Awards history
We have a lot to be proud of. Not only are we climbing the education league tables, we are also receiving national recognition for our work across a number of different areas including being named the Times Higher Education University of the Year in 2013.
Take a look at the awards we have won over the last few years:
Awards 2024
Educate North Awards - Diversity, Equality and Inclusion award
Awards 2023
Ofsted Outstanding provider – Apprenticeships
QS 5 Star Rating - Internationality - University of Huddersfield
Business School of the Year 2023 – Times Higher Education Awards 2023
Awards 2022
Winners
Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category for International Trade
2022 Times Higher Education Awards - Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Awards 2021
Winners
Queen’s Anniversary Prize for advanced measurement in smart manufacturing
Best university employability strategy - National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021
Huddersfield Civic Society - Annual Design Awards - Sovereign Design House
HR Excellence in Research award
Awards 2020
QS 5 Star Rating - Internationality - University of Huddersfield
Shortlisted
2020 Times Higher Education awards - Most Innovative Teacher
2020 Times Higher Education awards - Outstanding Estates Strategy
2020 Times Higher Education awards - Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Awards 2019
Winners
VC wins the 2019 Examiner Business Person of the Year award
Queen’s Anniversary Prize for future-proofing the rail network
CMI Outstanding Innovation and Delivery Award
Shortlisted
3M BIC shortlisted for National Technology Award
Awards 2018
Winners
Guardian University Awards - Course and Curriculum Design
THELMAS - Outstanding Leadership and Management Team
THELMAS - Outstanding Strategic Planning Team
Cost Sector Catering Awards - University/College Award
Awards 2017
Winners
Teaching Excellence Framework Gold
Global Teaching Excellence Award
Times Higher's world top 200 "young universities"
Awards 2016
Winners
First in England for professionally qualified teaching staff
The Times Higher Leadership and Management Awards – Outstanding Library Team
The Guardian Higher Education Awards - Inspiring Buildings - Heritage Quay
Awards 2015
Winners
Archive Service Accreditation - Heritage Quay
Royal Historical Society Public History Prize - Heritage Quay
Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development - Times Higher Education Awards
Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education
Athena SWAN Bronze Award - Equality Challenge Unit
New University of the Year - Educate North Awards
Leadership Award - Educate North Awards
CASE Circle of Excellence Awards - Undergraduate Prospectus 2015/16 Bronze Award - Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment
Outstanding Finance Team - Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards
Awards 2014
Winners
The Times Higher Education Best University Workplace
QS Stars Rated for Excellence - QS 4 Star Institution
CASE Circle of Excellence Awards - Recruitment Short Videos Gold Award - Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment
CASE Circle of Excellence Awards - Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Print) Silver Award - Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment
Government Customer Service Excellence Award - Computing and Library Services
Awards 2013
Winners
The Times Higher Education Awards – University of the Year
Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion – Liz Towns-Andrews
Queen’s Awards for International Trade
The Guardian Higher Education Awards – Inspiring Leader Award – Professor Bob Cryan
The Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards - Outstanding Registry Team Award
CASE Circle of Excellence Awards - Digital Communications Bronze Award - Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment
HEIST Awards Best Undergraduate Prospectus Gold Award - Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment
HEIST Awards Best use of Digital/Social Media Gold Award - Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment
Shortlisted
The Times Higher Education Awards – Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community
The Guardian Higher Education Awards – Student Experience (My Reading)
The Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards – ICT Initiative of the Year
The Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards – Outstanding University Fundraising Initiative
The Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards – Outstanding Leadership and Management Team
Awards 2012
Winners
The Times Higher Education Awards – Entrepreneurial University of the Year
Shortlisted
The Times Higher Education Awards – Outstanding ICT Initiative
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