Congratulations to those staff & student reps shortlisted for the Learning & Teaching Awards! Showcasing best 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 500 nominations this year showing the impact of hundreds of individual staff members, teams and reps. The judging and shortlisting panel was made up of student reps from across Faculties and the Doctoral College.
You can see the full Shortlist below!
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR (AHSS)
Dr Laura Aguiar, School of Arts & Humanities
Dr Janet Coulter, Belfast School of Art
Deborah White, Belfast School of Art
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR (CEBE)
Simon Fraser, School of Computing
Dr Angela Rolfe, Belfast School of Architecture & the Built Environment
Marinus Toman, School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR (LHS)
Dr Felicity Hasson, School of Nursing & Paramedic Science
Dr Alyson Hill, School of Biomedical Sciences
Mark Poulter, School of Health Sciences
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR (UUBS)
Dr Marc Duffy, Business Engagement Unit
Sean Owens, Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management
Dr Aisling Reid, Department of Global Business & Enterprise
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR (PHD DEMONSTRATOR)
Abigail Kennedy, School of Biomedical Sciences
Patricia Puyol McKenna, School of Biomedical Sciences
Keelan Hall, School of Psychology
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO STUDENT LIFE (NON-TEACHING)
Kevin Burns, Belfast School of Art
Aoife McFerran, School of Engineering
Sam Scott & Sara Wilson
INCLUSION & BELONGING CHAMPION
Dr Stephen Butler, School of Arts & Humanities
Dr Marianne Doherty, School of Law
Dr Paul Joseph-Richard, Department of Management, Leadership & Marketing
PHD RESEARCHER SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR
Professor Dewar Finlay, School of Engineering
Dr Kyle Matchett, School of Medicine
Dr Ian Miller, School of Arts & Humanities
STAFF TEAM OF THE YEAR
English Team, School of Arts & Humanities
PGCE Primary Team, School of Education
Cataract and Refractive Surgery Teaching Team, School of Biomedical Sciences
STUDENT ACADEMIC REP OF THE YEAR
Lauren Boyle, School of Biomedical Sciences
Devon-Louise Gilliland, School of Nursing & Paramedic Science
Hannah McAleavey & Martin McCarthy, Department of Management, Leadership & Marketing
EXCELLENCE IN SUPPORT OF STUDENT AMBITION
Dr Idongesit Ekerete, School of Computing
Dr Lisa Harkness, Department of Global Business & Enterprise
Louise O'Boyle, Arts Humanities and Soaicl Sciences
INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
Dr Felicity Hasson, School of Nursing & Paramedic Science
Claire Scott-Mcateer, Department of Global Business & Enterprise
Dr Donna Towe, Department of Management, Leadership & Marketing