Congratulations to those staff & student reps shortlisted for the Learning & Teaching Awards! Showcasing excellent practices at Ulster University through student nominations.
The UUSU Learning & Teaching Awards aim to recognise and celebrate our outstanding staff and academic reps across a range of categories supporting the student journey at Ulster University.
What makes these awards stand out, is they are completely student led, organised, and managed through Ulster University Students’ Union. Nominations come from students, with staff only eligible to submit in the Academic Rep category.
We received over 380 nominations this year showing the impact of hundreds of individual staff members, teams and reps. The judging and shortlisting panel is made up of student reps from across Faculties and the Doctoral College.
You can see the shortlisted below!
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR (AHSS)
Kerry Ann Porter, School of Communication & Media
Samuel Taggart, School of Education
Professor Ian Thatcher, School of Arts & Humanities
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR (CEBE)
Rosaleen Hegarty, School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems
Marinus Toman, School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems
Dr James Uhomoibhi, School of Engineering
Dr Joanna Ward, School of Engineering
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR (LHS)
Dr Debbie Goode, School of Nursing & Paramedic Science
Dr Felicity Hasson, School of Nursing & Paramedic Science
Dr Paul McKenzie, School of Geography & Environmental Sciences
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR (PHD DEMONSTRATOR)
Shona Kaya, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Isaac Krofa, Department of Management, Leadership & Marketing
Robyn Macartney, School of Engineering
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR (UUBS)
Dr Lisa Harkness, Department of Global Business & Enterprise
Helen McKenna, Business Engagement Unit
Ruth Mercer, Business Engagement Unit
INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
Dr Julie Harris, School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences
Dr Claire McCauley, School of Nursing & Paramedic Science
Dr Shauna Page, School of Law
Dr Christina Sevdali, School of Communication & Media
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO STUDENT LIFE (NON-TEACHING)
Nicole Dallat, Estates Customer Services (Belfast Campus)
Caragh McCloskey, School of Arts & Humanities
Digital Services IT Support team (Coleraine)
PHD RESEARCHER SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR
Dr Gabriel Guarino, Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Dr Victoria McCollum, Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Professor Emeir McSorley, School of Biomedical Sciences
STAFF TEAM OF THE YEAR
Course Team: Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting
Course Team: BSc (Hons) Sports Physical Activity and Health
Course Team: BSc (Hons) Management Practice
STUDENT ACADEMIC REP OF THE YEAR
Jodie Peden, Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management
Joseph Simeon Adidela, School of Nursing & Paramedic Science
Yuan Zhang, School of Computing
EXCELLENCE IN SUPPORT OF STUDENT AMBITION
Dr Frank Ferguson, School of Arts & Humanities
Dr Debbie Goode, School of Nursing & Paramedic Science
Dr Gearóid Ó Domagáin, School of Arts & Humanities