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Photo of Pilkington Prize certificates lined up

The Centre for Teaching & Learning is delighted to announce the 2021 winners of the Pilkington Prize as follows:

Dr David Clifford Faculty of English Homerton College
Dr Elizabeth Fistein School of Clinical Medicine Lucy Cavendish College
Prof. Beverley Glover Department of Plant Sciences Queens' College
Dr Hannah Joyce Department of Engineering St John's College
Dr Nikhil Krishnan Faculty of Philosophy Robinson College
Hon. Prof. Clare Morris Institute of Continuing Education  
Mr Bill Nicholl Faculty of Education Homerton College
Dr Tina Potter Department of Physics Newnham College
Dr Dee Scadden Department of Biochemistry Downing College
Dr Peter Sloman Department of Politics & International Studies Churchill College
Dr Anne Swift Department of Public Health & Primary Care  
Mr Alan Thorne Department of Engineering  
Dr Edward Tipper Department of Earth Sciences St John's College

The Pilkington Prizes are awarded annually to members of staff in recognition of their contributions to teaching excellence. The awards were initiated by Sir Alastair Pilkington, who believed that the quality of teaching was crucial to the University's success.

A virtual ceremony is being planned for Tuesday 29 June, where we look forward to celebrating all thirteen Prize Winners.

You can learn more about the Prizes, including Winners from previous years, on the Pilkington Prize page.

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