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The University recognises and celebrates excellence in teaching and the facilitation and support of learning through its Distinguished Education Excellence Awards.

CPPE also supports educators in developing applications for prestigious external teaching excellence awards run by Advance HE.

Recent Award Winners

If you are interested in being:

  • supported in developing your practice and applying for an internal award
  • considered as a potential applicant for external awards

Please contact Richard Beggs NTF PFHEA CMALT Awards Lead

Read more about our recent winners.

Past Winners

Early Career Educator Award

The Early Career Educator Award is awarded to individuals who have been teaching/supporting learning in HE for five years or less and can demonstrate an outstanding contribution to learning, teaching and/or assessment practice within the University. In particular, the individual’s contribution will be directly related to the Principles that underpin and the Qualities that feature Ulster's learning, teaching and the student experience, and will focus on an initiative that demonstrates effective problem solving, enhancement, or innovation in L&T.

2024-2025 Winners

2023-2024 Winners

2022-2023 Winners

2021-2022 Winners

2019-2020 Winners

2018-2019 Winner

Distinguished Learner Support Excellence Fellowship

The Distinguished Learner Support Excellence Fellowship is awarded to individuals who have a track record of supporting learning in HE and can demonstrate an outstanding contribution to the student learning experience at Ulster University. In particular, the individual’s contribution will be directly related to the Principles that underpin and the Qualities that feature Ulster's learning, teaching and the student experience, and will focus on an example demonstrating initiative and effective problem-solving/ innovation in direct /indirect learner support.

2024-2025 Winners

2023-2024 Winners

Distinguished Education Excellence Fellowship

The Distinguished Education Excellence Fellowship is awarded to individuals who have been teaching/supporting learning in HE for more than four years and can demonstrate a sustained body of outstanding practices that have impacted significantly on students and influenced the practice of peers within the University. In particular, the individual’s contribution will be directly related to the Principles that underpin and the Qualities that feature Ulster's learning, teaching and the student experience, and will focus on initiative(s) that demonstrates highly effective problem solving, influence, enhancement, or innovation in L&T.

2023-2024 Winners

2022-2023 Winners

2021-2022 Winners

Sustained Educational Excellence

  • Trevor Cadden
  • Paul Kitchin
  • Colm Murphy
  • Barbara Skinner

2019-2020 Winners

Sustained Educational Excellence

Educational Leadership

2018-2019 Winners

Educational Leadership Excellence Award

2017-2018 Winners

Sustained Educational Excellence Award

  • Dr Liz Doherty
  • Danielle McWall
  • Dr Anne Moorhead
Senior Distinguished Education Excellence Fellowship

The Senior Distinguished Education Excellence Fellowship is awarded to individuals who have been teaching/supporting learning in HE for more than four years and can demonstrate a sustained body of outstanding practices and leadership that have impacted significantly on students and influenced the practice of peers within the University and the sector. This level of leadership, reach and impact within the wider sector differentiates it from the Distinguished Education Excellence Award.

2024-2025 Winners

2022-2023 Winners

Distinguished Collaborative Education Excellence Fellowship

The Distinguished Collaborative Education Excellence Fellowship is awarded to teams who have a track record of supporting learning in HE and can demonstrate a team-based initiative that demonstrates highly effective problem solving or innovation that benefited from the team approach and has led to positive impact on L&T. In particular, the collaboration will be directly related to the Principles that underpin and the Qualities that feature Ulster's learning, teaching and the student experience.

2024-2025 Winners

Special Interest Group on Inclusive Teaching (SIGIT)

Martech Laboratory Team

Graduate Attributes Framework Team

  • Glenda Martin (Team Lead)
  • Robert McKenna
  • Rachel Telford
  • Ursula McTaggart
  • Colette Murphy
  • Philip Griffiths
  • Shauna McCloy
  • Barbara Skinner
  • Rachel Bittles
  • Martin Ozarek
  • Gavin Boyd

Advance HE Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence

Personalised Medicine Team

  • Paula McClean
  • Dr Sarah Atkinson
  • Professor Tony Bjourson
  • Dr William Duddy
  • Dr Stephanie Duguez
  • Dr David Gibson
  • Dr Catriona Kelly
  • Dr Kyle Matchett
  • Dr Andrew McDowell
  • Dr Victoria McGilligan
  • Dr Elaine Murray
  • Dr Priyank Shukla
  • Dr Taranjit Singh- Rai
  • Dr Steven Watterson
  • Dr Shu-Dong  Zhang

