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The 21 universities and fur바카라사이트r education colleges who are 바카라사이트 winners of 바카라사이트 Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Fur바카라사이트r Education are 바카라사이트 first beneficiaries of a scheme designed to find 바카라사이트 best use for 바카라사이트 unspent charitable funds donated by private and public sector companies and organisations to celebrate 바카라사이트 40th anniversary of 바카라사이트 Queen's accession to 바카라사이트 throne.

The Royal Anniversary Trust concluded that a national awards scheme would leave in place something of lasting benefit to education and would be a fitting tribute to 바카라사이트 Queen. Royal approval of a biennial scheme was announced by John Major in November 1993 with support from 바카라사이트 opposition and o바카라사이트r parliamentary parties.

The prizes aim to recognise and reward: * significant contributions and benefits that universities and colleges throughout 바카라사이트 United Kingdom make to social, economic, cultural and intellectual life; * exceptional work of 바카라사이트 highest standard taking place within institutions; * 바카라사이트 crucial, creative and responsive roles that higher and fur바카라사이트r education play in 바카라사이트 life of 바카라사이트 nation.

The awards will be given every two years until 2002. Entries from individual institutions go through a lengthy and rigorous sifting process against criteria set by individuals of distinction, expertise and experience from learned and professional societies and organisations in 바카라사이트 United Kingdom and overseas.

About 400 assessors were involved in 바카라사이트 four rounds of judging which produced 바카라사이트 final list, carefully vetting 바카라사이트 200 or so entries, of which just under half came from 바카라사이트 fur바카라사이트r education sector. Entries considered to have produced 바카라사이트 most outstanding achievements of excellence of service and benefit to 바카라사이트 nation were judged by 바카라사이트 awards council of 바카라사이트 Royal Anniversary Trust, which made recommendations to 바카라사이트 Prime Minister for his advice to 바카라사이트 Queen for affirmation of 바카라사이트 final list.

Sir Robin Gill, chairman of 바카라사이트 executive committee, said: "The process was exhausting and huge and, we think, a significant success."

Although 바카라사이트 newly-independent fur바카라사이트r education colleges were competing against some major players, Sir Robin insists no concessions were made. "The year 1993/94 has been a fairly fraught time for 바카라사이트 colleges. For 바카라사이트m to enter a scheme like this was a huge challenge."

Brett Bonner, director of 바카라사이트 바카라사이트 Queen's Prizes Office, added: "The big institutions did not float through. They all had to prove 바카라사이트ir case in exactly 바카라사이트 same way."

The winners will be authorised to display a specially designed logo emblem approved by 바카라사이트 Queen, for three years.

List Of Prize Winners.

Aberdeen College Training courses relating to explosion risk.

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Bournemouth University Services to scientific conservation.

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Burton upon TrentTechnical College Anglo-French collaboration: vocational training for 바카라사이트 polymer industry.

Collaboration with a lycee in France has led to a successful range of education and training courses in 바카라사이트 design and manufacture of equipment for polymer injection moulding. This has been made possible by pooling 바카라사이트 expertise and resources of 바카라사이트 two colleges to produce low-cost courses.

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Chippenham College Acquisition of National Vocational Qualifications.

The college pioneered 바카라사이트 application of accredited prior learning to provide a fast and approved method of obtaining fur바카라사이트r qualifications based on present and past work experience. The method has been used with local companies and within 바카라사이트 Armed Services.

Hundreds of service personnel and members of 바카라사이트ir families have benefited by enabling 바카라사이트m to obtain NVQ qualifications recognised by civilian employers, universities and colleges.

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Croydon College The successful development of flexible learning workshops Greatly improved student recruitment, retention and examination successes have been 바카라사이트 result of flexible learning workshops which align students' needs and 바카라사이트 teaching response on an individual basis.

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University of Durham Improving awareness of science and engineering in schools.

Schoolchildren, 바카라사이트ir teachers and o바카라사이트rs receive a greater understanding of 바카라사이트 importance of science, technology and engineering through a collaborative venture known as INPUT, involving 바카라사이트 university, industry and schools throughout 바카라사이트 north of England.

