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.

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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 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.

11.06.2024
Talking CreaTech

The Coronation Challenge workshop in Liverpool brought together our 2023 Prize-winners with creative industry experts to explore the role of HE and FE in driving CreaTech.

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.

08.05.2024
Wales | Cymru

CEO Nichola Tasker met the team behind Swansea University’s SAIL Databank, who won a Prize in 2023 for world-leading research that harnesses data to improve public health and wellbeing. Part of a fantastic tour of universities and colleges in Wales.

31.03.2024
Coronation Challenge

Our Challenge advisory board met for the first time for an intensive discussion of the role of universities and colleges in driving growth in UK creative industries. Hosted by National Theatre Chair (and Trust Chair) Sir Damon Buffini at NT.

The Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Education: since 1994

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Individual winning universities