The Judging Process

Who will judge the awards?

Each of the awards will be judged by a distinguished panel of experts. The judges for each category have been selected for their expertise in their chosen field.

What will the judges look for?

The aim of the awards is to recognise excellence and reward extraordinary innovation, teamwork and commercial acumen of UK higher education institutions.

The judges will be looking for outstanding examples of best practice in the 2010-11 academic year.

Be concise, be clear and remember the judges will be using the award criteria to assess each category, so make sure you cover all the points in your submission.

How will the entries be judged?

All entries will be evaluated by our expert panel of filter judges. The initial judges will shortlist up to six finalists for each of the categories.

A winner for each category will be selected on the judging day, where a carefully selected and distinguished panel of industry experts will meet in London.

Key dates for your diary

The judging panel

Chris Cobb, chief operating officer and university secretary, University of London

Cary Cooper, chair, Academy of Social Sciences, distinguished professor of organisational psychology and health, Lancaster University

Liesl Elder, director of development, University of Oxford

Jane Embley, director of human resources, Northumbria University

Patrick Finch, bursar and director of estates, University of Bristol

Philip Graham, executive director, Association for University Research and Industry Links

Christopher Hallas, chair, Association of University Administrators

Geoff Hope-Terry, chair, North West Universities Procurement Consortia Ltd

Maja Maricevic, head of higher education, British Library

Joanna Newman, director, UK Higher Education International Unit

Hari Punchihewa, deputy chief executive and finance director, University of Derby

Ken Sloan, registrar, University of Warwick