Job Title:Lecturer in Clinical Education
Institution: University of Plymouth
Year: 2021
Dr Pollyanna Magne is passionate about the transformative power of education. Pollyanna’s dynamic and informed approach places the student experience at the heart of her practice. Her pedagogic research and leadership of educational training and enhancement programmes has inspired innovative curricula, assessment design and high-quality teaching across the globe.
Job Title:Senior Lecturer
Institution: University of Hull
Year: 2021
Dr Dom Henri has adopted a eudaimonic approach to education by creating systems that help students find the wellbeing principals of self-esteem, value and belonging. This approach has been recognised throughout his career, with nominations and awards for teaching at institutional and national levels (including the Royal Society of Biology's Teacher of the Year in 2018).
Job Title:Centre for Learning and Teaching Associate
Institution: Leeds Beckett University
Year: 2021
By striving for excellence and evidencing her impact, Belinda is able to influence colleagues in support of student learning and crucially, influence senior managers to enhance student support more strategically. In all of her teaching, whether with students or staff, modelling inclusive approaches is at the heart of what she does.
Job Title:Associate Professor
Institution: Middlesex University
Year: 2021
Sheila Cunningham is an academic leader, driving and influencing learning and teaching in the School of Health and Education, Middlesex University. Committed to inspiring learning, inclusivity, Sheila encourages students to optimise all opportunities on their learning journey. She particularly advocates international exchanges to forge student achievement and staff excellence.
Job Title:Senior Lecturer
Institution: Aston University
Year: 2021
Matt Davies is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at Aston Business School. He champions the use of innovative technology-based and experiential learning methods and has led the development of a mobile digital game and business simulation. Both of which inspire students’ enthusiasm for a subject they often approach with trepidation.
Job Title:Associate Professor in Learning and Teaching
Institution: Solent University
Year: 2021
Carole originally trained as a nurse specialising in cancer and palliative care, becoming a nursing lecturer and then embarking on a career as an academic development. Her key interests are in vocational pedagogies and applied learning with specific expertise in maritime education and training.
Job Title:Associate Professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Faculty Digital Learning Director
Institution: The University of Nottingham
Year: 2021
Cristina is Associate Professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Faculty Digital Learning Director. Throughout her career she has championed digital learning and working in partnership with students and staff. First and foremost, she is a "face to face" teacher and her practice is driven by her desire to make chemistry accessible to all.
Job Title:Dean of Learning and Teaching and Reader in Higher Education
Institution: University of Portsmouth
Year: 2021
NTFS Ally, supporting applications from: Disabled colleagues, Part-time colleagues, Professional services colleagues, Staff from a minority ethnic background
Since winning the NTFS award in 2021, Harriet has progressed to the position of PVC (Academic) at the University of Buckingham. She facilitates partnership working with staff and students and champions the student voice. Harriet founded the Spinnaker Group, bringing together colleagues who lead on ‘Student Experience’ and ‘Teaching and Learning’ to share good practices and collaborate.
Job Title:Pro Vice Chancellor Student Experience and Dean
Institution: De Montfort University
Year: 2020
Professor Shushma Patel takes a keen interest in facilitating students from varied backgrounds to succeed in their studies and pursue fruitful careers. She is Pro Vice Chancellor Student Experience and Dean at De Montfort University.
Job Title:Course Leader/Senior Lecturer in Film and Television
Institution: Solent University
Year: 2020
Dr Donna Peberdy is Senior Lecturer and Course Leader of BA Film and Television and MA Film Production at Solent University, Southampton. She is committed to transforming the student experience of higher education through creative, experiential and authentic teaching, learning and assessment design that boosts self-efficacy, confidence and employability.
Job Title:Senior Lecturer in Children's Nursing
Institution: University of Hertfordshire
Year: 2020
Dr Julia Petty is a Senior Lecturer in Children’s Nursing with a specific passion and interest as a subject-specialist in the field of neonatal nurse education. Through this, she aims to enhance knowledge and the learning experience of students and staff in this specialism, locally, nationally and globally.
Job Title:Senior Lecturer Sociology and Social Sciences
Institution: University of Sunderland
Year: 2020
Dr Sheila Quaid’s sociological teaching has led to a unique and portable methodology for creating powerful learning spaces with innovative and interdisciplinary professional practice. The Quaid-Thoughtful Approach was achieved through an extraordinary connection with participatory arts project Thoughtfoundation. It is a value-driven, portable and transferable method for participatory arts-based action learning, which achieves consistent depth of learning along with funding and national network.
