Staff from disciplines including biomedical ethics, chemistry, film production and linguistics, as well as learning enhancement specialists, are among those who have become National Teaching Fellows, according to the Higher Education Academy, which announced the honours on 11 June.
The successful fellows were chosen from more than 180 nominations submitted by higher education institutions across England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Stephanie Marshall, the academy’s chief executive, said the 2015 fellows were “truly deserving of the award”.
Professor Marshall said she was particularly struck by the student comments included in nominations, in which staff were described as “innovative, engaging, entertaining, genuine, and passionate about teaching”.
Among those to receive the award are Momna Hejmadi, senior teaching fellow in the University of Bath’s department of biology and biochemistry, who led the institution’s first massive open online course on cancer, and June Jones, senior lecturer in biomedical ethics at the University of Birmingham, who has been involved in the repatriation of ancient Maori and North American remains.
The awards will be formally presented at a celebration event to be held at Liverpool Cathedral in October.
The National Teaching Fellows of 2015 are:
- Andy Adcroft
University of Surrey - Lara Alcock
Loughborough University - Mark Atlay
University of Bedfordshire - Johnathan Barnes
Canterbury Christ Church University - Gary Beauchamp
Cardiff Metropolitan University - Josie Billington
University of Liverpool - Freya Billington
University of Gloucestershire - Graeme Brooker
Middlesex University - Kevin Burden
University of Hull - Philip Carey
Liverpool John Moores University - Debby Cotton
Plymouth University - Susan Deacy
University of Roehampton, London - Christine Edmead
University of Bath - Sue Garton
Aston University - Jonathan Glazzard
University of Huddersfield - Stephen Greenwood
Cardiff University - Alke-Christiane Gröppel-Wegener
Staffordshire University - Momna Hejmadi
University of Bath - Karen Henderson
University of the West of England - Marc Howe
Oxford Brookes University - Wendy Johnston
Liverpool John Moores University - June Jones
University of Birmingham - Michelle Lefevre
University of Sussex - David Lewis
University of Leeds - Nigel Lockett
University of Leeds - Nicola Martin
London South Bank University - Catherine McDermott
Kingston University - Claire McGourlay
University of Sheffield - Liz Mellor
York St John University - Kay Mohanna
Keele University - Graham Mort
Lancaster University - Ingrid Murphy
Cardiff Metropolitan University - Gabriele Neher
University of Nottingham - Chrissi Nerantzi
Manchester Metropolitan University - Marcia Ody
University of Manchester - Elizabeth Page
University of Reading - Andy Pitchford
University of Gloucestershire - Jane Pritchard
University of Bristol - Jane Saffell
Imperial College London - Jeanette Sakel
University of the West of England - David Sands
University of Hull - Kevin Singh
Birmingham City University - Alan Smith
Leeds Beckett University - Ben Sumner
Guildhall School of Music and Drama - Rosalind Sunley
University of Winchester - Christine Szwed
University of Birmingham - Stephen Tee
King’s College London - Trevor Thompson
University of Bristol - Simon Tweddle
University of Bradford - Alison Twells
Sheffield Hallam University - Simon Usherwood
University of Surrey - Jeff Waldock
Sheffield Hallam University - Catherine Watts
University of Brighton - Diane Westwood
University of Sunderland - Patricia Woodman
University of Reading
