Teaching Awards

University of Dundee Teaching Awards

"In my plans for the future development of the University, I place high value on excellence in learning and teaching and I am proud of our high standing in the National Student Survey and International Student Barometer. It is therefore important that high quality teaching is being recognised and celebrated through the recently initiated Teaching Awards."
Professor Pete Downes, Principal and Vice-Chancellor.

 

The University values high quality teaching as part of its mission and strategy and acknowledges this with three awards to recognise innovative, excellent and lifelong contribution to teaching.

• Honorary Graduates' Award for Innovative Teaching and Inclusive Practice
• Senate Award for Excellence in Teaching
• Chancellor's Award for Lifetime Contribution to Teaching

Winners of the College level awards will be encouraged to submit for the University level awards.

The winners of the University Teaching Awards 2010-11 are as follows:

Honorary Graduates' Award for Innovative Teaching

• Dr Aileen McGuigan and the TQFE Team*, ESWCE, for "TQFE Tutor"

*Lynn Boyle, Moira Glencorse, Glynis Gibbs, Lucy Golden, Lynn Gray, Danny McDougall, Carey Normand, Lorraine Syme-Smith

Highly Commended

• Jonathan Baldwin and the Design Studies Team*, DJCAD

*Fraser Bruce, Brigid Collins, Christine Kingsley, Hamid Van-Koten

Senate Award for Excellence in Teaching

• Dr Maureen Benwell, Life Sciences (Learning & Teaching)

Highly Commended

• Dr Arun Chaudhuri, Medicine

Chancellor's Award for Lifetime Contribution to Teaching

• Dr Maureen Benwell, Life Sciences (Learning & Teaching)
• Ms Heather Marr, School of Nursing & Midwifery
• Dr Alex Wright, Politics, Humanities

The winners of the University Teaching Awards 2009-10 are as follows:

Honorary Graduates' Award for Innovative Teaching

• Sharon Tonner, ESWCE, College of Arts & Social Sciences 'Embedding 21st Century Technologies into Primary Education'
• Carol Tricker, Gary Roberts & Valentine Scarlett, ESWCE, College of Arts & Social Sciences 'Working Together to Achieve Social Justice - The Developing Professional'

Some of the award winners from AY 2009-10 receiving their awards
from Principal Pete Downes at the Teaching Awards lunch.

 

Highly commended

• Catherine Kellett, Medicine, College of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing 'Development of a Theatre Etiquette Course for Medical Students'
  • Catherine Kellett's Poster

Senate Award for Excellence in Teaching

• Jonathan Baldwin, DJCAD, College of Art, Science & Engineering
  • Jonathan Baldwin's presentation
• Stuart Cross, Law, College of Arts & Social Sciences
• Angela Gilbert, Dentistry, College of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
• Frank Sargent, College of Life Sciences

Chancellor's Award for Lifetime Contribution to Teaching

• Professor Martin Pippard, Emritus Professor of Haematology, CMDN
• Dr Richard Brown, Accounting & Finance, CASS