VC's Teaching Excellence Award winners 2025
The winners of this year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Awards (formerly the Teaching and Learning Excellence Awards) have been announced.
The awards celebrate excellence in teaching and the support of learning across LJMU, demonstrating our commitment to recognising and rewarding our outstanding staff, a key requirement of our new Framework for High Quality Teaching and Learning.
The Teaching Excellence Awards run across seven categories; Rising Star; Academic Practice; Digital Education; Personal Tutor; Enhancing the Learning Experience; Equity and Inclusion in Education; and Academic Leadership.
Winners of the 2025 awards
Rising Star
Dr Sarah Williams
Liverpool Business School, Faculty of Society and Culture
Academic Practice
Richard Ridyard
School of Law and Justice Studies, Faculty of Society and Culture
Excellence in Digital Education
Winner
Dr Hu Du
School of Engineering and Built Environment, Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science
Commended
Carmel Henshall
School of Public and Allied Health, Faculty of Health Innovation Technology and Science
Dr Jennifer Graham
School of Law and Justice Studies, Faculty of Society and Culture
Personal Tutor
Winner
Dr Tina Marolt Cebasek
School of Engineering and Built Environment, Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science
Commended
Bob Cumiskey
Liverpool Business School, Faculty of Society and Culture
Dr Philippa McCabe
School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science
Academic Leadership
Winner
Fran Yeoman
Liverpool School of Art and Creative Industries, Faculty of Society and Culture
Commended
Dr Amanda Boddis
School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science
Enhancing the Learning Experience
Winner
Tara Blackburn
Schools of Biological and Environmental Sciences, and Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science
Commended
Adarsh Makdani
School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science
Equity and Inclusion in Education
Winner
BSc (Hons) Physical Education team
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science
Commended
BSc Business Management team
Liverpool Business School, Faculty of Society and Culture
Diversity and Inclusion Team
Human Resources
Janette Porter
School of Education, Faculty of Society and Culture
More about the awards
The awards are cognisant of the Advance HE Professional Standards Framework (PSF) with all nominees supported in developing a portfolio of evidence towards Fellowship of Advance HE, if appropriate. Nominees may also be eligible for entry into LJMU’s National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) or Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) coaching programme.
You can find out more about the Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Awards, the winners and those commended on the Teaching and Learning Academy webpages.
The Awards will be celebrated at an event later this academic year.
