Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching - Award Holders

Thank you to all who participated in the 2021/22 Awards.

We are excited to announce five recipients this year.

These Awards recognise and celebrate inspirational teaching at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), and the criteria against which an award is judged have emerged from consultation with the NTU community including students, staff and alumni.

This means winning an award is a mark of recognition by the NTU community that awardees have demonstrated a level of distinction in teaching and learning.

Congratulations to you all!

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Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Award 2022

Mr David Russhard
School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment

David was nominated by two colleagues who spoke passionately about him embracing innovative approaches to learning and teaching. They told us that he was the first in his team to embrace SCALE-UP and was responsible for developing the project module ‘from a scratch’, an inter-disciplinary experience students have described as ‘unforgettable’.

Laura Manzie
School of Arts & Humanities

Laura was nominated by a colleague and a former student who said simply that ‘few colleagues embody the notion of the inspirational teacher and teacher trainer like Laura’.  She encourages collaboration and sharing in her classroom, for example through the use of ‘reading circles’, constructive feedback and other student-centred approaches.

Lauren Birkbeck
School of Animal Rural & Environmental Sciences

Lauren was nominated by a colleague and a former student who wanted to tell us about the numerous ways in which she adopts a student-centred approach to empower students to take responsibility for their learning and to tailor their experience towards their own interests.

Dr Rebecca Gamble
School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment

Rebecca was nominated by two colleagues who spoke of her keen and original approach, which ensures the subject matter is constantly updated and relevant and students remain motivated and confident. They shared, specifically, Rebecca’s success in curating an online degree show during the pandemic – something which received tremendous praise from students, the design industry, and accrediting bodies.

Richard Machin
School of Social Sciences

Richard was nominated by a colleague and a former student who spoke of the many ways in which he embodies professional integrity, compassion, and resilience in his dealings with students and colleagues alike. Feedback from students shows that Richard’s impact on the course was obvious from the outset. So inspiring is his teaching that his area of study is now the most popular option for final year dissertations.