Leicester is the only university to have won five consecutive Times Higher Awards:

2011 - Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology

Professor Bryan Williams from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences received this award for his team's development of a revolutionary new device for measuring blood pressure accurately without any invasive procedure.

We were also nominated for: Research Project of the Year (Department of Geology) and Most Innovative Teacher of the Year (Professor Nisha Dogra, Greenwood Institute of Child Health).

2010 - Outstanding Departmental Administration

Awarded to our School of Museum Studies, of whom the judges said "The University of Leicester’s School of Museum Studies has become a world leader in the museum industry.”

We were also nominated for: Outstanding ICT Initiative of the Year (Beyond Distance Research Alliance) and Outstanding Support for Students (Graduate internship scheme).

2009 - Outstanding Support for Students

Our Careers Service received this award in recognition of their Access to Employability programme.

2008 - University of the Year

This was the year that Leicester won the  highest award in UK higher education. This was the year that the judges described Leicester as "elite without being elitist."

We were also nominated for Research Project of the Year (Departments of Geology and Biology).

2007 - Marketing Initaitive of the Year

Our first THE Award was for a 'Lonely Hearts' style direct marketing campaign which boosted attendance at Open Days by 65 per cent. The judges called it "well planned, executed and evaluated but also clearly driven by a detailed understanding of the perceptions of the institution and of the benefits of studying at Leicester."

We were also nominated for Oustanding ICT Initiative of the Year (Beyond Distance Media Alliance).