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Bristol Teaching Awards – winners announced!
We are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Bristol Teaching Awards (BTAs)!
Huge congratulations to all those who were nominated, shortlisted and to this year’s winners. Find out more about this year’s winners on the this page.
The winners were presented with their awards at a special celebration event in The Great Hall of Wills Memorial Building, earlier this week. Once again, thank you to everyone who nominated and helped make this a record breaking year, in terms of number of nominations.
Congratulations to our new Principal Fellow of the HEA
Huge congrats to Sheena Warman, from the Bristol Veterinary School, who recently became a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Everyone at BILT sends their best wishes and congratulations to Sheena – a very worthy achievement!
We’re recruiting…
We are looking for five Student Fellows to join us from October 2025! The Student Fellows will be covering the following themes:
- 2 x Student Fellows working on the Student Research Journal and Student Research Conference
- 3 x Student Fellows working on the themes: active learning; AI and assessment and; inclusive assessment
- The Reparative Futures programme is also looking for 2 Student Fellows to join their team.
For more information, please visit this webpage.
Temple Quarter Corner
Want to know a bit more about the teaching spaces available in Temple Quarter? We’ve put together this useful infographic to show you the types of spaces and their capacity! Feel free to download it here and share it with colleagues.
If you’re looking for more Temple Quarter teaching resources, please visit our Active Learning guide or get in touch with our team. We’ll be posting a new resource here every other Briefing so keep your eyes peeled for what’s next!
Blogs and resources
- Higher Education discussions on AI
Dr Aisling Tierney brings us a summer update on current thinking around Generative AI in higher education, following two conferences she recently attended. - Week 7 of the ‘Creating a new unit’ blog series
The series, written by Professor James Norman, continues with ‘Reflections’.
Events
Education for a Changing World: BILT Conference
Date: Wednesday 25 June 2025, 9 am until 5 pm, Victoria Rooms
Higher Education (HE) is at a crossroads, navigating rapid technological advancements, evolving societal expectations, and increasingly diverse student needs. The conference, “Education for a changing world” invites staff and students to come together and explore innovative approaches to pedagogy that prepare students and institutions for the challenges and opportunities that face us both today and in the future.
The conference will address key questions, including:
- How can education embrace change and foster innovation?
- What strategies and practices can ensure teaching remains inclusive, sustainable, and impactful in an ever-evolving global landscape?
- How do we balance current good practice with innovation to meet the needs of tomorrow’s learners?
Chris Adams Symposium – all welcome
Some of you will have personally known Chris Adams, who worked in the School of Chemistry and sadly passed away in 2022.
Colleagues in Chemistry are organising a symposium in his name, to celebrate his contributions to inorganic chemistry and chemistry education, on Friday 27th June 2025. In the morning there will be talks from his PhD supervisor, Paul Raithby, and those of us who worked with Chris over the years. Speakers will include Karen Parrish and Michael Seery. In the afternoon the focus will be on chemistry education, a subject close to Chris’s heart as one of the teaching lab leads at Bristol.
Everyone is welcome. Registration is free, and the event will start at 10:00. There is also the opportunity to present posters (there will be prizes!) with a focus on educational projects, to honour what Chris spent his last few years contributing to.
If you would like to see more details and/or register, please see:
https://cjasymposium.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/
I hope you will be able to join us in remembering Chris.
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