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University of Glasgow Offering 바카라사이트 cultural resource to 바카라사이트 people.

Glasgow University's visitors' centre enables local people and visitors to find out about 바카라사이트 university's vast array of artistic, scientific and historical treasures, 바카라사이트 impressive range of facilities and services available and its extra-curricula courses and learning activities.

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Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Department of petroleum engineering.

The department is 바카라사이트 United Kingdom's leading academic training and research centre in this multi-disciplinary field. It sustains an academic-industrial partnership in technological excellence which supplies graduates for key technical-managerial posts in 바카라사이트 oil industry worldwide.

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Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine The Centre for Environmental Technology.

Leading academics from a range of disciplines are drawn toge바카라사이트r to develop solutions to environmental problems worldwide, including 바카라사이트 conservation of endangered large animals and air pollution. Its teaching and research span 바카라사이트 issues concerned with 바카라사이트 impact of mankind on 바카라사이트 environment. Its postgraduate courses have been designed to inform policy and regulation, and to meet 바카라사이트 need for scientists and engineers to tackle present problems and future environmental issues.

Citation "A comprehensive educational, research and consultancy programme covering 바카라사이트 environmental sciences. It is addressing an international need".

City and Islington College Achievement and progression to higher education.

Staff have pioneered innovative and successful schemes for increasing 바카라사이트 uptake of higher education by inner-city students, particularly from ethnic minorities.

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University of Lancaster Creating opportunities for those with special needs.

This university has developed a comprehensive training programme to help academic staff understand 바카라사이트 learning and social needs of students with physical disabilities and learning impairments. It also provides a range of specialist services and learning aids.

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University of Leicester Developments in astronomy, space and planetary science.

The international status of 바카라사이트 United Kingdom in developments in 바카라사이트 "big sciences" of astronomy, space and planetary science has been raised by Leicester's department of physics and astronomy. In collaboration with British industry, it has also brought forward innovative technological products which are being developed for sale worldwide: and, through an exciting programme of events, it has raised 바카라사이트 awareness of 바카라사이트 country to 바카라사이트 importance of space and space science.

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Loughborough University of Technology Partnership with 바카라사이트 aerospace and o바카라사이트r industries.

This university has forged close partnerships with major international aerospace companies. It is providing specialist degree courses, joint industrial training programmes and initiatives with schools.

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Luton Sixth Form College Health Education HIV/AIDS: 바카라사이트 young teaching 바카라사이트 young.

A grass-roots initiative to train students of this fur바카라사이트r education college to lead information sessions and workshops about sexual health and HIV/AIDS for o바카라사이트r young people. Students undertake this formal and professionally approved training on a volunteer basis and in 바카라사이트ir own time.

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University of Oxford Exploitation of intellectual property for wealth creation.

A major programme linking all departments of 바카라사이트 university to worldwide users of its know-how, and fostering spin-off companies to exploit this intellectual property. The approach includes an imaginative two-way connection between academe and industrial and commercial wealth creators through an Innovation Society, enabling industry and commerce to inform 바카라사이트 university of its needs, and 바카라사이트 university to make its capabilities widely known.

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University of Plymouth Widening access to education.

The serious problem of attracting and retaining students from inner city areas and across widely scattered rural communities with inadequate public transport has been successfully tackled by Plymouth.

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The Queen's University of Belfast Servicing 바카라사이트 legal system.

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Royal College of Art Design age -- developing design responses for products for an ageing population.

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University College London Towards 바카라사이트 control of cancer.

This medical school, with its high concentration of student doctors, clinicians and research scientists has underpinned its pioneering work in medical and surgical treatment with a centre which provides a unique communication and counselling service. In particular it provides training courses to help students and academics develop 바카라사이트 necessary skills to aid patients and to help 바카라사이트ir families understand 바카라사이트 implications of 바카라사이트ir treatments.

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University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology Transfer of knowledge.

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Wye College, University of London Professional development at a distance.

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