The Times Higher Education is a publication which recognises universities of high reputation for their outstanding achievements. The rankings become a go-to guide for international students to choose the right university.

1. University
Award
Winners
2020

2. 01
Understanding Times Higher Education
 What is “THE” about?
02
Nominations for the Year 2020
 Which UK universities were in the race?
03
THE University of the Year 2020
 Who secured the top achievement?
04
Winners in Major Categories
 Who bagged the coveted awards?
05
THE World University Rankings 2021
 What are the prospects this year?
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3. Understanding
THE
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4. What is THE About?
The Times Higher Education (THE – formerly known as The Times Higher Education Supplement or THES) is the UK’s
leading magazine in higher education field and is published weekly. THE became popular by publishing the annual
Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankings since 2004. The magazine also provides two awards annually:
Times Higher Education Awards and Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards (Thelmas). The
publication is a go-to guide, especially for international students who wish to study in the UK.
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5. The Nominations
For 2020
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6. The Nominees
05
The following five universities were nominated for the
coveted University of the Year Awards by the The Times
Higher Education for the year 2020. Not all of them could
win, but they sure are institutions of excellence.
Won the University of the
Year award in 2014 and 2015.
One of the
ancient Scottish
universities in the
UK
Formerly
secured first
place for Quality
Education
Gold rating for
Teaching
Excellence
Framework
Ranked top three in England
consistently
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7. University
of the Year
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8. Times Higher Education recognised the
efforts of the university to redress its
historic connections to slavery through the
reparative justice programme. The
awarding body commended the university
for assuming a moral position,
acknowledging their ties to slavery, and
then making the necessary amends.
THE also shortlisted the university for
Technological or Digital Innovation of the
Year awards category. Glasgow made
significant improvements in their Times and
The Sunday Times Good University Guide
2021 rankings as well.
University of
Glasgow
THE University of the Year 2020
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9. University of Glasgow was
the first educational
institution in the United
Kingdom to recognise
their historical roots to
slavery by performing
intensive research on their
past and being open and
transparent about their
findings with everyone.
To address the issues of racial justice happening in the UK and all
over the world, the University of Glasgow initiated “The Programme of
Reparative Justice.” Glasgow aims to shape itself as an educational
institution in the United Kingdom that focuses on and prioritises justice
and equality.
Still in its initial phase, the University envisions to develop it more with
new initiatives. The institutions believes that it will send a positive
message to all their past, present, and future students about owning
its history, no matter how negative it was, and then taking appropriate
action to correct the errors of the past.
The University vows to work tirelessly to represent every student and
work alongside others to help them succeed by distancing themselves
from their past and rebuilding a fair and equal future for all.
Remarks by University of
Glasgow’s Principal and
Vice-Chancellor
(paraphrased).
Why Glasgow?
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10. The Winners
for 2020
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11. THE 2020
Winners
University of Glasgow
University of the Year
The Top UK
Universities
by Times
Higher
Education
Admissions teams, UK higher education
THE Outstanding Achievement Award
Nottingham Trent University
Outstanding Support for Students
Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University
Business School of the Year
Heriot-Watt University
Research Project of the Year: STEM
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12. THE 2020
Winners
Royal Holloway, University of London
Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social
Sciences
The Top UK
Universities
by Times
Higher
Education
University of the West of Scotland
Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the
Year
University of Exeter
Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year
University of Manchester
Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community
Aston University
Outstanding Entrepreneurial University
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13. THE 2020
Winners
University of Surrey
THE DataPoints Merit Award
The Top UK
Universities
by Times
Higher
Education
University of Edinburgh
Outstanding Library Team
University of Birmingham
Outstanding Estates Strategy
Royal Northern College of Music
Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of
the Year
Swansea University
International Collaboration of the Year
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14. The Prospects
for 2021
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15. Who Will Bag the
2021 Awards?
The World University Rankings 2021 by THE
consists of more than 1,500 universities across
93 countries and regions and is one of the
largest rankings of its kind world-wide.
The publication looked for excellence in 5
different areas in order to decide the winners:
teaching, research, knowledge transfer and
international outlook.
Unsurprisingly, the University of Oxford tops the
rankings for the fifth consecutive year, adding
one more dazzling jewel to the institution’s
crown in higher education.
Notably, University of Cambridge, Imperial
College London and UCL are in the top 20
globally.
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16. Thank
You