MAPS Faculty Education Awards 2018
17 July 2018
Each year the Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences recognises excellence in teaching from staff through the Faculty Education Awards (formerly Teaching Awards).
We are delighted to be able to announce the winners of the 2018 MAPS Faculty Education Awards. The winners are as follows.
Teaching Staff Category: Katherine Holt (Chemistry)
Continuing Professional Development Category: Anna Roffey (Chemistry) joint winner with…
Continuing Professional Development Category: Daren Caruana (Chemistry)
Postgraduate Teaching Assistant Category: Emre Sener (Chemistry) joint winner with…
Postgraduate Teaching Assistant Category: Pavlos Apostolidis (Physics and Astronomy)
In addition, a special Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Derek Tocher (Chemistry) in recognition of his many outstanding contributions to the field of crystallography and to his department as its Deputy Head.
Our congratulations and thanks to them for all of the hard work they have put in to deliver an exceptional learning experience for our students.
Derek Tocher (Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award):
"It is most heartening to have the work I have done at UCL over the last 34 years recognised by the Faculty. The most enjoyable aspect of my long career has undoubtedly been the fact that I have been able to combine my research interests in crystallography with a love of teaching our undergraduates and it was my privilege as Departmental Tutor for ten years to guide and support undergraduate students through to the completion of their degrees and take the first steps in their subsequent careers. In my time here I have worked closely with too many excellent colleagues to name but special mention needs to be made of Prof Sally Price who I have collaborated with for the last 20 years on a project trying to understand the organic solid state."
Katherine Holt (Winner of Teaching Staff Category):
Katherine Holt is Reader in Physical Chemistry in the Chemistry Department at UCL and for the past 3 years has been Chair of the Departmental Teaching Committee. During that time she has overseen a complete redesign of the Year 3 labs, the recruitment of three Teaching Fellows, a stronger integration of Careers Programme into the department and the introduction of free access to core e-textbooks to students.
“I’m really grateful for the nomination from my department and really delighted to have won this award. It’s a pleasure working with many enthusiastic and committed colleagues to improve the student experience in the Chemistry Department and I hope we continue to be successful in doing that.”
Anna Roffey (Joint Winner of CPD Category):
Daren Caruana (Joint Winner of CPD Category):
Emre Sener (Joint Winner of PGTA Category):
“I tried to provide a supportive safety net for students so that they could freely experiment without fear of failure. At the end, it was incredibly rewarding to see them take complete ownership of their projects."