Shortlist

The shortlisted candidates for the Times Higher Education Awards 2012 are unveiled. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 29 November.

Excellence and Innovation in the Arts

• Anglia Ruskin University
• De Montfort University
• Edge Hill University
• Northumbria University
• Queen Mary, University of London
• University of Salford

Outstanding ICT Initiative of the Year
Sponsored by European Electronique and Fujitsu

• Loughborough University
• University of Central Lancashire 
• University of Huddersfield
• University of Manchester
• University of Southampton
• University of Warwick

Research Project of the Year

• Bath University
• Cardiff University
• De Montfort University
• London School of Economics and Political Science
• Queen Mary, University of London
• University College London

Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development
Sponsored by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education

• Heriot-Watt University
• Newcastle University
• Northumbria University
• University of Bath
• University of Cambridge
• Universities Human Resources (UHR)

Outstanding Employer Engagement Initiative
Sponsored by Communications Management

• Bournemouth University
• The Open University
• University of Cumbria
• University of Essex
• University of Lincoln
• University of Sunderland

Widening Participation Initiative of the Year
Sponsored by UNITE

• London South Bank University
• Queen Mary, University of London
• Regent’s College London
• Swansea University
• University of Wales: Trinity Saint David
• University of York

Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community

• British School of Osteopathy
• Northumbria University
• Southampton Solent University
• University of Greenwich
• University of Stirling
• University of Strathclyde

The Lord Dearing Lifetime Achievement Award
Sponsored by Communications Management

Shortlist not published for this award

Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Development
Sponsored by Berkeley First

• Cardiff Metropolitan University
• Middlesex University
• The University of Nottingham
• University of Central Lancashire
• University of East London
• University of Southampton

Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology
Sponsored by Elsevier

• Bournemouth University
• Durham University
• University of Glasgow
• University of Greenwich
• University of Leicester
• University of Reading

Outstanding Support for Early Career Researchers

• Imperial College London
• King's College London
• The University of Edinburgh
• University College London
• University of Strathclyde
• University of York

Outstanding Support for Students
Sponsored by Capita 

• Brunel University
• Harper Adams University College
• Queen's University Belfast
• Robert Gordon University
• University of Glamorgan
• University of Kent

Most Innovative Teacher of the Year
Sponsored by Higher Education Academy

• Carl Senior, Aston University
• Matthew Smith, Birmingham City University
• Aristotle Kallis, Lancaster University
• Mark Brandon, The Open University
• Paul Tracey, University of Salford
• David Smith, University of York

Most Improved Student Experience
Sponsored by Campus Living Villages

• Imperial College London
• Queen's University Belfast
• Roehampton University
• University of Chester
• University of Lincoln
• York St John University

International Collaboration of the Year
Sponsored by SGH Martineau

• De Montfort University
• University College Plymouth St Mark & St John
• University of Dundee
• University of Nottingham
• University of Salford
• University of Westminster

Business School of the Year
Sponsored by Blackwell's Bookshops

• Brunel Business School, Brunel University
• Cass Business School, City University London
• Lancaster University Management School
• Manchester Business School, University of Manchester
• Plymouth Business School, Plymouth University
• University of Exeter Business School

Entrepreneurial University of the Year
Sponsored by NCEE

• Plymouth University
• The University of Edinburgh
• The University of Northampton
• University of East Anglia
• University of Huddersfield
• University of Strathclyde

University of the Year
Sponsored by Santander Universities

• Brunel University
• Plymouth University
• The University of Nottingham
• University of Exeter
• University of Strathclyde
• University of Sunderland