In this post, Sam introduces the EUSA Teaching Awards 2023↗️, and congratulates the winners and shortlisted nominees of this year’s awards. Sam MacCallum, Students’ Association Vice President Education at the EUSA, sets the scene, as they provide a head start to the upcoming mini series under Learning and Teaching Enhancement theme: Students’ Association Teaching Awards 2023↗️.
We at the Students’ Association are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Teaching Awards.
Our Teaching Awards were the first of their kind when they were created by Edinburgh University Students’ Association fourteen years ago. Since then, we’ve received well over 20,000 nominations recognising staff in every corner of the university. We are so proud to celebrate those who demonstrate the very best of teaching and support each year.
What sets the Teaching Awards apart is that they are entirely student-led. All of our nominations are submitted by students. Then, a panel of students who kindly volunteer their time during the busy months of April and May review each category, narrowing it down to three shortlisted nominees per category before choosing just one winner. This year, we received over 2,200 nominations recognising over 1,000 members of staff.
Our winners were announced during a digital ceremony↗️ on Wednesday 24th May. Below you can find a list of our shortlisted nominees and winners of this year’s awards.
Personal Tutor of the Year
Uwe Schneider – Winner
Alasdair Richmond
Shari Sabeti
Student Tutor of the Year
Camden McKenna – Winner
Albert Mkony
Adam Vacek
Teacher of the Year (College of Science and Engineering)
Richard Milne – Winner
Alex Rowe
Filipe Teixeira-Dias
Outstanding Innovation in Digital Teaching
Katharine Aulton – Winner
James Lamb
Bernhard Wolf
Support Staff of the Year
Angela Joyce – Winner
Aletta Ritchie
Anne Goodall
Teacher of the Year (College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine)
Niall Anderson – Winner
Abduelmenem Alashkham
Ryan Broll
Supervisor of the Year
Joe Zuntz – Winner
Aliandra Barlete
Sarah Stanton
Teacher of the Year (College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences)
Rochelle Rowe – Winner
Maryam Almohammed
Anja Tröger
Outstanding Course
Scottish Tax Clinic (organised by Amy Lawton) – Winner
Fire Safety Engineering 4 (organised by Stephen Welch)
Popular Religion, Women and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe (organised by Kirsty Murray)
Outstanding Commitment to Social Justice and Sustainability
Elizabeth Bomberg – Winner
Staff Pride Network
Véronique Desnain
Congratulations to all of our shortlisted nominees, and of course to our winners!
The Teaching Awards are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the dedication and hard work of the University’s staff. We would like to thank all of the 2,200-plus nominees for their exceptional contributions to the student experience at the University.
Sam Maccallum
Sam (they/them) is the current Students’ Association Vice President Education, representing Edinburgh’s 49,000 students on issues of learning and teaching. Prior to being elected in Spring 2022, Sam was studying towards a Masters in Science Communication and Public Engagement, and held the role of Biomedical Sciences Postgraduate Taught School Representative, having completed their Undergraduate degree at the University of Glasgow.
