011
Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology
Sponsored by Elsevier
• Durham University
• Heriot-Watt University
• University of Leicester
• University of Reading
• University of Salford
• University of Sussex
Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community
• University for the Creative Arts
• University of Derby
• University of Huddersfield
• University of Kent
• Universities of Leeds and Huddersfield (ALPS)
• University of Salford
Research Project of the Year
• University of Central Lancashire and University of Stirling
• Lancaster University
• University of Leicester
• London South Bank University
• University of Reading
• University of Strathclyde
Outstanding Engineering Research Team of the Year
Sponsored by General Dynamics
• Brunel University
• City University London
• University of Greenwich
• University of Sunderland
• Surrey Space Centre (University of Surrey)
• University of York
International Collaboration of the Year
• Aston University
• University of Birmingham
• Cardiff University
• London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London
• University of Salford
• University of Stirling
Excellence and Innovation in the Arts
• The Aimhigher Kent and Medway Partnership
• University for the Creative Arts
• University of Exeter
• Newcastle University
• Plymouth University
• University of Warwick
Outstanding Support for Students
• Birmingham City University
• University of Essex
• Loughborough and Coventry Universities
• University of Sunderland
• Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
• University of York
Outstanding Employer Engagement
• Bradford University School of Management
• University of Derby
• University of East London
• Middlesex University
• University of Roehampton
• Sheffield Hallam University
Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Development
• Bournemouth University
• Cranfield University
• Harper Adams University College
• London South Bank University
• Newcastle University
• University of Southampton
Widening Participation Initiative of the Year
• University of the Arts London
• University of East Anglia
• Keele University
• Northumbria University
• Realising Opportunities Partnership, submitted by Newcastle University
• University of Sheffield
Most Innovative Teacher of the Year
Sponsored by the Higher Education Academy
• Elizabeth Burd Durham University
• Lea Ann Dailey King's College London
• Nisha Dogra University of Leicester
• David Gibson Queen's University Belfast
• Colin O'Hare Queen's University Belfast
• Alex Wright University of Bath
Outstanding ICT Initiative of the Year
• Birmingham City University
• The Careers Group, University of London
• University of the Highlands and Islands
• University of Huddersfield
• University of Leeds, School of Medicine
• University of Southampton
Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development
Sponsored by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
• University of Bath
• City University London
• Durham University
• King's College London
• Collaborative project submitted by the University of Nottingham
• University of the West of England
Lord Dearing Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner will be announced on the night
Outstanding Support for Early Career Researchers
• University of Bath
• University of Manchester
• University of Nottingham
• Queen Mary, University of London
• University of Sheffield
• University of Strathclyde
Entrepreneurial University of the Year
Sponsored by NCGE
• University of Central Lancashire
• Coventry University
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Northampton
• Plymouth University
• University of York
Most Improved Student Experience
Sponsored by Campus Living Villages
• University of Northampton
• Queen Mary, University of London
• Queen's University Belfast
• Royal Veterinary College
• University of Surrey
• University of Ulster
University of the Year
Sponsored by Santander
• University of Dundee
• Edge Hill University
• University of Nottingham
• University of Sheffield
• University of Southampton
• University of Sussex










