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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.
Empowering Student Academic Voices Award

This award is for staff or teams who encourage and listen to student feedback. One award will be made.



Alyssa Alcorn, School of Psychological Science
Dan Lunt School of Geographical Sciences
School of Biology – Student, Staff Liaison Committee, School of Biology
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, Law and Social Sciences



Fatima Lopez Castellanos, Lecturer, University of Bristol Business School
Simon Blyth, Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol Business School
Sita Thomas, Lecturer, School of Arts

Faculty of Science and Engineering



Bernard Stark, Professor, School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Joseph Day, Lecturer, School of Geographical Sciences
Mark Graham, Senior Lecturer, School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences



Bronwen Burton, Senior Lecturer, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Mark Szczelkun, Professor, School of Biochemistry
Sheila Amici-Dargan, Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Inspiring and Innovative Teaching Award – PGRs who teach


Dominic Gilani, Graduate Teaching Level 2, School of Humanities
Suruchi Bala, Graduate Teacher Level 1, School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
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.



Friday Oral Surgery Team, Bristol Dental School
MSc Business Analytics Team, University of Bristol Business School
MyWorld Skills and Training Team, School of Computer Science
Outstanding Dissertation Support Award

This award is for individual staff members who helps develop UG and PGT students as researchers. One award will be made.



Andrew James, Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Thomas Sealy, Senior Lecturer, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Vickie Zhang, Lecturer, School of Geographical Sciences
Outstanding Personal Tutoring/Academic Support Award

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



Ali van den Berg, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Bristol Dental School
Jess Farr-Cox, Lecturer, School of Humanities
Rachel Flecker, Professor, School of Geographical Sciences
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



Amy Penfield, Senior Lecturer, School of Arts
Mark Neild, Associate Professor, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Shuangyi Li, Senior Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences



Judi Kidger, Associate Professor, Bristol Medical School
Lukasz Chrobok, Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Olivia Maynard, Associate Professor, School of Psychological Sciences
Faculty of Science and Engineering



Antonia Tzemanaki, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Jonathan Rigg, Chair in Human Geography, School of Geographical Sciences
Tim Burness, Professor, School of Mathematics
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.



Alyce Griffith, Project Coordinator, Science Faculty Office
Daniel Muscat, Leading Technician, Engineering Faculty Office
Nina Liao, Senior Digital Education Developer, Health Sciences Faculty Office
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.



Biochemistry Teaching Lab Technical Team, School of Biochemistry
Final Year Vet School Rotations Admin Team, Bristol Veterinary School
TECS CDT Support and Delivery Team, School of Chemistry
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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.




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