Recognising and Awarding Teaching Excellence
Teaching Awards
The Centre for Transformative Learning is dedicated to heightening the profile and value of teaching activities, collaboratively engaging in evidence-based research and enabling key teaching innovations. We work to provide support, to advise, to recognise and to facilitate all those involved in teaching and learning 九色视频. A key avenue for recognising and endorsing teaching excellence is through the Teaching Excellence Awards.
As teaching and learning is becoming an increasing focus of strategic attention across further and higher education, engaging in these award processes provides clear evidence of commitment to teaching and performance as a teacher. The process of preparing a teaching portfolio will provide an opportunity to reflect on and gain increased insight into practice as a higher education teacher.
If you are a committed teacher, and if you consider your teaching approach to be particularly innovative or effective, we invite you to submit a nomination for consideration for the awards outlined below. Alternatively, you may wish to nominate a colleague within your institution who you feel would merit recognition through the award process.
The Excellence in Teaching awards are open to all those who teach including those who provide pedagogic support of learners in UL. There are three award categories:
1. Annual faculty-led awards (individual)
This category recognises individual submissions that demonstrate discipline-specific excellence, impactful learning outcomes and innovative and effective assessment practices.
2. Annual faculty-led awards (team)
This category recognises Teams who engage in collaborative efforts to advance teaching and learning excellence鈥攁cross or within disciplines鈥攁re eligible to submit. Each team must include at least two members and be led by an academic. Submissions may involve academics from any discipline and/or individuals providing learner support. The role and contribution of each team member must be clearly outlined.
3.Annual award for excellence in the provision of pedagogic support
This category is open to individuals or teams directly involved in pedagogic support鈥攕uch as librarians, lab supervisors, educational technologists, learner support staff, educational developers, and technical officers. Team submissions must include at least two members, be led by a staff member in a learner support role, and may also involve academics.
The Regional Teaching Excellence Award
Through the award process, the consortium institutions have collaborated to create new networks of teachers in higher education working together to reflect on their practice, gather meaningful evidence about the quality and nature of their teaching activities, and apply the principles of best practice to their work as teachers in higher education.
If you are a committed teacher, we invite you to submit a nomination for consideration for the award. Alternatively, you may wish to nominate a colleague within your institution who you feel would merit recognition through the award process.
Training and support will be available in all institutions to assist those who wish to participate, and your local Teaching and Learning Advocate will be available to help you to get your portfolio started and provide support throughout the process.
Excellence in Teaching Awards 24/2025
UL Excellence in Teaching Awards 2024/25
Individual Award Winner 2025
Team Award Winners 2025
Pedagogic Support Award Winners 2025
Regional Teaching Awards 2024/25
