This is the 22nd year for the THE Awards, and we are working through another haul of over 500 entries. In such challenging times for the sector, that tally is a real testimony to your continued enthusiasm for what you do, day in and day out.

This year’s awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 26 November at The Vox in Birmingham, and we want to ensure the very best stories of the year reach as wide an audience as possible. To this end, we are refreshing the way we announce our shortlist this year.

Instead of revealing all finalists together, we will publish the 20 category shortlists separately over two days. Announcements will be made via a short video posted on THE's LinkedIn account at the following times:

Wednesday, 2 September

10:00 | Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community
10:30 | Outstanding Library Team of the Year
11:00 | Research Project of the Year: STEM
11:30 | Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year
12:00 | Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership
14:00 | Outstanding Entrepreneurial University
14:30 | Specialist Institution of the Year
15:00 | Outstanding Technician of the Year
15:30 | Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year
16:00 | Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year

Thursday, 3 September

10:00 | Business School of the Year
10:30 | Most Innovative Teacher of the Year
11:00 | Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year
11:30 | Outstanding Support for Students
12:00 | International Collaboration of the Year
14:00 | Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
14:30 | Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
15:00 | Outstanding Marketing/Communications Team of the Year
15:30 | Outstanding Estates Team
16:00 | University of the Year

Promotional assets will be available to download as soon as each category is announced.