University Entrepreneurs Grant Winner:
Dave Clayton, Wot wud u do?
Business/Industry Collaboration – HE/FE Sector
Backstage Academy
Business/Industry Collaboration – University Sector
University of Central Lancashire & St. Catherine’s Hospice Collaboration – Developing Futures
Social Mobility Award – HE/FE Sector
Birkenhead Sixth Form College – An Engine of Social Mobility
Social Mobility Award – University Sector
University of Chester – STEM Green-Power Car Challenge
Business Collaboration & Partnerships Award
HE/FE Sector Winner:
Newcastle College
University Sector Winner:
Chester Business School, Centre for Work Related Studies – Senior Leaders Master’s Degree Apprenticeship
Employer Engagement Award – HE/FE Sector
Sponsored by Smooth Radio
National Employer Training – a department of Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
Employer Engagement Award – University Sector
Sponsored by Smooth Radio
Newcastle University – Professional Placements in Psychology
External Relations Team of the Year
University of Chester – Westminster Centre for Research and Innovation in Veterans’ Wellbeing
Innovation Award
Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education – Estuary Student TV Curriculum Model
Student Experience Award – HE/FE Sector
Sponsored by Communicorp UK
Lancaster and Morecambe College – Tackling Inactivity Project
Student Experience Award – University Sector
Sponsored by Communicorp UK
Winner: Teesside University – Future Facing Learning: Empowering Digital Learning at Teesside University
Highly commended: University of Bradford School of Management
International Partnership Award
HE/FE Sector Winner:
Tyne Coast College – South Shields Marine School
University Sector Winner:
University of Chester China Centre – Business Research Institute
Research Project of the Year
University of Central Lancashire – Stories2Connect Research Project
Research Team of the Year
Liverpool John Moore’s University – Face Lab
Teaching Excellence Award
Sponsored by Huawei
Winner: Professor Howard Williams, Professor of Archaeology, University of Chester
Highly commended: Dr Glenn Adam Hurst, University of York
UK Leadership Award
Sponsored by Smooth Radio
Winner: Angela Williams OBE, Huddersfield New College
Highly commended: Emma Forrest-Leigh, Grimsby Institute
UK Apprenticeship Award
Sponsored by Huawei
The Juice Academy
Students’ Union of the Year
Sponsored by Heart Radio
Newcastle University Students’ Union
Further Education College of the Year
Sponsored by Protocol
Nelson and Colne College
University of the Year
Supported by Dr. John Kennedy CBE, Patron of The Educate North Awards
Newcastle University
Lifetime Achievement Award
Canon Professor Tim Wheeler