Welcome to the winning 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 enhancing the student learning experience. The awards are based on staff and student nominations. Over 1000 nominations were received in this year’s awards. Many congratulations to all of those who were nominated and shortlisted.
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.
We are delighted to confirm the 2024 winners.
Inspiring and Innovative Teaching Award

This award is for individual staff members who inspire students through their teaching. One award was presented per faculty.
Faculty of Arts
Andy Flack
Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities

Faculty of Engineering
Mark Schenk
Associate Professor, School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering

Faculty of Health Sciences
Louise Arnold
Lecturer, School of Anatomy

Faculty of Life Sciences
Christopher Cammies
Teaching Associate, School of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Science
Becky Collins
Lecturer, School of Geographical Sciences

Faculty of Social Sciences and Law
Julian Molina
Lecturer, School of Policy Studies

Inspiring and Innovative Teaching Award – PGRs who teach
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 was presented.
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 and/or academic support. One award was presented.
Paul Harper
Lecturer, School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering

Outstanding Research Supervision Awards

This award is for individual staff members or teams who undertake research supervision. Three awards were presented.
Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences
Justin Williams
Associate Professor, School of Arts

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Angela Nobbs
Senior Lecturer, Bristol Dental School

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Fengyuan Liu
Lecturer, School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering

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 was presented.
Paul Edwards
Funding Operations Officer, Education and Student Success

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 was presented.
Bristol Cyber Security Group – Professional Services Support Team
School of Computer Science

Vice Chancellor’s Award for Education

For this additional award the Vice-Chancellor chose a single winner from the above awards. The award recognises the winner’s exceptional contribution to education and enhancement of the student experience at the University.
Andy Flack
Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities

Teaching Excellence Award

This year an additional posthumous Teaching Excellence Award has been awarded to celebrate and acknowledge the fantastic contribution Santi Rodriguez made to the University and the students he supported.
Santi Rodriguez
Associate Professor,
Bristol Medical School

View the 2024 shortlisted individuals and teams on the Bristol Teaching Awards 2024 shortlist blog post.
View details of the CREATE Scheme Best Portfolio Awards 2024