Warwick among top-shortlisted universities at THE Awards with four nominations

The University of Warwick received four nominations at this year’s Times Higher Education Awards, placing it among the top-shortlisted universities at the ceremony.

The University was one of only five institutions to be nominated four times, out of over 500 entries submitted by 120 institutions.

69 institutions made it to the final shortlist, where they competed for prizes across 21 categories.

With four nominations, Warwick improved on their performance at last year’s awards, where they received two nominations for Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year and Outstanding Technician of the Year.

The University said the awards showcased ‘the breadth of its excellence across teaching, research, knowledge exchange, and student support’

This year, the University was nominated in the categories of International Collaboration of the Year, Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year, Outstanding Support for Students, and Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year.

The University said the awards showcased “the breadth of its excellence across teaching, research, knowledge exchange, and student support”.

Chris Havergal, the editor of Times Higher Education, contextualised this year’s awards by highlighting the pressure universities are currently under.

“The headwinds facing universities feel fiercer than ever,” he said, before adding: “Consistently high performance can often go overlooked amid a challenging environment in which institutions’ license to operate is questioned seemingly daily.”

For International Collaboration of the Year, Warwick was nominated for its Marco Polo International Programme, which brought 36 partner institutions together from around the world to celebrate intercultural exchange.

Warwick’s nomination in the Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year category went to School Tasking, a legal outreach programme that introduces Year 5 students from widening participation backgrounds to law

Waste2Race, a hydrogen-powered racing car built at Warwick, was nominated in the Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year.

Dr James Meredith, Chief Engineer at WMG, celebrated the project, saying: “The Waste2Race project was, and remains, a really exciting project where we can take sustainability ideas from the University and apply them to a high-performance racing car.”

In the Outstanding Support for Students category, Warwick Meditation was shortlisted in recognition of the conflict resolution services and accredited mediation training it provides to students.

Finally, Warwick’s nomination in the Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year category went to School Tasking, a legal outreach programme that introduces Year 5 students from widening participation backgrounds to law, through interactive activities, inspired by Channel 4’s Taskmaster.