Event

The Awards Ceremony

The Herald Education Awards: For Further and Higher Education 2027 will take place on Wednesday, May 19^th, 2027 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Glasgow.

The evening includes drinks reception, three course meal, half bottle of wine, the awards presentation with official digital event programme, and entertainment.

There is also the fantastic opportunity to network with other attendees working within the sector.

Ticket bookings to the awards will open in 2027.

2026 Winners

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award

Glasgow Clyde College – ESOL 16 Plus Programme

Innovative Use of Technology – Sponsored by Jisc

University of Stirling – Design for Dementia and Ageing Postgraduate Studio

Marketing/PR Campaign of the Year

University of Glasgow – Building a Powerful Chinese Gen Z Community on RedNote at the University of Glasgow

Outstanding Business Engagement in Colleges

New College Lanarkshire – Scottish Institute for Dental Education

Outstanding Business Engagement in Universities

Glasgow Caledonian University – Turner and Townsend transforms student prospects through radical scholarship model

Outstanding Contribution from a College Student

New College Lanarkshire – Brooke MacFadyen

Outstanding Contribution from a University Student

University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School – Laavanya Varadarajan Shanmugapriya

Outstanding Contribution from a Staff Member

UHI North, West and Hebrides – Professor Stuart Gibb

Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture – Baile na Cille Bige – Kilbeg Village

Partnership Award – sponsored by QAA Scotland

Glasgow Clyde College and Celtic FC: Celtic Coaching Pathway

Partnership with Schools Award

Robert Gordon University – The RGU Hub Widening Access Model

Research Project of the Year

The Lyell Centre Heriot-Watt University – 3SIP2C – Sources, Sinks and Solutions for the Impact of Plastic on Coastal Communities in Vietnam

Supporting Student Wellbeing Award

Dumfries and Galloway College – Grimdark Gamers of Galloway

Widening Access Award

University of Aberdeen – Gateway 2 Medicine (G2M)

Further Educational Institution of the Year – sponsored by The Open University Scotland

Glasgow Clyde College

Higher Educational Institution of the Year – sponsored by New College Lanarkshire

Robert Gordon University

Lifetime Achievement Award

University of St Andrews – Professor Clare Peddie