The Sunday Times University of the Year is an annual award given to a British university by The Sunday Times.

Overview

The award is given as part of the annual Sunday Times University Guide . Though the guide contains a league table of UK universities compiled from various statistics, the award is not necessarily given to the university at the top (in fact, it never has been). Instead, an university is chosen by a panel of experts based on all round academic excellence.

List of winners

1999

University of Brighton

Also shortlisted: University of Bristol, Loughborough University, University of Northumbria at Newcastle

2000

University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Also shortlisted: University of Bath, Kingston University, University of Nottingham, University of York

2001

University of Sheffield

Also shortlisted: University of Exeter, The London Institute, Oxford Brookes University, University of Ulster, University of Warwick

2002

University of St Andrews

Also shortlisted: The London Institute, University of Plymouth, University of Southampton, University of Warwick

2003

University of York

Also shortlisted: Cardiff University, University of Exeter, Loughborough University, Oxford Brookes University

2004

University College London

Also shortlisted: University of Dundee, University of Durham, Kingston University, University of Manchester