HEFCE congratulates new National Teaching Fellows
13 Jun 2014 02:48 PM
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.