Educate North Awards reveals the best in education for 2024

The University of Manchester, celebrating its 200th anniversary, was named ‘University of the Year’ during a prestigious event at The Hilton hotel in Manchester on Thursday 18th April 2024.

Judges, drawn from across business and academia, highlighted Manchester’s superb standing and achievements across the North and globally with an Alumni totalling 500,000 worldwide.

Broadcaster, Rob McLoughlin OBE founder of the Awards paid tribute to the winners, nominees and the team which produced the ceremony stating; ‘This is the North showing itself to be global leaders, superb educationalists and locally as well as universally focussed’.

‘The ENAs have grown in prestige and stature, and we’ve enjoyed record numbers of entries as well as an astonishing response from the radio audiences. We want it grow and encourage more enterprise, breakthroughs, and superb educational outcomes for the North and for the UK as a whole’.

2024 sponsors were Masood Entrepreneurship Centre at Alliance Manchester Business School, IT Capital, Interact, Pilot Group, The Protocol Group, CCUK owners of Smooth NW, Smooth NE, Heart Yorkshire, Protocol, Voiceworks (also part of CCUK) and John Kennedy CBE is Official Patron.


For more details see the report on the Smooth Radio and Heart websites:

https://campaign.smoothradio.com/educate-north-2024

https://campaign.heart.co.uk/educate-north-awards-2024-winners

Entrepreneurs back the Educate North Awards

Four would-be entrepreneurs from universities across the North of England will once again face more than 400 academics, managers, guests, and industry leaders as they pitch their new business idea and wait for the audience to decide the winner.

The University Entrepreneurs Grant (UEG) will return on Thursday 18th April 2024 as part of the prestigious Educate North Awards and the winner will walk away with a £1000 prize to write a business plan and the chance to be mentored at the acclaimed Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) based at the Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester.

To read more from FE News, click here.

10th Educate North Awards – nominations open for 2024

The 10th Educate North Awards will be held on Thursday, 18 April 2024 and nominations are open now.

As before, the categories will include a broad range of education establishments, from universities to sixth form, with special awards for teachers and business entrepreneurs.

Founder of the Awards, Rob McLoughlin OBE, said:

“The 10th event is a wonderful achievement.

“Education needs political and public support like never before and this Northern showcase has grown and grown thanks to a unique combination of committed judges from across business and academia, from a wonderful range of commercial sponsors and supporters and partners which cross broadcasting, AI technology and education itself.

“We look forward to celebrating all the nominees in April of 2024.”

For more details of the Awards, click here to read the report from the FE News website.

Superb shortlist unveiled for prestigious awards

Educate North has unveiled a ‘superb’ shortlist for 2023 Awards in Manchester on 27th April 2023.

A record number of entries has led to a high quality field across a range of categories and from institutions and individuals across the North of England.


Tickets now on sale via www.educatenorth.co.uk and the Awards dinner is held at the Midland Hotel Manchester on 27 April 2023.

To view the Educate North Awards 2023 shortlist, click here: 
https://educatenorth.co.uk/2023-shortlist/