The University of Suffolk has been shortlisted in seven categories for the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2026 – including the prestigious ‘University of the Year’ category for the second year in succession.
The awards, known as the WUSCAs for short, utilise student reviews across a host of themes, including facilities, teaching quality and student life.
The 2026 awards shortlist was published on Wednesday, with the University of Suffolk shortlisted in seven of the 12 categories.
Those are:
- University of the Year
- Career Prospects
- Lecturers and Teaching Quality
- Facilities
- Student Support
- International
- Postgraduate
The University won the University of the Year, Lecturer and Teaching Quality, and Student Support prizes at the awards in 2025.
Last year, the University also scooped silver for the Facilities, International and Postgraduate categories.
University of Suffolk Provost Professor Rachel Allen, said: “Being shortlisted for seven awards, including the University of the Year, for the 2026 Whatuni Student Choice Awards is a tremendous recognition of the work all of our staff put in to ensure our students have the best experience possible.
“We cannot thank our students enough for their feedback which has resulted in these award nominations, as well as helping us to shape their education experience to enable them to thrive.”
The award shortlistings come off the back of a busy year for the University, which has included continued development of campus facilities.
In recent months the brand new Esports facility and Library have both opened, while work continues on new Pharmacy facilities, biomedical science labs, as well as updated student social spaces and a new home for the Students’ Union which are due to be ready for the new academic year in September.
In addition, the University has expanded its course offering, with new BA (Hons) Esports and BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance courses launching in September last year, and a Master of Pharmacy programme launching this autumn.
Postgraduate provision is also growing, with the MSc Financial Technology course launching in September last year and a number of additions planned for this September subject to validation.
The awards will be held on Thursday 21 May in a ceremony in London.
