The ceremony was attended by award winners, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Sir Eric Thomas, and representatives of staff and the Students’ Union.
A joint venture between the Students’ Union and the University, the Bristol Teaching Awards is a new scheme to recognise and reward those who have made an outstanding contribution to teaching and the provision of support for students.
All taught students and staff were invited to nominate lecturer, member of support or technical staff or colleague in the categories outlined below during April-May 2013. All nominations were considered by a Panel whose membership was constituted in relation to the category of Award being made; all the Panel members were very impressed with the number and quality of the nominations from across faculties.
Fourteen awards were presented in four categories in addition to the ‘Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching’, an award to one individual or team in recognition of their exceptional contribution to education and enhancement of the student experience. This year it was decided to present two awards, one to Adrienne Mason from the School of Modern Languages for her ‘incredible academic support to distance-learning students on the MA in Translation’, and the other to the Dental Education Support Team for their ‘outstanding support to students and staff during a period of enormous upheaval’.
The full list of winners is as follows, more information about the winners can be found at www.bristol.ac.uk/bristolteachingawards/results2013/winnersandcommend.html
Dean's Award For Education
Maxine Gillway - Arts
The Industrial Liaison Office - Engineering
Dr Alison Blaxter - Medical and Veterinary Sciences
Dental Education Support Team - Medicine and Dentistry
Dr Kit Pleydell-Pearce - Science
Dr Matt Bamber - Social Sciences and Law
Registrar's Award for Supporting Education
Zoë Pither - Student Recruitment, Access and Admissions
Students' Award for Teaching
Adrienne Mason - Arts
Dr Paul Harper - Engineering
Professor Judy Harris - Medical and Veterinary Sciences
Dr Kristyn Manley - Medicine and Dentistry
Dr Mark Dennis - Science
Steven Vaughan - Social Sciences and Law
Students' Award for Support
Robert Smith - Churchill Hall, Residential and Hospitality Services
Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching/Education
Adrienne Mason - Arts
Dental Education Support Team - Medicine and Dentistry