Education Awards 2021


Education Awards 2021 Online Celebration

The fifth annual Education Awards are an opportunity to recognise and reward the outstanding contribution that students and staff make towards the rich education community at The University of Bath.

The event was held virtually on Thursday 6 May 2021 at 17:30. Annie Willingham, The SU Bath Education Officer, and Professor Peter Lambert, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching), hosted the virtual event, announcing the winners for the student Academic Representative, Staff, Peer Support and the University Teaching Awards 2021.

Winners, highly commended and shortlists

Click on each award to find out more and to see the winners, highly commended and shortlist.

Academic Rep of the Year

Academic Reps make a real difference to our studies, and it’s important to celebrate that. These awards give us the opportunity to recognise the Reps that have gone above and beyond to try and make education at Bath the best it can be.

The shortlist 

  • Aron Borbely-Bartis and Riccardo Kahale
  • Kirsty Carotti - UG Rep Winner
  • Sam Clarke - PGT Rep Winner
  • Tom Davies
  • Adam Davitt - UG Rep Highly Commended
  • Fadoua Govaerts - Doctoral Rep Winner
  • Andrei Linguraru - Faculty Rep Winner
  • Archie O'Boyle
  • Dan White

SSLC Chair of the Year

Staff-Student Liaison Committees (SSLCs) are committees that aim to discuss and solve problems within each department. This award is there to recognise an SSLC chair who’s been consistently run meetings in a fair and open way.

The shortlist

  • Maria Gragera Garces
  • Riccardo Kahale
  • Sanjae King
  • Kieran Liddle - Winner
  • Jade Pizzato - Highly Commended
  • Tanyaradzwa Saruchera

Postgraduate Who Teaches (PGWT) of the Year

A large part of the postgraduate community at Bath are teaching. This award is for postgraduates who teach, to appreciate the help they’ve given us throughout our studies. This can be for demonstrations, lectures, seminars or tutorials.

The shortlist

  • Jake Deane
  • Naomi Heffer - Winner
  • Jordan Taylor

Personal Tutor of the Year

Personal Tutors play such an important role in supporting us with our studies and personal development throughout our course. We think this is something that should be celebrated and want to give you the chance to nominate them for an award.

The shortlist

  • Dr Neil Brown - Winner
  • Dr Fabio Nemetz
  • Dr Bhagyashree Patil

Support Staff Member of the Year

Non-academic staff are the key to making sure our studies run smoothly. They might be departmental support staff, lab technicians, faculty librarians, or a technician who supports workshops. We want to award support staff that have made an exceptional contribution to our studies throughout the year.

The shortlist

  • Ali Bevan - Winner
  • Zoe Graham - Winner
  • Dr Susanna Martin

Outstanding Contribution to Peer Support (Student Award)

This award recognises the work of individual Peer Mentors, PAL Leaders and Student Trainers that have made a real difference to their fellow students. Any individual Peer Mentor, PAL Leader or Student Trainer can be nominated for this award.

The shortlist

  • Rebecca Loveless - Winner
  • Jelizaveta Mamtsits
  • Henna Shah
  • Grace Sparrow
  • Vishnupriya Venkatesan - Highly Commended

Outstanding Contribution to Peer Support (Staff Award)

This award is for a staff member who organises and supports Peer Support within the University and provides support for volunteers in such a scheme. This could be any staff member who supports Peer Mentoring, Peer Assisted Learning or peer-led Skills Training.

The shortlist

  • Ali Bevan - Winner
  • Kate Campbell - Highly Commended
  • Ian Fairholm
  • Claire Martin
  • Claire Tanner

Peer Support Team of the Year

This award recognises groups of Peer Mentors, PAL Leaders and Student Trainers that have worked together to make a real difference to their fellow students. Any size group of Peer Mentors, PAL Leaders or Student Trainers can be nominated for this award.

The shortlist

  • Luke Cummins, Sergios Gavriilidis and Lauren Taylor – Lead Peer Mentors from Computer Science - Winner
  • Mark Clayson, Iciar Cueto De Yraola, Ansat Kossakov, Henna Shah and Danielle Spiers – Lead Peer Mentors from Management Suite
  • Kaijie Chen and Sholape Olaniyan – Lead Peer Mentors from Pharmacy - Highly Commended
  • Gabriela Andronache, Sangeet Gupta, Amy Hill, Caitlin Illingworth, Lara Riad and Rosie Underhill – PAL Leaders from Year 1 Psychology
  • Sian Bass, Anna Cox, Molly Dent, Mark Goodman, Jill Lapping and Ilona Pope – Placement Peer Mentors from Social Work

Peer Champion Award

This award recognises Peer Mentors, PAL Leaders and Student Trainers that have provided exceptional support to their fellow volunteers during their time in the role. All Peer Mentors, PAL Leaders and Student Trainers are eligible for this award and can be nominated as an individual or a team. Only students can nominate fellow students for this award.

The shortlist

  • Sergios Gavriilidis
  • Akif Jabir, Oyinkansola Ige, Jakub Sala, Mimi Tam, Vishnupriya Venkatesan and Alison Yip – The Student Trainers - Winner
  • Ollie Jonas - Highly Commended
  • Jelizaveta Mamtsits
  • Henna Shah

Peer Support Above and Beyond Award

This award recognises Peer Mentors, PAL Leaders and Student Trainers that have faced difficult challenges within their scheme but have continued to go above and beyond to support their fellow students. All Peer Mentors, PAL Leaders and Student Trainers are eligible for this award and can be nominated as an individual or a team.

The shortlist

  • Sergios Gavriilidis, Helen Harmer, Ollie Jonas, Anmol Madaan, Christina Neocleous, Evgenija Nuneska and Alex Zamurca – Computer Science PAL Leaders
  • Akif Jabir - Winner
  • Jakub Sala
  • Henna Shah - Highly Commended
  • Vishnupriya Venkatesan

Check out the shortlist for University Teaching Awards 2021