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GradLink wins at high profile UK university awards

UWE Bristol, the university that brings you the GradLink UK website, won the Outstanding International Student Strategy award for GradLink UK at the Times Higher Education Awards 2015.

The awards, now in their eleventh year, shine a spotlight on the outstanding achievements of institutions, teams and individuals in the UK higher education sector.

The award was given in recognition of the success of GradLink UK, with judges saying:

"Gradlink UK has had impressive numbers of students and employers use the service nationally and internationally, helping the UK retain its reputation for the employability of its graduates."

The awards weres witnessed by more than 1,100 people, who gathered at the famous Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London for the awards last night, hosted by comedian Rory Bremner.

The Minister for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson MP, joined universities from all over the country to celebrate the greatest ideas, the finest practice and the very best researchers and teachers in the sector.

The winners were chosen by a panel of judges including Alison Johns, chief executive of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, Sir Deian Hopkin, president, National Library of Wales, and Joanna Newman, vice-principal (international), King's College London.