The winners in three very different THE Awards categories explain how they developed the strategies and projects that earned them trophies in 2023 – and how these have evolved in the 12 months since.

We speak to:

  • Roderick Watkins, vice-chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University, which was named 2023 THE University of the Year
  • Mark Brown, professor in evolutionary ecology and conservation at Royal Holloway, University of London, who won Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year
  • Joanne Pledger, senior lecturer in astrophysics, and Ruth Spencer, senior lecturer in dance, both at the University of Central Lancashire who, with colleagues, worked on the Into Our Skies: Space in Schools project that took home the award for Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative.

If you want to learn more from acclaimed academics and research projects, take a look at our latest Spotlight guide, which pulls together advice from the 2024 shortlist: THE Awards 2024: learn from the best in UK and Irish higher education.

 

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