On behalf of the Higher Education Academy and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) we are pleased to open the Higher Education Volunteering Awards 2008 and announce that the Awards Luncheon will take place on Tuesday 2 December at Manchester United Football Club, home of the European and Premiership Champions.

NEW: Higher Education Volunteering Awards 2008 online entry form

Over the past five years thousands of individuals have been nominated, having touched tens of thousands of beneficiaries through their volunteering. The Higher Education Volunteering Awards 2008 will continue to reward and give national recognition to exemplary volunteering activities at all institutions in receipt of funding under the Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund (TQEF). We hope that we will encourage even more nominations this year from institutions engaging with and reinforcing links with their local communities.

Entries for the 2008 Awards closed at midnight on Tuesday 21 October