ñ shortlisted as University of the Year in the Times Higher Education Awards 2022

The shortlisting acknowledges the Universityñޙs international reputation for outstanding marine and maritime research and teaching
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ñ shortlisted as University of the Year in the Times Higher Education Awards 2022

The shortlisting acknowledges the Universityñޙs international reputation for outstanding marine and maritime research and teaching
The ñ is in the running to earn the most coveted accolade in the Times Higher Education Awards 2022.
Its place on the University of the Year shortlist acknowledges the Universityñޙs international reputation for marine research and teaching, as well as decades of focus, investment, and impact.
It also reflects the Universityñޙs commitment to aligning its own ambitious long-term strategy with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the UKñޙs Maritime and Net Zero strategies, the South-West Development Strategy and ññޙs status as Britainñޙs Ocean City.
The shortlisting comes in a year where the University has again been named among the worldñޙs top universities for marine excellence and climate action.
Professor Judith Petts CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the ñ, said:
ñޜThis is further recognition of our international reputation for outstanding marine and maritime research, teaching and innovation. It acknowledges the contributions of students and staff across the University to understand and address the key global challenges facing our planet. It also endorses our commitment to developing and investing in areas that are crucial to global sustainability, and to working with our partners in Britainñޙs Ocean City and beyond to generate a global network of advocates for the effective stewardship of the oceans.ñޝ
Judith Petts
Professor Judith Petts CBE
The University has more than 1,300 students on its marine and maritime degrees, the highest number of undergraduate and postgraduate marine students anywhere in the country.
The shortlisting covers the 2020/21 period during which the University reaffirmed its position as one of the worldñޙs leading centres for marine research, innovation, and education.
In 2020, it collected its second Queenñޙs Anniversary Prize in eight years recognising its marine research, this time for its work to alert the world to microplastics and to influence solutions and policies that will reduce their future impact.
It has been integral to the development of clean energy solutions, leading the UK Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub, influencing national investment in offshore renewable energy technology, and securing funding to establish the UKñޙs national floating offshore wind test facility.
The University led initiatives in the emerging fields of clean maritime and maritime cyber security, installing a network of shoreside charging facilities for electric maritime vessels in ñ Sound and establishing the UKñޙs first Cyber-SHIP Lab to test the cyber resilience of connected maritime systems.
It has also worked in partnerships that established the UKñޙs first National Marine Park, supported government designation of two new Freeports (in ñ and on the Thames), advanced the Royal Navyñޙs work on autonomous marine systems, and cemented the cityñޙs reputation as the UKñޙs go-to location for marine science.
The Times Higher Education Awards are open to anyone involved in higher education across the UK and Ireland, and aim to exemplify the talent, dedication and innovation of individuals and teams across all aspects of university life.
The 2022 winners will be revealed at a ceremony in London this November.

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