Teaching excellence was celebrated at the University’s annual Teaching Prizes ceremony on 3 October.
Nine staff were recognised this year and received their awards from Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Karen Cox at the ceremony in the Darwin Conference Suite.
The annual event recognises outstanding work in teaching and/or learning support that gives students the best possible learning experience at Kent.
The prize winners were:
Humanities Faculty Teaching Prize
1st Prize – Dr Ruth Herbert and Dr Richard Perks (School of Music and Fine Art) for their work on music performance.
2nd Prize – Dr William Rowlandson (School of European culture and Languages) for his success and commitment in teaching over a number of years at Kent.
Social Sciences Faculty Teaching Prize
1st Prize – Dr Triona Fitton (School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research) for her work on the design, production and teaching of a distance learning MA in Philanthropic Studies.
2nd Prize – Professor Amanda Perry-Kessaris (Kent Law School) for her work on design-driven teaching, learning and research methods.
Barbara Morris Prize for Learning Support
1st Prize – Hannah Greer and Jen Davey (Work-Study – Careers and Employability Service) for a sustained and impactful effort to improve employment possibilities for students from a widening participation background.
Joint 2nd Prize – Charlene Earl (Centre for English and World Languages) for a sustained and impactful effort to enhance intercultural awareness at the University.
Joint 2nd Prize – Hannah Uglow (Kent Law Clinic) for a sustained and impactful effort to positively enhance the sense of academic community within Law at the University.