The Teaching Excellence Awards recognize exceptional commitment to teaching and learning at the University of Manchester. Open to academic, technical, and professional service colleagues, these awards highlight the strength and diversity of teaching practices across the institution.
Winners of the award are celebrated for their contributions, receiving a commemorative trophy and a formal invitation to the prestigious awards ceremony. Beyond the event, awardees become Honorary Fellows of the Institute of Teaching and Learning, gaining access to the Fellows Network and opportunities to shape the future of education at the University. Many also take part in personal development through national awards pipelines and contribute to the University’s teaching and learning blog.
You can explore the winning practice of past winners, who have excelled in areas such as Educational Leadership, Inclusive Education, and Student Voice, below:
Educational Leadership
Educational Leadership
- Neil Patel (Medical Sciences) (2023)
- Chris Godden (Arts, Languages & Cultures) (2023)
- Sally Hickson (Health Sciences) (2022)
Educational Leadership and the Student Voice
- Jen O’Brien (Environment, Education & Development) (2023)
- Iliada Eleftheriou (Health Sciences) (2023)
Educational Leadership and Inclusive Education
- Claire McGourlay (Social Sciences) (2023)
- Jackie Carter (Social Sciences) (2022)
- Ali Owrak (AMBS) (2022)
- Amit Jinabhai (Health Sciences) (2021)
Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
- Charlene Gallery (Natural Sciences) (2023)
- Jess Grundy (Medical Sciences) (2022)
- How to Grow a Planet EART11100 (Robert Sansom and Giles Johnson) (Natural Sciences) (2022)
- Christos Begkos (AMBS) (2021)
- Patricia Perlman-Dee (AMBS) (2021)
- Paul Shore (Biological Sciences) (2021)
- Marco Gersabeck (Natural Sciences) (2021)
- Alexandros Kafkas (Biological Sciences) (2021)
- Hiten Mitha (Medical Sciences) (2021)
- Richard Prince (Medical Sciences) (2021)
- Masters in Public Health Team (Health Sciences. Leader: Arparna Verma) (2021)
- Genetic Counselling STP Programme Unit BIOL65460 Teaching Team (Biological Sciences. Leader: Rhona McLeod) (2021)
- Clinical Psychology PSYC31222 Teaching Team (Health Sciences. Leader: Warren Mansell) (2021)
- Aerospace ‘DroneFromHome’ project (Engineering. Leader: Ben Parslew) (2021)
Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
Educational Leadership and Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
- Jane Mooney (Medical Sciences) (2023)
- Becki Bennett (Social Sciences) (2022)
- Mark Quinn (Engineering) (2022)
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson MSc in Healthcare Leadership Teaching Team (AMBS. Leader: Jillian McCarthy) (2021)
- Faculty of Science and Engineering GTA LEAP Team (Leaders: Claudia Henninger and Tom Rogers) (2021)
- Optometry Programme Team (Health Sciences. Led by William Holmes and Niall McLoughlin) (2021)
Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery and Students’ sense of belonging
Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery and Assessment and Feedback
- Jenni Rose (AMBS) (2023)
Inclusive Education
Inclusive Education and Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
- Centre for Academic and Researcher Development (CARD) (Team Leader: Rachel Cowen) (FBMH) (2022)
- Deaf Education Team (Helen Chilton and Lindsey Jones) (Health Sciences) (2022)
- Mike Kennard (Executive Education, AMBS) (2021)
- Nick Weise (Natural Sciences) (2021)
- FSE Teaching Academy Support Team (2021)
- Fashion Business and Technology Year Manager Support and Community Team (Natural Sciences. Leader: Rachel Parker-Strak)
Inclusive Education and Student voice / sense of belonging
- Undergraduate LEAP Team (Team Leader: Dr Nick Weise (2023)
- The University of Manchester Library Student Team (Team Leader: Jennie Blake) (2023)
- Stacey McKnight & Doron Cohen (Health Sciences) (2022)
The Covid-19 teaching Environment
The Covid-19 teaching Environment
- Practical Laboratory Science BIOL10401 Team (Biological Sciences. Leader: Ruth Grady) (2021)
- University Library Special Collections Teaching & Learning Team (Leader: Janette Martin) (2021)
Highly Commended
Highly Commended
- Matthew Alford (AMBS) for Educational Leadership and Inclusive Education (2023)
- Andrew Hall (Health Sciences) for Flexible learning and digital delivery (2023)
- David Hirst (The University of Manchester Library) for Flexible learning and digital delivery and The Student Voice (2023)
