Business/Industry Collaboration – HE/FE Sector
Winner: University Centre Leeds – HE Science Team
Highly Commended: Tees Valley Logistics Academy – Education Training Collective
Business/Industry Collaboration – University Sector
University of Salford & Northern Care Alliance Partnership
Social Mobility Award – HE/FE Sector
Qube Learning
Social Mobility Award – University Sector
Sponsored by Smooth North West
University of Central Lancashire, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing – Foundation Entry Programme
Business Collaboration & Partnerships Award – HE/FE Sector
Newcastle College Energy Academy
Business Collaboration & Partnerships Award – University Sector
The University of Manchester & Tata Chemicals Europe – Eliminating iodine deficiency in the UK one meal at a time
Employer Engagement Award – HE/FE Sector
Winner: Backstage Academy
Highly Commended: The Manchester College – Employability and Partnerships Team & Employer Sponsored Programmes
Employer Engagement Award – University Sector
Sponsored by Smooth North East
Northumbria Students Union
External Relations Team of the Year
University of Salford, External Relations & Salford Untold
Innovation Award
Sponsored by Voiceworks
Leeds Beckett University, Carnegie School of Education & Story Makers Company
Student Experience Award – HE/FE Sector
Backstage Academy
Student Experience Award – University Sector
Sponsored by Communicorp
University of Salford, Salford Now & Quays News
International Partnership – HE/FE Sector
Winner: Grimsby Institute
Winner: South Shields Marine School
International Partnership – University Sector
University of Central Lancashire & Fernandez Foundation Hyderabad – International Midwifery Educator Programme
Community Engagement Award – Schools
Winner: Pocklington School Foundation
Highly Commended: Sedbergh School
Community Engagement Award – HE/FE Sector
Oldham Sixth Form College – Essential Life Skills Project
Community Engagement Award – University Sector
Sponsored by Heart Yorkshire
University of Cumbria – Institute of Health Nursing Team
Research Project of the Year
University of Chester – Eco-innovation Cheshire and Warrington
Research Team of the Year
Newcastle College University Centre Research Team
Teaching Excellence Award
Derek Fredricks, Acorn Academy part of the Calico Group
UK Leadership Award
Mike Kilbride, Birkenhead Sixth Form College
UK Apprenticeship Award
The Juice Academy
Business School of the Year
University of Bradford School of Management
Students’ Union of the Year
Newcastle University Students’ Union
Further Education College of the Year
Preston’s College
Entrepreneur of the Year
Sponsored by The Masood Enterprise Centre at the University of Manchester
Winner: Adrian Brooks, Backstage Academy
Highly Commended: Dr John A Patterson, St. Vincent’s School for Sensory Impairment
University of the Year
Edgehill University
Lifetime Achievement Award
Supported by Dr John Kennedy CBE, Patron of The Educate North Awards
Dr John Cater, Vice Chancellor of Edge Hill University