The Education Excellence Awards and President and Principal's Prizes are currently open for nominations from staff (academic and professional services) and students.
We encourage anyone to nominate an individual or team involved in teaching on Queen Mary programmes and/or in providing support to students. The individual or team should have delivered demonstrable and impactful excellence in education, assessment and feedback, student support and/or the student experience at an institutional level. Please see full information and criteria below.
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These Awards and Prizes aim to enhance the quality of education and embed a culture of excellence at Queen Mary. This is achieved through the recognition and celebration of: teaching excellence; student engagement through co-creation; support for excellent student learning outcomes; and delivery of an excellent student environment and experience.
See details of the Awards presented in the 2022/23 academic year.
The scheme also underlines the importance of education at Queen Mary, alongside research and public engagement. It also complements the existing Education Awards which are organised by the Students’ Union and in which nominations are made and voted for by students.
Professor Stephanie Marshall, Vice-Principal (Education)
Applications are welcomed from staff, both academic and Professional Services, and students. All those involved in teaching on Queen Mary programmes and/or in providing support to students at Queen Mary are eligible to apply. Applications can either be for an individual or a team.
In the case of team nominations, preference will be given to those which demonstrate how academic and Professional Services staff have worked together and/or how the team has successfully worked across School/Institute, Faculty or Directorate boundaries.
In all cases, the primary criterion for recognition is demonstrable and impactful excellence in education, assessment and feedback, student support and/or the student experience at an institutional level. This could be demonstrated in one or more of the following ways:
This contribution should be aligned to the University’s Active Curriculum for Excellence (ACE) Approach, and one or more of the Pillars of Excellence (i.e. Excellence in Education; Student Engagement; Student Employability; and the Learning Environment). Nominations should set out which of these pillars the application relates to. They should also demonstrate effective engagement with students in designing, implementing or co-creating impactful approaches and solutions.
To be eligible for an individual Education Excellence Award or President and Principal’s Prize, staff nominees are required to hold a Fellowship from Advance HE i.e. Associate Fellowship (AFHEA), Fellowship (FHEA), Senior Fellowship (SFHEA) or Principal Fellowship (PFHEA). Alternatively, the nominee may be in the process of working towards such recognition. This can be interpreted broadly, and is intended to cover situations such as ongoing participation in a taught programme which leads to Advance HE recognition (CILT or PGCAP), attendance or planned attendance at a workshop, or being in the process of drafting an application.
For team nominations, the majority of staff members of the team should hold or be working towards an Advance HE Fellowship.
Each year, a small number of Education Excellence Awards applicants will be awarded a President and Principal’s Prize. These will have shown an outstanding contribution and made a significant difference, with potential for transferability and wider impact.
If you have any questions on the entry requirements then please email vp-edu@qmul.ac.uk.
Submit your nomination
The 2023/24 round of Education Excellence Awards and President and Principal's Prizes will run on the timetable below:
Nominations should be submitted using this form.