Centre for Bioscience, The Higher Education Academy

In this section:

Recognition


Bioscience ImageBank

 

National & University Teaching Fellows

As well as celebrating the learning and teaching success of our peers, we hope providing the names of National and University Teaching Fellows in one place will enable individuals to identify and make contact with other bioscientists with similar learning and teaching interests and related expertise.

Have you gained recognition from your institution?

Many universities run their own Teaching Fellowship schemes; if you have gained an award from your institution please let us know.

National Teaching Fellows

The Higher Education Academy administers the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme which aims to raise the profile of teaching and learning in higher education and provides a total of £2.5 million funding a year.  There are two separate strands: individual awards and projects.

Individual Awards

The aim of individual awards is to recognise and celebrate individuals who make a significant impact on the student learning experience. As it is a national scheme it provides a focus for schemes run by individual institutions. Each year fifty teaching fellowships are awarded with the recipient receiving £10,000 to be used for personal development in teaching and learning. The 2009 National Teaching Fellows have now been announced.

In 2009 there were four bioscientists who received individual awards. Congratulations to Dr Anthony Cook (University of Ulster); Professor Mark Davies (University of Sunderland); Dr Karen Gresty (University of Plymouth) and Dr Graham Scott (University of Hull).

Bioscience winners of individual awards in previous years:

2008 Professor Annette Cashmore University of Leicester
2008 Dr Julian Park University of Reading
2007 Professor Andrew Booth University of Leeds
2007 Professor Tim Cable Liverpool John Moores University
2007 Professor Stephen McHanwell Newcastle University
2007 Mrs Elizabeth Warr Writtle College
2006 Dr Keith Johnstone University of Cambridge
2006 Dr Dan Lloyd University of Kent
2005 Dr Chris Willmott University of Leicester
2005 Dr Tara Moore University of Ulster
2004 Dr Iain Coleman University of Wolverhampton
2003 Dr Vicki Tariq Queen's University of Belfast, now at University of Central Lancashire
2003 Dr Stephen Gomez University of the West of England
2001 Professor Lesley–Jane Eales–Reynolds University of Portsmouth
2001 Professor Ian Hughes University of Leeds
2001 Dr Les Jervis University of Plymouth

 

Projects

The project strand of the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme was introduced in 2006/2007 and provides an opportunity for higher education institutions to work with national Teaching Fellows to build on current expertise for their own benefit and that of the wider higher education community. Project teams can bid for funds of up to £200,000 for use over a three year period.

In 2006/2007, the first year projects were available, one of the nine successful project bids, Every Student Counts: Promoting Numeracy and Enhancing Employability, is directed by Bioscientist Vicki Tariq.

A list of projects funded in 2008/2009 is also available.

Individuals Awarded Teaching Fellowships by their University

(list under development)

The following individuals have been identified by us, or have notified us, as having been awarded a Teaching Fellowship by their University in recognition of the outstanding impact their work has had on the student learning experience. Universities often support their fellows by funding teaching and learning projects that the fellows wish to pursue and/or awarding annual honorariums. It must be emphasised that Universities are celebrating these people's work and this is not a job title.

(Names have been arranged alphabetically)

