The nominees for the Excellence in Teaching Awards (ETAs) have been announced.

The ETAs aim to celebrate the members of academic staff who have gone over and above the call of duty or used innovative techniques to help students excel in their studies. A call for nominations from students in March resulted in more than 500 being submitted, showcasing some of the best staff at the University of Southampton.

The awards cover five categories: Outstanding Lecturer, Teaching & Learning Lifetime Achievement, Innovative Teaching, Best Feedback Provision, and Contribution to Academic Support.

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Last night saw the first ever Excellence in Teaching Awards take place at SUSU.

The event was attended by University of Southampton lecturers and staff, as well as student Course Reps, Academic Presents & Faculty Officers who were involved in selecting the winners for the awards.

663 total nominations were received from students choosing their best lecturers across five different categories, with winners chosen at Course, Faculty and University level.

We are very pleased to announce that the University Winners are:

Overall Outstanding Lecturer:

Winner – James Minney, from the Faculty of Humanities (Modern Languages)
Highly Commended – Ian … Read the rest

We are very pleased to announce the nominees for the first ever Excellence in Teaching Awards.

Despite this being the first year these awards have run, we received an outstanding 663 nominations – and you can see the full list here to see if your favourite lecturer has been nominated!

Lecturers at the University of Southampton were nominated by students in five categories: Outstanding Lecturer, Innovative Teaching, Best Feedback Provision, Contribution to Academic Support, and Teaching & Lifetime Achievement.

We will be announcing the winners of the Course and Faculty awards in the coming weeks, … Read the rest