2023-2024 Winners

"An organisation in the classroom" - Innovation in Teaching Human Resource Management  (HRM): Department of  Management, Leadership & Marketing; People & Culture

  • Paul Joseph-Richard (Lead)
  • Damian McAllister
  • Mark Latuske
  • Martin Garry
  • Caroline Sweeney
  • Michael Shannon
  • Elaine Fugard
  • Tina Gallagher
  • Alastair Smith
  • Angela Getty
  • Carmel Maguire

Architects of Change Project (phase 1):  Schools of Communication & Media; Architecture & Built Environment;  Schools Outreach; Communications - Special Projects

  • Raffaella Folli (Lead)
  • Jayanta Mondol
  • Adrian Pugsley
  • Jenny Jackson-Smyth
  • Lorraine Lavery-Bowen
  • Siobhan Flynn
  • Nuala Dalcz
  • Ben Janes
  • Ryan Johnston

2022-2023 Winners

Using Design Thinking to Promote Active Learning in Digital Marketing Pedagogy: Toward a ‘6S’ Community

  • John Bustard (Lead)
  • Daniel Hsu
  • Rachael Withers

Collaboration In the Development Of Personalised Medicine as a New DisciplinE (ONE)

  • Paula McClean (Lead)
  • Catriona Kelly
  • David Gibson
  • Victoria McGilligan
  • Elaine Murray
  • Sarah Atkinson
  • Steven Watterson
  • Andrew McDowell
  • Stephanie Duguez
  • William Duddy
  • Priyank Shukla
  • Kyle Matchett
  • Taranjit Singh Rai
  • Shu-Dong Zhang

Experiencing ‘Embedded Employability’: A Co-designed Framework

  • Ian Smyth (Lead)
  • Paul Joseph-Richard
  • Cathy Moore
  • Stella So

2021-2022 Winners

Collaborative Excellence

Digital Technology Enhancing Learning for Two Generations of Learners: Millennials and GenZs

  • Michaela Black (Lead)
  • A McCaughey
  • M Nicell
  • R Hegarty
  • P Yogarajah
  • D Kerr
  • S Coleman
  • D Rankin
  • B Gardiner
  • J Harkin

Supporting Digital Preparedness during a Crisis: A Collaborative Response

  • Andy Jaffrey (Lead)
  • C Ferguson
  • A MacNeill
  • F McCloy
  • L Miskelly
  • A Rivoire
  • G Ross
  • C Thomson

Graduate wellbeing and resilience for the future workplace

  • Cathy Moore (Lead)
  • C Wightman
  • N McQuillan

2019-2020 Winners

Collaborative Excellence

The Envelope Project: Leading by example: the risks, rewards and results

  • Hazel Bruce (Lead)
  • Heather Burgess
  • Mo Morrow
  • Alison Gault
  • Lucy Smyth
  • Trish Belford
  • Maureen Collins
  • Dean Ligget
  • Mary Callan
  • Shonagh Galbraith
  • Kevin Burns
  • Jamie Kerr
  • Barbara Dass

Insights from team collaboration in the co-creation of an effective leadership and management development programme: The Mini MBA

  • Trevor Cadden (Lead)
  • Mark McCrory
  • Nicholas  Read
  • Hadyn Bennett
  • Deborah Sloan
  • Nancy Brown
  • Darryl Cummins
  • Judith McKnight
  • Heather Farley
  • Joan Ballantine
  • Kristel Miller
  • Gerard McFall

Meaningful Assessment for Skills Class

  • Sarah Penney (Lead)
  • Gerard Baxter
  • Mary Marren
  • Bridie Logue
  • Janice Reid

2018-2019 Winners

Collaborative Excellence Award

2017-2018 Winners

Collaborative Excellence Award

  • Deborah Sloan (lead), Moira McCarthy, Abbie McKenna and Edel O’Neill
  • Claire Mulrone (lead) and Adrian Hickey
  • Dr Helen Jackson (lead), Dr Jolene Mairs-Dyer and Philip O’Neill
  • Michael Crozier (lead) and James Hanna
Professional Practice Commendation

The Professional Practice Innovation Commendation is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated an approach that has had excellent impact on the student learning experience at Ulster University. In particular, the individual’s contribution will be directly related to the Principles that underpin and the Qualities that feature Ulster's learning, teaching and the student experience.

2024-2025 Winners

2023-2024 Winners

2022-2023 Winners

  • Heather Coleman
  • Dean Liggett
  • Keith Millar
  • William Smyth

2021-2022 Winners

2020-2021 Winners

2018-2019 Winners

2017-2018 Winners

  • Dr Priyank Shukla