Business initiative of the year - Apatech
Queen Mary, University of London. ApaPore, a safe and effective bone-graft material that approximates human bone, could mean an end to worries over the short supply of human bone confronting the...
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Widening participation of the year - NUstART
Napier University. Napier University has helped people from some of Edinburgh's most disadvantaged areas to discover their artistic talent and potential for higher education. Its NUstART initiative,...
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Young academic author of the year - Richard Toye, College lecturer
Homerton College, Cambridge. Richard Toye "has done something very difficult, especially for a younger scholar: he has taken a subject about which a lot has been written and written it afresh. He has...
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Young researcher of the year - Jon Williamson, Reader in Philosophy
School of European Culture and Languages, Kent University. Last year, Jon Williamson set up the UK's first Centre for Reasoning with the aim of taking the growing interdisciplinary interest in...
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Research project of the year - Measuring gamma ray bursts
Liverpool John Moores University. Gamma ray bursts are one of the mysteries of the universe. But they are becoming less mysterious thanks to research being undertaken at Liverpool John Moores...
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Contribution to innovation and technology - Polo
Leeds University. The Prediction of Labour Onset device (Polo) is a tool that can give doctors and pregnant women accurate information to determine the date and time when a baby will be born. Polo...
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Support for early-careers researchers - Gradskills
St Andrews University. St Andrews University's GRADskills initiative helps early-career researchers build up their research capabilities and increase their employability. It offers researchers more...
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Contribution to the local community - Kent Law Clinic
Kent University. More than 7,000 people, many of whom are unable to afford legal services, have been represented by Kent Law Clinic, a free service run by undergraduates at Kent University. The 15-...
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Support for students with disabilities
Middlesex University. Middlesex University's London North Aimhigher Disability Programme visits schools and colleges to run information sessions for disabled pupils. Its "ambassadors" have worked...
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Best student experience
Loughborough University. For this award, which Loughborough University has won for the second year running, The Times Higher commissioned the most thorough research on student experiences at UK...
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Outstanding student financial support package
Portsmouth University. Portsmouth University's nomination represents "an excellent example of well-targeted financial support aimed at a specific group of chronically under-represented students - in...
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Support for overseas students
Loughborough University. Loughborough, which topped the poll for best student experience, won a second trip to the podium by impressing again with its services for international students, including...
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Contribution to leadership development - International Leadership
Aberdeen University. Chosen by judges for its "great focus" on international leadership development, Aberdeen University's International Leadership Development Programme exists to strengthen the...
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Outstanding ICT initiative of the year - Content Management System
Birmingham University School of Dentistry. An impressive range of Web 2.0 innovations is put to practical use in Birmingham University School of Dentistry's Content Management System. It allows...
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Contribution to sustainable development
Bristol University. "More universities are thinking about sustainability across the board - on campus, in the curriculum and research, and in interactions with local and other special interest...