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The ceremony, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, was attended by over 800 people and hosted by comedian Dara O Briain.

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Newcastle won the outstanding leadership and management team category and was praised by the judges for investing ?7 million in the ¡°Newcastle offer¡± project, which aims to give students better teaching, employability skills and representation in the university.

The project is a five-year programme that hopes to convince students that they are getting something in return for paying higher tuition fees, introduced in 2012-13.

The University of Leicester picked up two awards, winning both the outstanding university fundraising initiative and outstanding marketing/communications team categories.

Leicester gained global attention when it unearthed the remains of the English king Richard III, and confirmed the identity of the remains in a live press conference in February.

¡°Their campaign on the importance of animal research and their search for the remains of Richard III were unparalleled media successes,¡± the judges commented.

Photos from the night are .

Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2013 winners:

• Outstanding Estates Team
  Nottingham Trent University
• Outstanding University Fundraising Initiative
  University of Leicester
• Outstanding Marketing/Communications Team
  University of Leicester
• ICT Initiative of the Year
  NUS (National Union of Students)
• Outstanding Student Services Team
  Swansea University
• Outstanding Human Resources Team
  Heriot-Watt University
• Outstanding Library Team
  University of Worcester
• Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year
  University of Wolverhampton
• Outstanding Finance Team
  University of Hertfordshire
• Outstanding Procurement Team
  University of Edinburgh
• Outstanding Registry Team
  University of Huddersfield
• Outstanding Departmental Administration Team
  University of Hull
• Outstanding Student Admissions Team
  University of Sheffield
• Outstanding International Strategy
  University of Nottingham
• Outstanding Leadership and Management Team
  Newcastle University

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