Dr Jennifer Randall, Senior Lecturer in Global Public Health, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, and Dr Louise Younie, Clinical Reader in Medical Education, Institute of Health Sciences Education, have been announced as National Teaching Fellows.
Dear colleague,
I am delighted to share with you the news that two Queen Mary colleagues have been announced as National Teaching Fellows:
They, along with just 52 others across the whole UK higher education sector, have been recognised this year for their outstanding impact on student outcomes and the higher education teaching profession. Both Jennifer and Louise are actively involved in education across the University. They join 14 other colleagues from across Queen Mary who have previously achieved this recognition. Please join me in congratulating them on this achievement.
National Teaching Fellows are selected through a rigorous process which recognises individual excellence, work to raise the profile of excellence, and commitment to continued development of excellence.
Dr Randall is a Senior Lecturer in Global Public Health, and Student Experience Lead for Global Health. Jennifer has played a central role in the development and launch of Queen Mary’s online MSc in Global Health, and has also been central in the development of the ‘Stepping Stones’ and ‘Get Ahead’ programmes, which were established to support students across Queen Mary in making the transition to university-level study. Jennifer has also been involved in embedding wellbeing into the MBBS curriculum, and was recognised as ‘Teacher of the Year’ in the 2021 Queen Mary Students’ Union Education Awards and ‘Lecturer of the Year’ in the 2021 BLSA Awards.
Dr Younie is a Clinical Reader in Medical Education, a practicing General Practitioner, and a Queen Mary Academy Fellow. Louise has been instrumental in the establishment of, and now co-leads, the Student Enhanced Engagement and Development (SEED) Award at Queen Mary. The SEED Award launched in 2021 as a framework for recognising students for their involvement in co-creation, and 42 students have completed the SEED so far. Louise has also developed the educational concepts of flourishing and creative enquiry, both of which are central to her own practice as an educator at Queen Mary.
Each year, universities across the UK can nominate up to three people for the National Teaching Fellowship. To find out more about the Fellowship, including the selection process, please visit the Queen Mary Academy website.
Best wishes,
Professor Stephanie MarshallBA Hons, MA, D Phil, Dip. Man., PFHEAVice Principal (Education)