Double accolade for Teesside University in top awards

Dragon's Den Star Duncan Bannatyne and Vice-Chancellor Professor Graham Henderson are delighted Teesside has been shortlisted for University of the Year.

And in a double accolade we have also been shortlisted forOutstanding Employer Engagement Initiative in the Times Higher Education awards.

Teesside is the only University in the North East region in the running for the prestigious overall University of the Year award.

A spokesman for the Times Higher Education awards says the shortlist represents ‘excellence in an inspirational sector.’

An outstanding achievement Teesside University’s Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Professor Graham Henderson, says: ‘Being shortlisted for University of the Year is an outstanding achievement for the University and a wonderful endorsement of the progress that we have made in recent years.

‘One of the greatest strengths of our Institution, which features highly in our case for both these awards, is the energy, enthusiasm, friendliness and commitment of our staff and the way in which colleagues work together in a flexible and responsive manner to meet the needs of our students and external partners.

‘I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the contribution of all of our staff which has placed us in the position where we can be recognised as a serious candidate for University of the Year.’

Our nomination for outstanding employer engagement initiative is based on Teesside Business School’s work on leadership development in partnership with the North East Chamber of Commerce.

Professor Henderson adds: ‘When taken alongside the University’s recent listing in the top 20 institutions in the Times Higher’s recent league table, compiled in response to the results of the recent National Student Survey, these shortlistings provide an excellent platform from which to continue to raise the profile of our University and its achievements.’

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