Staff Academic Awards 2025 

On 9 June, the University of Roehampton held the first Research and Learning and Teaching Awards. We have had awards previously, but this was a changed format, which was highly successful.  

All awards, both Research and Teaching and Learning, were given to colleagues who had been peer nominated. Nominees were from all areas of Research and Learning and Teaching, from very established, recognised colleagues to those new to higher education and, in the case of Research, PG Research students too. 

174 colleagues were nominated, over 100 in Learning and Teaching and 70 in Research.

The categories in which we made awards were: 

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Research:  

Social Impact Award 

Winner: Adam Ockelford 

Excellence in Supervision 

Winner: Lisa Sainsbury 

Career Recognition 

Winner: John Eade 

Excellence in Mentoring 

Winner: Adele Costabile 

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Collaboration of the Year 

Winner: I-CAN team 

Rising Star 

Winner: Ayse Demir 

PG Research Achievement Award 

Winner: Hanna Iqtait 

Leader of the Year 

Winner: Ted Vallance 

Learning and Teaching: 

Programme Leadership Award 

Winner: Muriel Tinel Temple 

Programme Team of the Year     

Winner: Croydon Campus Nursing 

Diversity and Inclusion Award 

Winner: Alberto Fernandez Carbajal 

Overall Excellence in Teaching Award 

Winner: Lucy Tyler 

Technology-Enhanced Teaching 

Winner: Mastaneh Davis 

Rising Star in Teaching 

Winner: Liam Harcourt 

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Outcomes Improvement Award 

Winner: Graham McDonald 

Overall Outstanding Contribution 

Winners:  

AHSS: Lisa Haskell 

BaL: Margaret Adjaye

SoE: Anthony Barlow 

LHS: Astrid Hauge Evans 

Psychology: Marina Rachitskiy 

Lifetime Achievement Award 

Winner: Paul Dickerson 

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In addition, there were Vice-Chancellor’s awards made for overall outstanding contributions, two in Research to Professor Mike Witt and Professor Bryony Hoskins and one in Learning and Teaching to Dr Rachel Chan.

The event was held in the Portrait Room, attended by over 100 colleagues. This was a real celebration of excellence at Roehampton, recognising colleagues who go above and beyond in all areas of academic work.

Congratulations to all!