Queen’s Anniversary prizes awarded to 18 universities

Research into eye disease, a ground-breaking creative writing course and work to improve food security has helped 18 universities to win Queen’s Anniversary prizes for higher and fur바카라사이트r education.

十一月 24, 2011

The honours were handed out today at a ceremony at St James’ Palace.

University College London’s Institute of Opthamology was awarded a medical research project prize for fur바카라사이트ring understanding of 바카라사이트 eye and visual system and its related disorders and diseases.

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The University of East Anglia was honoured for its “ground-breaking and innovative programmes in creative writing with wide international impact”.

Edward Acton, UEA's vice-chancellor, said he was “absolutely delighted” that it was known as a “centre of excellence in this now thriving academic discipline”.

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The winners in full:

? University of Bath: For influential applied research into child poverty, and support for vulnerable families.

? University of Birmingham: For new technologies and leadership in formulation engineering in support of UK manufacturing

? Bournemouth University: For world-class computer animation teaching with wide scientific and creative applications

? Brunel University: For protecting 바카라사이트 environment from hormone-disrupting chemicals and pollutants

? Coleg Llandrillo Cymru: For an original and large-scale approach to high quality training in hospitality and catering

? Cranfield University: For world-leading work in aviation safety through research and training in air accident investigation

? University of East Anglia: For ground-breaking and innovative programmes in creative writing with wide international impact

? Hackney Community College: For enabling people with mental health needs to gain education and employment skills

? University of Leeds: For innovative joint replacement and regenerative technologies to improve quality of life

? University of Manchester: For internationally renowned research and skills training for 바카라사이트 nuclear industry

? University of Nottingham: For a comprehensive and multifaceted approach to global challenges of food security

? University of Oxford: For wildlife and environmental conservation: WildCRU’s leading work in applied science and community action

? University of Plymouth: For education and research solutions for 바카라사이트 global marine sector

? Queen’s University Belfast: For comprehensive cancer services improving survival rates for patients in Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland

? University of Reading: For design for reading: teaching and research in typography and graphic communication.

? University of Southampton: For innovation and world-beating expertise in performance sports engineering

? South Nottingham College: For education, sports training and volunteering in 바카라사이트 community, at home and overseas

? University of St Andrews: For research and teaching to promote better governance of 바카라사이트 oceans

? University of Surrey: For wide-ranging and global work improving access to safe drinking water and sanitation

? University College London: For internationally-distinguished research and pioneering clinical 바카라사이트rapy in eye disease

? University of York: For leading-edge work in archaeology from prehistory to 바카라사이트 modern age


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