Two UCL academics awarded National Teaching Fellowships
8 August 2024
Professor John Mitchell (UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering) and Professor Tim Young (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) have been awarded National Teaching Fellowships, recognising their salient work in higher education teaching.
The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) rewards and celebrates individuals who have made an outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession within higher education.
Successful Fellows must be able to demonstrate individual brilliance in enhancing student outcomes and/or the teaching profession, as well as raising the profile of excellence by supporting colleagues and engaging beyond the nominee's immediate professional role.
An individual must also show evidence of their commitment to the ongoing professional development of those around them with regard to teaching and learning support.
Professor John Mitchell has been recognised for his impressive track record as a radical – yet eminently practical – innovator in education for over two decades at UCL.
His far-sighted work on the Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP) is recognised as a trailblazer in Engineering Education. Through his work at UCL, Professor Mitchell has transformed education in this subject so that it has become an exemplar of research-based education and authentic assessment.
Professor Mitchell has also been a determined champion for better recognition and clearer career progression for teaching staff, and has contributed greatly to the development of the UCL Education Awards.
Vice-Provost (Education & Student Experience) Professor Kathy Armour said:
““A much-praised colleague, Professor Mitchell works through partnership by building bridges, welcoming collaboration and consulting widely and authentically. He does not seek the limelight; he simply finds out what needs to be done and sets about it.”
Each year, institutions can nominate up to three individuals for an NTF. The award has been running since 2000 and there are now over one thousand National Teaching Fellows, with a maximum of 55 individuals receiving the award each year.
Professor Tim Young’s inspiring work at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology has changed education, particularly for postgraduate students. He has taken cutting-edge research and linked it directly to medical education, and serves as an impressive example of what can be achieved through collaboration and education at UCL and further afield.
Professor Young was influential in the UK's response to COVID-19 by disseminating important and timely knowledge to over 1,000 frontline medical practitioners, many of whom were still registered students at the time.
Professor Young’s sustained dedication to education has recently been recognised both by his recent promotion to Professor (Teaching) and the award of Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academic (HEA), and now this NTF award too.
Vice Provost (Education & Student Experience) Professor Kathy Armour said:
“"Professor Tim Young has seized the opportunity and shown time and again that he can make a truly profound difference to students and education, across his entire field.”
Links
- Professor John Mitchell's academic profile
- UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering
- UCL Engineering
- Professor Tim Young's academic profile
- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
- UCL Brain Sciences
- National Teaching Fellowship Scheme
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- Professor John Mitchell (left) and Professor Tim Young (right)