TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT AWARD TO QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY

That this House congratulates Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh on winning the Outstanding Leadership and Management Team category, the top accolade of The Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2012; notes that this award recognises the transformation of Queen Margaret from a university facing many challenges in terms of its finances, strategy and organisational culture to one with a clear and widely understood mission, vision and strategy, with healthy finances and greatly improved key performance indicators; and further notes the role of the strong leadership, clear decision-making and staff engagement at Queen Margaret University in achieving this result.