Queen’s University Belfast recognised at THE Leadership and Management Awards 2012

Queen’s University Belfast has won the award for Outstanding University Fundraising Team at the annual Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards. 

Their victory was witnessed by more than 800 people gathered at the Grosvenor House Hotel,Park Laneto celebrate the sector’s achievements at the ceremony, held in association with the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.

The judges’ admired the way in which the university had managed not only to raise an impressive sum but also to link the project to its own aims and to Northern Ireland’s strategy to retain more highly skilled graduates and improve its business leadership.

Now in their fourth year, the awards are a highlight of the academic calendar and aim to celebrate the sector’s leadership, management, financial and business skills. They showcase the extraordinary innovation, teamwork and commercial acumen of UKhigher education institutions.

John Gill, editor of Times Higher Education, commented: “The sector should take great reassurance from the extraordinary examples of creativity, commitment and sheer hard work that the awards judges have recognised.”

For more coverage of the awards, photos and information on all the winners across the 15 categories, visit www.thelmawards.co.uk or pick up a copy of Times Higher Education, available in newsagents from 28 June.

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