The process for Inspirational Teaching Awards is well underway.  As in previous years, students completing the Student Barometer were asked to nominate an inspirational teacher and/or someone who had made a similar contribution to their experience outside the classroom. Students were also asked to provide a comment in support of their nomination. A separate survey was made available to those students not covered by the Student Barometer. As the Postgraduate Research Survey does not operate this year, a separate survey has been made available for students to nominate inspirational research supervisors.

A total of 4707 nominations were received from students, nominating 1426 individual staff/groups of staff for either an inspirational teaching award or outstanding student support across the four faculties, and directorates. These numbers are comparable to previous years. The selection process for the Inspirational Teaching and Outstanding Student Support Awards is following the same approach as previous years.   Each faculty convenes a panel to consider Faculty awards and nominations for University Inspirational Teaching and Outstanding Student Support Awards.  These are then considered by a separate independent University Panel who make the final awards.

For Inspirational Teaching Awards the panels make decisions based on criteria which focus on the impact the nominee has on student learning such as fostering enthusiasm for their subject and inspiring student engagement with learning. For Outstanding Student Support the criteria focus on the impact the nominee has had through the support they have provided, for example, providing exceptional support above and beyond what might normally be expected.

The announcement of this year’s awards will be made in mid-May, after the University Panel has convened.  As in previous years, the awards will be celebrated at an awards dinner in July and at the graduation ceremonies in November.

For details of previous award winners click on the ‘Previous Award Winners’ tab at the top of the page.