This will be awarded to an institution that demonstrated exceptional performance during the 2021-22 academic year. If your entry is based on a long-term strategy that has come to fruition during this period, we will accept information dating from the outset. This category is open to all higher education institutions across the UK and Ireland.

Research, teaching, access, leadership development programmes and business performance will all be taken into account. Judges will also look for evidence of particular bold, imaginative and innovative initiatives during the 2019-20 academic year.

Please provide examples of creative leadership and management across the institution, and show how you have anticipated change in the higher education system and environment in which you operate.

Submissions should demonstrate what was unique about your institution and its achievements in 2019-20.