UEA staff who go the extra-mile recognised at awards
By: News Archive
Staff from the University of East Anglia (UEA) who go above and beyond to make UEA a fantastic place to study have been recognised at an awards ceremony organised by UEA Students’ Union, which took place last night.
The Transforming Education Awards, now in their third year, consists of 13 categories including Advisor of the Year, Advocate for Students and Support Staff Member of the Year, as well as two teaching awards which identify innovative and inspiring teaching.
All of the winners were decided by a student panel who sifted through around 450 nominations from a range of schools, which recognised individuals and teams who go out of their way to make a positive impact.
Prof David Richardson, Vice-Chancellor, said: “It’s really encouraging to see so many students keen to recognise the hard work of our staff. It’s the people who make UEA such a great place to work and study and these awards acknowledge those who go above and beyond.”
This year featured a new “Vice-Chancellor’s Award” for an overall winner across all the categories, which was awarded to Juliet Harrison, from the School of Health Sciences. She was nominated for her dedication to ensuring paramedic students become successful clinicians, delivering quality care with dignity and respect. She said: “I really believe in my students and that they can be fantastic so I set quite high goals as a teacher and I expect them to get there. As any lecturer will say, watching students grow is wonderful.”
Another new element to this year’s awards was the addition of the University Teaching Fellow Award which was awarded to Dr Tom Hargreaves from the School of Environmental Sciences for bringing his lectures to life through theatrical performances, making them memorable and entertaining. He will receive an Excellence in Teaching bursary for three years to use for professional and personal development.
Dr Hargreaves, said: “What I constantly aim for is trying to have fun and creative sessions to allow a safe space for students where they can explore things and be critical. I always look for fun ways of teaching so if I can keep doing that then hopefully that’s enough.”
Dr Mark Hobbs, from the Interdisciplinary Institute for the Humanities who won the Advocate for Students Award, said: “Thank you to everyone who nominated me, but also to my fabulous team. Lecturers aren’t just there to do their research and to teach, they are also there to help students so they feel supported.”
He was acknowledged for his work as a Disability Liaison Officer, campaigning for changes to make the university more accessible, he’s also been working with a disability forum on campus, advocating for students.
Dr Francisco Costa, also from the Interdisciplinary Institute Humanities, won the Equality and Diversity in Teaching Award for addressing issues around sexuality and gender through his teaching. He spoke of his achievement, saying: “This has been made possible because of the wonderful students I work with, it was the first time running the module this year and I’ve tried to bring global LBGTQ experiences and research into the classroom.”
Dr Stephen Robinson from the School of Biological Sciences took home the PhD Supervisor of the Year Award for helping students with pastoral issues, providing emotional support where needed. He had this advice: “To be a great supervisor you need to be able to listen and know what students need to succeed, as they are all individuals. Seeing them complete their PhD is the best, knowing that you’ve done a little bit to progress them in their career but also their journeys through life.”
Full list of nominees and winners:
Vice Chancellor’s Award
Juliet Harrison – HSC
Teaching Fellow Award
Tom Hargreaves - ENV
Advisor of the Year
Winner: Karen McCullagh – LAW
Winner: Jenni Turner - ENV
Ulrike Theuerkauf - DEV
Natalie Thurston - EDU
Anna-Marie Fuller - CHE
Kirsty Henry - HSC
Kay Yeoman - BIO
Thomas Fitzgerald – PSY
Advocate for PhD Students
Winner: Michael Kyriacou - PPL
Mike Bernadin - LDC
Matthew Sillence - HUM
Advocate for Students
Winner: Mark Hobbs - IIH
Dimitrios Dousios – NBS
Marisa Goulden - DEV
Adriana Sinclair - PPL
Fabio Arico – ECO
Course Rep of the Year
Winner: Charlie Norman – PSY
Winner: Maria Armes - PSY
Winner: Rosie Brookes - HSC
Kirsty Johnson - HSC
Laura Ali - AMA
Lizzie White - DEV
Anna Deas – AMA
PhD Associate Tutor of the Year
Winner: Charles Beacroft - HIS
John-Mark Philo - LDC
Michael Kyriacou - PPL
Carmen Fisher - PSY
Kimberley Lockwood – AMA
Equality and Diversity in Teaching Award
Winner: Francisco Costa - IIH
Helen Warner - PPL
Kavita Ramakrishnan - DEV
Martin Scott - DEV
Ratula Chakraborty - NBS
Innovative Teaching Award
Winner: Tom Hargreaves - ENV
Laura Joyce - LDC
George Malcolm - PSY
Simon Lancaster - CHE
Rosalind Bark - ENV
Paul McDermott – PHA
Inspiring Teaching Award
Winner: Juliet Harrison - HSC
David Gilks - HIS
Ian Edwards - LAW
Mark Wilkinson - MED
Neil Cooper - PSY
Tom Hargreaves - ENV
Jessica Sharkey - HIS
Christopher Bell – ENV
PhD Supervisor of the Year
Winner: Stephen Robinson - BIO
Nikolaos Korfiatis - NBS
Agnieszka Bates - EDU
Aram Saeed - PHA
Leanne Stokes – PHA
Research-led Teaching
Winner: Franco Mariuzzo – ECO
Guy Peryer - HSC
Jacqui O’Keeffe - HSC
Stuart Rushworth - MED
Simon Horton - HSC
Staff / Student Liaison Committee of the Year
Winner: AMA
PPL
HSC
Student Partnership Officer of the Year
Winner: Tom Phillips - IIH
Jessica Barker - AMA
Support Staff Member of the Year
Winner: Jackie Orford - SSF
Winner: Lydia Blake - STS
Beverley Youngman - HUM
Victoria Warburton - EDU
Charlie James - MED
John Thompson - HSC
Ian Mortimer - MED
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