Welcome to the shortlisted nominees page
The Bristol Teaching Awards (BTAs) recognise and celebrate individual staff and teams (both academic and professional services) who have made an outstanding contribution to teaching, the provision of support for students, and/or enhance the student learning experience. The awards are based on staff and student nominations. Over 1000 nominations were received this year. Many congratulations to all of those who were nominated.
We are delighted to confirm the winners of this year’s Awards, which can be read here.
Inspiring and Innovative Teaching Award

This award is for individual staff members who inspire students through their teaching. One award will be made per faculty.
Faculty of Arts



Andy Flack, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities
Genevieve Arkle, Lecturer, School of Arts
Mary Bateman, Lecturer, School of Humanities
Faculty of Engineering
Bernard Stark, Professor, School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
David Drury, Senior Lecturer, School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Mark Schenk, Associate Professor, School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Faculty of Health Sciences



Grace Pearson, Clinical Lecturer, Bristol Medical School
Louise Arnold, Lecturer, School of Anatomy
Sarah O’Shaughnessy, Lecturer, Bristol Veterinary School
Faculty of Life Sciences



Christopher Cammies, Teaching Associate, School of Biological Sciences
Dave Lawson, Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences
Isabel Murillo Cabeza, Senior Lecturer, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Faculty of Science



Becky Collins, Lecturer, School of Geographical Sciences
Carine Nsangu, Lecturer, School of Physics
Matthew Watson, Professor, School of Earth Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences and Law



Francisco Palma Carvajal, Lecturer, School of Policy Studies
Julian Molina, Lecturer, School of Policy Studies
Sarah Eagle, Lecturer, School of Education
Inspiring and Innovative Teaching Award – PGRs who teach



David Reid, Graduate Teacher Level 1, School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering.
Jess Foster, Teaching Associate, School of Computer Science
Melanie Pottle Iddon, Graduate Teacher Level 2, University of Bristol Law School
Inspiring and Innovative Team Teaching Award

This award is for a team of staff who inspire students through their collaborative teaching. One award will be made.



Family Law 2: Child Law, University of Bristol Law School
Friday Oral Surgery Team, Bristol Dental School
Science of Happiness Team, School of Psychological Science
Outstanding Personal Tutoring/Academic Support Award

This award is for individual staff members who provide personal tutoring. One award will be made.



Chanelle Lee, Lecturer, School of Engineering Maths and Technology
Paul Harper, Lecturer, School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Shuping Dang, Lecturer, School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Outstanding Research Supervision Award

This award is for individual staff members or teams who undertake research supervision. One award will be made per faculty.
Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences



Ben Hobbs, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Innovation
Ioanna Palaiologou, Associate Professor, School of Education
Justin Williams, Associate Professor, School of Arts
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences



Angela Nobbs, Senior Lecturer, Bristol Dental School
Aya Elghajiji, Senior Research Associate, Bristol Medical School
Stephanie King, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Science and Engineering



Beckett Zhou, Lecturer, School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Fengyuan Liu, Lecturer, School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
James Matthews, Research Fellow, School of Chemistry
Outstanding Support Award

This award is for individual staff members from Professional Services or a technical team who provide support for teaching and learning and/or pastoral support. One award will be made.



James Webley, Faculty Librarian, Library Services – Faculty of Engineering
Paul Edwards, Funding Operations Officer, Education and Student Success
Rhiannon Sidhu, Deputy Student Administration Manger, School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Outstanding Support Team Award

This award is for a team of staff from Professional Services or a technical team who provides support for teaching and learning and/or pastoral support. One award will be made.



Bristol Cyber Security Group – Professional Services Support Team, School of Computer Science
Industrial Liaison Office – Student Team, Faculty of Engineering
School of Anatomy Technical Team, School of Anatomy
Return to the BTA 2023, 2022 and 2021 shortlist and winners blog page
Find out more about the Bristol Teaching Awards scheme and the nominations criteria for each award on the Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching website.


