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Edinburgh’s best teachers named

Edinburgh University Students’ Association has announced the winners of this year’s Teaching Awards.

The awards recipients were revealed at an event hosted by new Rector Peter McColl.

Established event

EUSA’s Teaching Awards were one of the first events of its kind to be launched by a students’ association in the UK.

Now in their fourth year, the awards are well-established part of the University’s calendar.

This year more than 4,000 nominations were received.

Recognising support

This year a new category was created to reward teaching support staff.

The Supporting Students’ Learning award was presented by the University’s Principal, Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea.

Winners

Best Feedback

Winner: Graeme Trousdale (Linguistics & English Language)
Runner-up: Cen Qiguo (Asian Studies)

Developing Student Emoyability

Winner: Susan Kemp (Film, Performance & Media Arts)
Runner-up: Zoe Patterson (Edinburgh College of Art)

Best Director of Studies

Winner: Dimitra Politi (Economics)
Runner-up: Steven Henderson (Chemistry)

Best Postgraduate Tutor

Winner: Charity McAdams (English Literature)
Runner-up: Rachel Howell (GeoSciences)

Best Research or Dissertation Supervisor

Winner: Mary Ho (Business)
Runner-up: Richard Freeman (Politics & International Relations)

Kendell Award for Teaching in Medicine

Winner: Jamie Davies (Biomedical Sciences)
Runner-up: James Shaw (Clinical Sciences & Community Health)

Award for Teaching in the Vet School

Winner: Graham Pettigrew (Preclinical Veterinary Science)
Runner-up: Sue Kempson (Preclinical Veterinary Science)

Campbell Award for Teaching in the Humanities & Social Sciences

Winner: Hector MacQueen (Law)
Runner-up: Bob Kibble (Moray House School of Education)

Simon van Heyningen Award for Teaching in Science & Engineering

Winner: Kristel Torokoff (Physics & Astronomy)
Runner-up: Tina Düren (Chemical Engineering)

Best Course

Winner: Pioneers of Cultural Communication: Europe, India & Japan (History)
Runner-up: Text Technologies (Informatics)

Best Department

Winner: English Literature
Runner-up: Edinburgh College of Art

Innovative Teaching Award

Winner: Fumiko Narumi-Munro (Japanese)
Runner-up: Christopher Harding (Asian History)

Supporting Students’ Learning Award

Winner: Edyta Monika Hunter (Psychology)
Runner-up: Lindsay Kelly (Law)