University of Nottingham Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education

News by Nottinghamshire Lieutenancy

23 February, 2026

The University of Nottingham has been awarded the prestigious 2024-2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education (formerly the Queen’s Anniversary Prize) for its Rights Lab’s pioneering research into tackling modern slavery and forced labour. This, the UK’s highest national honour for universities, recognizes their use of satellite data to map and measure slavery, directly influencing global policies

Representatives from the University will be presented with their award at St James’s Palace on Tuesday 24th February by Their Majesties The King and Queen.

Congratulations to all!

You can read more about their work from their website