Prize winners

Since 1994, there have been 337 Prize-winners from universities and colleges across the United Kingdom.

Winners archive

1994 - 2024
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Round 16 Prize-winners (2024-2026)

A total of 19 Prizes were announced on 25 November 2025 in the 16th round of the awards. The full list of Prize-winners is below.
The University of Edinburgh
Securing a safer future: 50 years of fire safety research and education
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Gateshead College
A unique approach to built environment education
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Hull College
Transforming refugee and migrant integration through ESOL innovation 
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The Institute of Cancer Research, London
Global leadership in radiotherapy research
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Lancaster University
Children worldwide get hands-on with computing
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University of Leeds
The fabric of society: using textiles to tackle questions of industry, healthcare and sustainability
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Leeds Beckett University
Educational alliance at HMP Full Sutton
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Liverpool John Moores University 
Face Lab: pioneering craniofacial analysis
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London Metropolitan University
The Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit
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Loughborough University
Para and disability sport: pioneering research enhancing performance, wellbeing and inclusion
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Newcastle University
Transforming understanding, diagnosis and care in Dementia with Lewy bodies 
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North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College
The MIRA Technology Institute
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North West Regional College (NWRC)
Developing skills, fostering innovation and driving applied research for industry
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University of Nottingham
Slavery from space: using satellites to tackle modern slavery
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University of Oxford
The OpenSAFELY platform for whole population NHS data
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Royal College of Music
Shaping the future of music education through applied performance science
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University of Salford
Energy House Labs
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SRUC - Scotland's Rural College
Informing and shaping agricultural policy through economic analysis
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University of Southampton
Leading research for a sustainable and resilient rail system
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Round 15 Prize-winners (2022-2024)

A total of 22 Prizes were announced on 16 November 2023 for the 15th Round. The full list of Prize-winners is below.
Aberystwyth University
Protecting people, animals and economies from harmful parasitic worms
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University of the Arts London
Shaping the fashion industry of the future
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Bangor University
Wastewater-based monitoring: a holistic approach
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University of Birmingham
Supporting sustainable UK manufacturing of aero-engines
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Bridgwater & Taunton College
Nursing home-grown talent
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City College Plymouth
Leading the way for the UK on marine and maritime skills
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City of Glasgow College
Saving seafarers’ lives by tackling oxygen depletion in enclosed spaces
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University of Glasgow
Editing and curating Robert Burns for the 21st century 
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Hopwood Hall College & University Centre 
Widening participation of 16-18 year olds in education
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The Institute of Cancer Research
Transforming lives through world-leading breast cancer research
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Lakes College West Cumbria 
Developing highly skilled technicians for nuclear and low carbon energy
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University of Lincoln
Innovation in agri-food technology
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University of Liverpool
Pioneering chemistry research for the benefit of society
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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 
Tiny Targets: vector control for the elimination of sleeping sickness
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Loughborough College
World-class space engineering programme
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Newcastle University
Research programme of global excellence in water security 
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Open University
Online distance-learning at scale 
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University of Oxford
Innovation in autonomous robotics
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Plumpton College 
Growth and sustainability of skills for the UK wine industry
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Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)
Improving animal health and welfare through excellence in veterinary services 
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University of Strathclyde
Excellence, innovation and entrepreneurship in photonics
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Swansea University
Harnessing public data to improve population health and wellbeing
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The Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Education

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Origins and history
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