- Scott Midson (Arts, Languages & Cultures) for Educational Leadership and The Student Voice (2023)
- Mostafa Nabawy (Engineering) for Flexible learning and digital delivery and Assessment and Feedback (2023)
- Jonathan Styles (AMBS) for Educational Leadership (2023)
- Simon Watson (Engineering) for Flexible learning and digital delivery and Assessment and Feedback (2023)
- The ‘PGCert ClinBio Unit 3, Introduction to Programming’ Team (Health Sciences. Team Leader: Peter Freeman (2023) for Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery and Inclusive Education
- Oliver Hughes (Natural Sciences) for Students’ sense of belonging (2022)
- Marianthi Moschou (Natural Sciences) for Educational Leadership (2022)
- Tim Price (Arts, Languages & Cultures) for Educational Leadership and Students’ sense of belonging (2022)
- Jonathan Styles (AMBS) for Educational Leadership (2022)
- Katie Twomey (Health Sciences) for Inclusive Education and Students’ sense of belonging (2022)
- Pharmacy 'Our Values' Group (Health Sciences. Team Leader: Victoria Tavares) for Inclusive education and Students’ sense of belonging (2022)
- Fashion, Business and Textiles (FBT) Graduate Showcase Team (School of Natural Sciences. Team Leader: Aurelie Le Normand) for Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery and Students’ sense of belonging (2022)
- Alan Brisdon and Nick Weise (Natural Sciences) for Educational Leadership and the Covid-19 teaching Environment (2021)
- David Mills (Natural Sciences) for Educational Leadership and the Covid-19 teaching Environment (2021)
Commended
Commended
- Francisca Álvarez Figueroa (AMBS) for Inclusive education and The Student Voice (2023)
- International Student Experience Programme Team (Health Sciences. Team Leader: Prof Li-Chia Chen) for Educational Leadership and Inclusive Education (2023)
- Laura Brown (Health Sciences) for Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery (2022)
- Alison Harvey (Natural Sciences) for Inclusive education and Students’ sense of belonging (2022)
- William Kang (AMBS) for Inclusive education and Students’ sense of belonging (2022)
- Carl Gavin (AMBS) for Educational Leadership (2022)
- Andras Voros (Social Sciences) for Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery and Students’ sense of belonging (2022)
- Louise Clare (Arts, Languages & Cultures) for Inclusive education and Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery (2022)
- Alexander Gardner McTaggart (Environment, Education & Development) for Educational Leadership and Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery (2022)
- Lujia Feng (Environment, Education & Development) for Educational Leadership and Inclusive Education (2022)
- MSc Forensic Psychology and Mental Health team (Health Sciences. Team Leader: Polly Turner) for Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery (2022)
- Manchester Leadership Programme Development Team (AMBS. Team Leader: Mike Kennard) for Inclusive education and Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery (2022)
- BSc Accounting Programme Leaders: Jenni Rose and Reimala Sivalingam (AMBS) for Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery and Students’ sense of belonging (2022)
- Digital Wellbeing: Sarah Shepherd and Jane Mooney (Medical Sciences) for Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery (2022)
- Digital Futures Industry Summit 2022: Charlene Gallery and Jo Conlon (Natural Sciences) for Educational Leadership and Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery (2022)
- Skin Ageing and Aesthetic Medicine MSc, PGDip and PG Cert programme team (Biological Sciences. Team Leader: Helen Graham) for Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery and Students’ sense of belonging (2022)
- Marianne Johnson (Natural Sciences) for Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery and the Covid-19 teaching Environment (2021)
- Wendy Wild (AMBS) for Educational Leadership (2021)
Pre-2020 Awards
No nominations were sought in 2020
2019 winners
- Adam Danquah (Clinical Psychology) (2019)
- Jenny Slaughter (Chemistry) (2019)
2018 winners
- Harish Thampy (Medical Sciences) (2018)
- Hannah Cobb (Archaeology) (2018)
- Sam Aston (My Learning Essentials) (2018)
- Stefan Guettel (Mathematics) (2018)
2017 winners
- David Schultz (Earth and Environmental Sciences) (2017)
- Rebecca Farrington (Medical Sciences) (2017)
- Claire Fox (Criminology) (2017)