Higher education in Scotland is undergoing something of a revolution, driven by technology, fostering enhanced links to business and communities and with a fresh approach to the relationship between students and education providers.

Partnerships are the key to all of these advances and they have an impact  at every stage in the student journey, helping to increase access to education, providing the support needed for successful outcomes and offering  routes into employment.

Education at its best has the potential to change lives and to improve society and The Herald Higher Education Awards 2023, which will take place on Thursday, 1 June, will recognise the exceptional work being done by  institutions across the country, as well as by education professionals and by students themselves in shaping brighter futures.