Times Higher Education University of the Year

The THE University of the Year is an annual award given to an Irish or British university or other higher education institution by Times Higher Education. The current University of the Year for 2024 is Ulster University.

Not to be confused with Sunday Times University of the Year.

THE University of the Year
Awarded for	Recognition in Higher Education
Country	United Kingdom and Ireland
Presented by	Times Higher Education
First award	2005; 20 years ago (2005)
Currently held by	Ulster University
Website	www.the-awards.co.uk

The annual award was established in 2005, with shortlisted universities announced in September and winners announced in a ceremony in October/November. The winner is chosen by a panel of judges including the editor of the publication, senior university administrators, and senior members of research and funding councils.^[1]

Although similar in name, this award has no connection to the Sunday Times University of the Year award given by The Times.

List of winners

Year	Winner	Shortlisted
2024[2]	Ulster University	London Metropolitan University University of Leicester University of Stirling University of Sunderland University of Surrey
2023[3]	Anglia Ruskin University	University of East London University of Exeter Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine University of South Wales University of York
2022[4]	Northumbria University	Edinburgh Napier University Loughborough University Newcastle University University of Plymouth Sheffield Hallam University
2021[5]	Cardiff Metropolitan University	Aston University London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine The Open University University of Sunderland University of York
2020[6]	University of Glasgow	Edge Hill University Keele University The Open University Staffordshire University University of Worcester
2019[7]	University of Strathclyde	University of Derby Harper Adams University Solent University Ulster University University of Worcester
2018[8]	University of Essex	Keele University Newcastle University Swansea University University of West London University of York
2017[9]	Nottingham Trent University	City, University of London University of Dundee Liverpool John Moores University Northumbria University University of Winchester
2016[10]	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	Abertay University City, University of London Loughborough University University of Nottingham University of Worcester
2015[11]	Coventry University	University of Glasgow University of Kent Lancaster University Loughborough University The Open University
2014[12]	Edge Hill University	Birkbeck, University of London University of Glasgow Harper Adams University Institute of Education, University of London Swansea University
2013[13]	University of Huddersfield	University of Birmingham University of East Anglia Newcastle University University of Northampton York St John University
2012[14]	University of Strathclyde	Brunel University University of Exeter University of Nottingham Plymouth University University of Sunderland
2011[15]	University of Sheffield	University of Dundee Edge Hill University University of Nottingham University of Southampton University of Sussex
2010[16]	University of York	Birkbeck, University of London Edge Hill University Lancaster University Newcastle University
2009[1]	Teesside University	Bournemouth University University of Nottingham Queen Mary, University of London University of Warwick University of Winchester
2008[17]	University of Leicester
2007[18]	University of Exeter
2006[better source needed]	University of Nottingham[19]
2005[20]	University of Manchester

Universities with multiple wins and shortlists

Universities with 3+ Shortlists

University	Shortlists
Newcastle University	4
University of Nottingham
Edge Hill University	3
Loughborough University
The Open University
University of Sunderland
University of Worcester
University of York

Universities with 2+ Wins

University	Wins
University of Strathclyde	2