Name of individual Institution Comments
David Adams University of Leeds Developmental Fellowship (2005/06)
Sue Assinder University of Wales, Bangor Awarded for excellence in teaching and in the pastoral care of students (awarded 2003)
Jo Badge University of Leicester For the development of accessible web-based learning resources within the School of Biological Sciences and for leadership in promoting student academic integrity
Glenn Baggott Birkbeck, University of London Birkbeck Award for Innovation in Teaching 2007
Andrew Booth University of Leeds Awarded in 2006
Andrea Brown University of Glasgow Level 1 Biology Teaching Team, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, for their effective, responsive and creative approaches to administering, teaching and supporting the learning of a large group of students in their first year at University. (awarded 2008)
Nigel Brown University of Wales, Bangor Awarded for excellence in teaching and in the pastoral care of students (awarded 2002)
Alan Cann University of Leicester  
Peter Chevins Keele University Awarded for Learning and Teaching Excellence. Amongst other things for Peter's work with visually impaired students. (awarded 2007)
David Crowther Sheffield Hallam University Fellowship for the development of research-informed teaching
Michael Danson University of Bath 2001 Mary Tasker Award for excellence in teaching Biology and Biochemistry
Aysha Divan University of Leeds Developmental University Teaching Fellowship
Nicholas Freestone Kingston University  
Primrose Freestone University of Leicester University Teaching Fellowship (2004) for her innovative and committed approach to the teaching of industrial microbiology, shaped by her own research
Karen Gresty University of Plymouth Awarded a University Teaching Fellowship which enabled her to develop a project entitled 'GeneSense: Supporting Healthcare Practitioners in Genetics.' (awarded 2003/04)
Paul Hagan University of Ulster Distinguished Teaching Fellowship Team Award (Awarded 2007). The award recognises work by our team in seeking to implement a number of new and innovative strategies to develop the undergraduate learning experience, particularly in a first-year chemistry module
Momna Hejmadi University of Bath Innovation in Learning & Teaching Award for 2008
John Heritage University of Leeds  
Mark Huxham Napier University Senior University Teaching Fellow (2004) in recognition of excellence in teaching has helped to support staff induction and training and conduct pedagogical research on feedback, note-taking and oral assessments.
Allan Jones University of Dundee 2008-2009 Chancellor's Award for Lifetime Contribution to Teaching
Celia Knight University of Leeds One year fellowship (awarded 2002/03)
Peter Laird Napier University University Teaching Fellow
David Lewis University of Leeds  
Katherine Linehan University of Sheffield Award from the Senate at Sheffield in recognition for her contribution to teaching at the University (awarded 2005)
Stephen McClean University of Ulster Distinguished Teaching Fellowship Team Award - Team Leader (Awarded 2007). The award recognises work by our team in seeking to implement a number of new and innovative strategies to develop the undergraduate learning experience, particularly in a first-year chemistry module.
Neil Morris University of Leeds Developmental Fellowship (awarded 2006/07)

University Teaching Fellowship (awarded 2009)

Douglas Neil University of Glasgow Level 1 Biology Teaching Team, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, for their effective, responsive and creative approaches to administering, teaching and supporting the learning of a large group of students in their first year at University.(awarded 2008)
Hussain Omed University of Wales, Bangor Awarded for excellence in teaching and in the pastoral care of students (awarded 2004)
Richard Rayne Birkbeck, University of London Birkbeck Award for Innovation in Teaching 2004
Vivien Rolfe De Montfort University University Teaching Fellowship in June 2008 support eLearning research and development with Virtual Analytical Laboratory across the university
David Ruddick University of Ulster Distinguished Teaching Fellowship Team Award (Awarded 2007). The award recognises work by our team in seeking to implement a number of new and innovative strategies to develop the undergraduate learning experience, particularly in a first-year chemistry module
Graham Scott University of Hull Awarded in 2006 for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
Jon Scott University of Leicester For sustained dedication to excellence in teaching and the enhancement of student learning
Vivien Sieber University of Oxford Teaching Excellence Award (2006) MSD Learning Technologies
Joanna Smith University of Glasgow Level 1 Biology Teaching Team, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, for their effective, responsive and creative approaches to administering, teaching and supporting the learning of a large group of students in their first year at University.(awarded 2008)
Anne Tierney University of Glasgow Level 1 Biology Teaching Team, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, for their effective, responsive and creative approaches to administering, teaching and supporting the learning of a large group of students in their first year at University.(awarded 2008)
Deri Tomos University of Wales, Bangor Awarded for excellence in teaching and in the pastoral care of students (awarded 2000)
Nia Whiteley University of Wales, Bangor Awarded for excellence in teaching and in the pastoral care of students (awarded 2006)
Chris Willmott University of Leicester  
Adrian Wolstenholme University of Bath 2007 Mary Tasker Award for excellence in teaching Biology and Biochemistry
Kay Yeoman University of East Anglia UEA Teaching Excellence Award winner (awarded 2007)

 

Have you gained recognition from your institution?

Many universities run their own Teaching Fellowship schemes; if you have gained an award from your institution please let us know.