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Like a British summer, the policy and regulatory climate changes constantly, and students can blow hot and cold. To dodge the showers and find a sunny spot, universities need individuals and teams with adaptability, creativity, long-headedness and leadership. Luckily, there is no shortage of such talent, as evidenced by the shortlist for the 2015 . Winners will be announced on 26 November at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

Excellence and Innovation in the Arts

Sponsored by Chead (Council for Higher Education in?Art & Design)

• University of Brighton
• University of Central Lancashire
• Edge Hill University
• King¡¯s College London
• Royal Northern College of Music
• Swansea University

Outstanding Digital Innovation in?Teaching or?Research

Sponsored by Jisc

• Bournemouth University
• University of Cambridge
• Durham University
• Edinburgh Napier University
• University of Manchester
• The Open University

Research Project of the Year

Sponsored by ARMA (Association of Research Managers and Administrators)

• University of Aberdeen
• Cardiff Metropolitan University
• University of East Anglia
• University of Essex
• University of Glasgow
• University of Liverpool

Outstanding Employer Engagement Initiative

Sponsored by Prospects

• University of Leeds, with Marks & Spencer
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• University of Nottingham
• University of Portsmouth
• University of Sunderland
• University of Surrey, on behalf of SEPnet

Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development

Sponsored by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education

• Birmingham City University
• University of Chester
• University of Huddersfield
• University of Nottingham
• Royal Holloway, University of London
• University of Sheffield

Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of?the Year

Sponsored by Ucas

• University of East London in collaboration with Birkbeck, University of London
• Keele University
• Newcastle University
• The Open University
• Royal Northern College of Music
• University of Strathclyde

Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community

Sponsored by Communications Management

• University of East London
• Queen Mary University of London
• Royal Holloway, University of London
• University of Southampton
• University of Stirling
• University of Sunderland

International Collaboration of the Year

Sponsored by Shakespeare?Martineau

• University of Brighton
• University of Dundee
• King¡¯s College London
• University of Oxford ¨C WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network
• University of Southampton
• University of York

Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology

Sponsored by Scientia

• University of Aberdeen
• Cardiff University
• Cardiff Metropolitan University
• City University London
• University of Glasgow
• Queen Mary University of London

Outstanding Support for?Students

Sponsored by Capita

• University of Kent
• Leeds Trinity University
• Newcastle University
• Newman University
• University of the West of England
• University of Worcester

Outstanding Support for?Early Career Researchers

Sponsored by Vitae

• University of Aberdeen, in partnership with the universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Strathclyde
• De Montfort University
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Manchester
• University of Nottingham
• University of Surrey

Most Improved Student?Experience

Sponsored by EvaSys

• Canterbury Christ Church University
• University of Chester
• University of Derby
• University of Gloucestershire
• Southampton Solent University
• University of the West of Scotland

Most Innovative Teacher of the Year

Sponsored by the Higher Education Academy

• Jo Boylan-Kemp
  Nottingham Trent University
• Luke Burns
  University of Leeds
• Philip Drake
  University of Huddersfield
• Patrick O¡¯Malley
  University of Manchester
• Momodou Sallah
  De Montfort University
• Paul Tracey
  University of Salford

Business School of the Year

Sponsored by Amity University

• Henley Business School
  University of Reading
• Manchester Business School
  University of Manchester
• Newcastle Business School
  Northumbria University
• Northampton Business School
  University of Northampton
• Sheffield Business School
  Sheffield Hallam University
• Strathclyde Business School
  University of Strathclyde

The Lord Dearing Lifetime Achievement Award

Sponsored by Veredus

There is no shortlist for this category. The?winner, chosen by Times Higher Education¡¯s editorial board, will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Outstanding International Student Strategy

Sponsored by Password English Language Testing

• Cardiff Metropolitan University
• University of Huddersfield
• University of Sussex
• University of Warwick
• University of the West of England

Entrepreneurial University of the Year

Sponsored by NCEE

• University of Central Lancashire
• University of Leeds
• University of Lincoln
• Loughborough University
• Northumbria University
• University of Nottingham

University of the Year

Sponsored by Santander?Universities

• Coventry University
• University of Glasgow
• University of Kent
• Lancaster University
• Loughborough University
• The Open University