We have a lot to be proud of. Not only are we climbing the education league tables, we are also receiving national recognition for our work across a number of different areas including being named the Times Higher Education University of the Year in 2013.

Take a look at the awards we have won over the last few years:

Awards 2023 

A TEF Gold-rated University 

Ofsted Outstanding provider – Apprenticeships

QS 5 Star Rating - Internationality - University of Huddersfield 

Business School of the Year 2023 – Times Higher Education Awards 2023

Awards 2022

Winners

Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category for International Trade

2022 Times Higher Education Awards - Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

 

Awards 2021

Winners

Queen’s Anniversary Prize for advanced measurement in smart manufacturing

Best university employability strategy - National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021

Huddersfield Civic Society - Annual Design Awards - Sovereign Design House

HR Excellence in Research award

 

Awards 2020

QS 5 Star Rating - Internationality - University of Huddersfield

Shortlisted

2020 Times Higher Education awards - Most Innovative Teacher

2020 Times Higher Education awards - Outstanding Estates Strategy

2020 Times Higher Education awards - Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

 

Awards 2019

Winners

VC wins the 2019 Examiner Business Person of the Year award

Queen’s Anniversary Prize for future-proofing the rail network

CMI Outstanding Innovation and Delivery Award

Shortlisted

3M BIC shortlisted for National Technology Award

 

Awards 2018

Winners

Guardian University Awards - Course and Curriculum Design

THELMAS - Outstanding Leadership and Management Team

THELMAS - Outstanding Strategic Planning Team

Cost Sector Catering Awards - University/College Award

Awards 2017

Winners

Teaching Excellence Framework Gold

Global Teaching Excellence Award

Times Higher's world top 200 "young universities"

 

Awards 2016

Winners

First in England for professionally qualified teaching staff

The Times Higher Leadership and Management Awards – Outstanding Library Team

The Guardian Higher Education Awards - Inspiring Buildings - Heritage Quay


Awards 2015

Winners

Archive Service Accreditation - Heritage Quay

Royal Historical Society Public History Prize - Heritage Quay

Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development - Times Higher Education Awards

Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education

Athena SWAN Bronze Award - Equality Challenge Unit

New University of the Year - Educate North Awards

Leadership Award - Educate North Awards

CASE Circle of Excellence Awards - Undergraduate Prospectus 2015/16 Bronze Award - Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment

Outstanding Finance Team - Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards


Awards 2014

Winners

The Times Higher Education Best University Workplace

QS Stars Rated for Excellence - QS 4 Star Institution

CASE Circle of Excellence Awards - Recruitment Short Videos Gold Award - Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment

CASE Circle of Excellence Awards - Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Print) Silver Award - Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment

Government Customer Service Excellence Award - Computing and Library Services‌


Awards 2013

Winners

The Times Higher Education Awards – University of the Year

Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion – Liz Towns-Andrews

Queen’s Awards for International Trade

The Guardian Higher Education Awards – Inspiring Leader Award – Professor Bob Cryan

The Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards - Outstanding Registry Team Award

CASE Circle of Excellence Awards - Digital Communications Bronze Award - Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment

HEIST Awards Best Undergraduate Prospectus Gold Award - Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment

HEIST Awards Best use of Digital/Social Media Gold Award - Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment

‌Shortlisted

The Times Higher Education Awards – Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community

The Guardian Higher Education Awards – Student Experience (My Reading)

The Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards – ICT Initiative of the Year

The Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards – Outstanding University Fundraising Initiative

The Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards – Outstanding Leadership and Management Team


Awards 2012

Winners

The Times Higher Education Awards – Entrepreneurial University of the Year

Shortlisted

The Times Higher Education Awards – Outstanding ICT Initiative

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