The Royal Anniversary Trust is a charity that celebrates and champions the outstanding work of universities and colleges across the United Kingdom. We are best known as the custodians of the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Higher and Further Education (formerly Queen’s Anniversary Prizes), part of the UK national honours system.

Latest

28.05.2025
Alumni stories: SRUC

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) first won a Prize in 2017 for a dairy cattle genetics project over 40 years in the making. Professors Coffey and Powell talk about the impact of winning. Read more.

10.02.2025
CreaTech report

The Coronation Challenge CreaTech report: How the fusion of emerging tech and the Creative Industries can transform the UK’s approach to skills, innovation and business. Read the report.

08.11.2024
FE Week feature

Trust CEO Nichola Tasker talks to FE Week about encouraging more colleges to apply for the Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Education. Read the article.

11.09.2024
New Trustees announced

The Royal Anniversary Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of three new Trustees: Professor Dame Janet Beer, Shelagh Legrave CBE DL and Dr Mahnaz Safa.

20.06.2024
Meeting MidKent students

Trust CEO Nichola Tasker and Deputy Lieutenant of Kent, Lennox Cato DL visited MidKent College to thank students who acted as hosts and guides at our gala event at Guildhall in February.

04.06.2024
From SRUC to Strathclyde

Trust board member Dame Lin Homer and CEO Nichola Tasker visited recent and past winners of the Prizes on their three-day tour of Scotland. They were also welcomed by Universities Scotland and Colleges Scotland.

The Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Education: since 1994

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Individual winning universities