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National Teaching Fellows

The National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) Scheme celebrates and recognises individuals who have made an outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession in higher education. Meet the National Teaching Fellows below.
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National Teaching Fellows

Dr Kamil Zwolski
Job Title:Associate Professor in International Politics
Institution: University of Southampton
Year: 2022
Dr Kamil Zwolski is committed to improve student learning through high-impact pedagogies of gamification, staff-student partnerships and research-informed teaching. Kamil’s current research and education activities revolve around the European Union’s Jean Monnet Chair award, to enhance European Studies education at the University of Southampton.
Images of Dr Ellie Davison Associate Professor and Foundation Studies Centre Director of Teaching and Learning at the University of Lincoln
Job Title:Associate Professor and Foundation Studies Centre Director of Teaching and Learning
Institution: University of Lincoln
Year: 2022
NTFS Ally, supporting applications from: College based HE providers
Dr Ellie Davison is an Associate Professor and Director of Teaching and Learning of the University of Lincoln’s Science Foundation Year (SFY), providing a year zero for students enrolled on over 40 programmes across the Schools of Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Engineering, Chemistry and Maths & Physics.  
Image of Professor Ruth Fee PFHEA Professor of Public Services Education and Director of Policing at Ulster University
Job Title:Professor of Public Services Education and Director of Policing
Institution: Ulster University
Year: 2022
Creating innovative programmes that enhance capability and capacity in work-based settings has been a constant feature of Professor Ruth Fee’s career at Ulster University for over 30 years. She has driven key educational partnerships within the criminal justice sector that are critical to front line service delivery and transforming practice.
Image of Dr Nigel Francis Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University
Job Title:Senior Lecturer
Institution: Cardiff University
Year: 2022
NTFS Ally, supporting applications from: Disabled colleagues
Dr Nigel Francis is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE and an award-winning lecturer teaching immunology at Cardiff University. He is the co-creator of Immunology Wars and the #DryLabsRealScience network.
Image of Dr Craig Hammond Senior Lecturer in Education at Liverpool John Moores University
Job Title:Reader in Pedagogies and Critical Theory
Institution: Liverpool John Moores University
Year: 2022
NTFS Ally, supporting applications from: College based HE providers
Craig is a Reader in ‘Pedagogies and Critical Theory’, and a National Teaching Fellow (2022). He started his career as an FE lecturer in 1999 at Blackburn College, and in 2002 moved across to the University Centre at Blackburn to teach on the degree programmes. He joined Liverpool John Moores University in the School of Education in February 2017.
Image of Lyn Hanning Director of Practice Based Learning at University of Bath
Job Title:Director of Practice Based Learning
Institution: University of Bath
Year: 2022
Lyn Hanning is currently Director of Practice Based Learning and Head of Pharmacy Practice at The University of Bath. She is a pharmacist with over 25 years’ experience supporting the teaching and learning of pharmacy students and registered pharmacists to deliver excellence in their practice and to improve patient outcomes.
Image of Professor Maryann Hardy Professor of Radiography at University of Bradford
Job Title:Professor of Radiography
Institution: University of Bradford
Year: 2022
Learning that is meaningful, purposeful and empowering is essential if learners are to transform into leaders who remain curious, unafraid to question contemporary knowledge or challenge professional boundaries. Maryann is passionate about education that supports and enables learners to question self, role and practice as catalysts of healthcare transformation.
A Arabo
Job Title:Senior Lecturer
Institution: University of the West of England
Year: 2022
NTFS Ally, supporting applications from: Staff from a minority ethnic background
Dr Abdullahi Arabo champions inclusive pedagogy and content delivery, via contextualising teaching and learning materials that reflect topical issues, real-world scenarios, real industrial data, and the student cohorts. Using this ethos he provides an inclusive environment that brings out the best in each student and challenges them to achieve their full potential.
R beggs
Job Title:Senior Lecturer in Higher Education Practice
Institution: Ulster University
Year: 2022
NTFS Ally, supporting applications from: College based HE providers, Disabled colleagues, Professional services colleagues, Staff from a minority ethnic background
Richard has worked in Higher Education since 2006. His passion for evolving his practice has transformed student experiences through digital and built pedagogies across the institution’s distributed campuses. Richard’s communities of practice have provided staff and students with safe environments to learn from one another and enhance student outcomes.
B Bond
Job Title:Associate Professor of English for Academic Purposes
Institution: University of Leeds
Year: 2022
Working to highlight the importance of language(s) in disciplinary knowledge communication, Bee is a passionate advocate for international students and all those excluded by the linguistic norms of Higher Education. Bee is committed to ensuring language is not a barrier to student success and to developing multilingual approaches to education.
C Bovill
Job Title:Professor of Student Engagement in Higher Education
Institution: University of Edinburgh
Year: 2022
Catherine Bovill is Professor of Student Engagement in Higher Education at the Institute for Academic Development (IAD), University of Edinburgh. She is a National Teaching Fellow, a Visiting Fellow at the University of Bergen, Norway, Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association. Cathy leads a range of strategic student engagement work at the University of Edinburgh including: co-chairing the Curriculum Transformation Programme Student Engagement Strategy Group; the Student Partnership Agreement and funding scheme; and managing the IAD programme and course design team. She is considered a world leader in co-created curriculum, student-staff partnership and student engagement having published over 50 articles and books and given over 80 keynote presentations and masterclasses on co-creation in 15 countries.
k burland
Job Title:Professor of Applied Music Psychology
Institution: University of Leeds
Year: 2022
Karen is interested in the role of identity in students’ transitions towards hoped-for future selves and in shaping educational ecosystems to enable meaningful learning outcomes. She is a dedicated teacher, advocating student-centred learning and working in partnership, a passionate advocate for educational excellence and champions staff development to enhance student education.