The finalists for this year’s Times Higher Education Awards for the UK and Ireland have been named. More than 120 institutions submitted well over 500 entries in all, with 69 institutions making the final shortlist for this 21st edition of the awards, dubbed the “Oscars of higher education”. ADVERTISEMENTCompeting for the coveted University of the Year award are Heriot-Watt University, Queen Mary University of London, Teesside University, the University of East London, the University of Hertfordshire and the University of Worcester. They are Aston University, the University of Exeter, the University of Hertfordshire, the University of Salford and the University of Warwick. The winner, chosen by Times Higher Education, will be announced at the awards ceremony.
