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A total of 55 academic staff have been awarded National Teaching Fellowships, the most prestigious awards for excellence in higher education teaching and support for learning. 

The awards scheme is managed by the Higher Education Academy and funded by HEFCE, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, and the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland. It is open to staff whose teaching or support roles are judged to have an outstanding impact on the student learning experience at institutions in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

This year’s National Teaching Fellows include academics from a diverse range of disciplines including chemistry, engineering, the arts, languages, maths, nursing, education and psychology. Each will receive an award of £10,000 which will be used to support their professional development in teaching and learning or aspects of pedagogy.

Ellie Clewlow, Head of Learning and Teaching at HEFCE, said: 

‘The National Teaching Fellowship Awards recognise, celebrate and promote excellence in teaching and learning across the higher education sector. HEFCE is delighted to fund a scheme which is helping to build a national community that provides benefit to individual institutions and to the sector as a whole. Congratulations to all involved.’

For more information visit the HEA website.

The National Teaching Fellowships are being awarded during Universities Week 2014 – a UK-wide campaign to highlight the value and importance of university research to our everyday lives. The campaign is co-ordinated by Universities UK, with support from HEFCE, Research Councils UK, and the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement.