Ten members of staff from the University of Cambridge have been recognised for their excellence in teaching at the annual Pilkington Teaching Prizes.
Ten members of staff from the University of Cambridge have been recognised for their excellence in teaching at the annual Pilkington Teaching Prizes.
Professor Alison Richard, Vice-Chancellor of the University, presented the 2004 Pilkington Teaching Prizes to the ten winners last night (July 8) at the Cass Centre at Cambridge University Press.
The awards were set up by the late Sir Alastair Pilkington, former Chairman of the Cambridge Foundation and inventor of the 'float' method of glass making which revolutionised the industry in the 1960s. The prizes are awarded each year to academic or academic-related staff who have distinguished themselves in teaching.
This year's winners are:
Arts & Humanities
Dr Nicholas Hammond, University Senior Lecturer, Department of French, Gonville & Caius College
Dr Andrew Jones, University Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Music, Selwyn College
Biological Sciences
Dr William Foster, University Senior Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Clare College
Dr Teresa Tiffert, Senior Research Associate, Department of Physiology
Humanities & Social Sciences
Mrs Elaine Wilson, Lecturer in Science Education, Faculty of Education, Homerton College
Mr Martin Dixon, University Senior Lecturer, Department of Land Economy, Queens' College
Physical Sciences
Dr Sally Gibson, Senior University Lecturer, Department of Earth Sciences
Dr Tim Burstein, Reader in Electrochemistry and Corrosion, Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy
Technology
Dr Tim Flack, University Lecturer, Department of Engineering, King's College
Dr Geoff Moggridge, University Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, King's College
The Pilkington Teaching Prizes are supported by Cambridge University Press.
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