After a “gruelling competition” with over 1,300 applicants and five rounds of “close expert scrutiny", QS announced the winners of its Reimagine Education Awards at a virtual ceremony last month.

The full potential of blockchain has yet to be understood, but providers should expect it to significantly disrupt the sector, experts have warned.

Universities must ensure they aren’t focusing on innovation for its own sake and consider how to cultivate creative graduates, said a panel of HE leaders speaking at the QS Reimagine conference which considers education trends of the future.