THE Campus: The best and brightest of UK universities

THE Campus: The best and brightest of UK universities

Author: Campus by Times Higher Education November 25, 2021 Duration: 1:05:02
To commemorate the annual THE Awards, Sara Custer and Miranda Prynne interview previous winners to find out how their work has developed since taking home a trophy and any advice they might give to their colleagues working towards similar goals.    Interviewees: Tara Moore, professor of personalised medicine at Ulster University and winner of the 2020 Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year   Judith Francois, senior lecturer at Kingston University and winner of the 2020 Most Innovative Teacher of the Year Award   David Green, vice-chancellor at the University of Worcester, the 2020 winner for Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion   Sara Baldwin, head of student support services at Nottingham Trent University, the winner for Outstanding Support for Students in 2020.    Julian Skyrme, director of social responsibility at the Manchester University, the 2020 winner for Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community   David Worsley, a professor at Swansea University, the winner of the 2020 International Collaboration of the Year See the shortlisted nominees for the 2021 THE Awards and read their advice on supervising researchers, innovative teaching methods and student support. 

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