Congratulations to all of our Faculty Highly Commended Finalists for the 2023 Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Awards.

On Wednesday 15 November, the winners will be announced at the Academic Staff Awards – this year combining the Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Awards, Research Excellence Awards, and Distinguished Professors recipients.

Join this event by registering below, and celebrating the achievements of our esteemed colleagues from across Macquarie University.


Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Awards Faculty Highly Commended Finalists 2023

Vice-Chancellor’s Educational Leader Award

This award recognises educational leadership that has influenced and enhanced learning, teaching and/or student experience.

  • Dr Onur Ates – Macquarie University College
  • The team of: Associate Professor Agnes Bosanquet, Dr Mathew Hillier, Dr Olga Kozar, Dr Karina Luzia, Kylie Coaldrake and Alison Hayward – Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education)
  • Dr Josephine Paparo – Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
  • The team of: Professor Ronika Power, Michael Rampe and Dr Neil Durrant – Faculty of Arts
  • Dr Malcolm Ryan – Faculty of Science and Engineering

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Learning and Teaching Innovation

This award recognises the development and implementation of innovations that improve learning, teaching or assessment to enable, motivate, support and inspire students to learn.

  • The team of: Associate Professor Louise Koelmeyer, Dr Belinda Thompson, Robin Blumfield, Professor Catherine Dean, Robbie Blackwell, Dr Kylie Gwynne, Fiona Tisdall Blake, Dr Morwenna Kirwan, Matthew Robson and Chloe Szilas – Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
  • The team of: Dr Marjan Nazifi and Professor David Orsmond – Macquarie Business School
  • The team of: Dr David Payne, Dr Sara Deilami and Dr Binesh- Puthen Veettil – Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • The team of: Dr Mareike Riedel and Dr Amanda Head – Faculty of Arts

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence

This award recognises staff for their excellence in teaching and support of learning and the impact they have on influencing, motivating and inspiring students to learn.

  • Associate Professor John De Nobile – Faculty of Arts
  • Dr Viken Kortian – Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • The team of: Dr Hamed Jafarzadeh and Dr Prashan S. M. Karunaratne – Macquarie Business School
  • Dr Natasha Todorov – Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences

Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Early Career Award

This award recognises staff for their quality teaching and support of learning and the impact they have on influencing, motivating and inspiring students to learn.

  • Dr Joseph Chen – Macquarie Business School
  • Dr Narelle Hess – Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
  • Dr June Ho – Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • Dr Madeline Taylor – Faculty of Arts

Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Sessional Staff Award

This award recognises sessional staff for their approaches to teaching and support of learning that influences, motivates and inspires students to learn.

  • Abbie Hartman – Faculty of Arts
  • Camille Rahme – Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
  • Dr Brett White – Macquarie Business School

Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Student-Nominated Award

This award recognises staff for their teaching and support of learning that influences, motivates and inspires students to learn.

  • Georgia Cam – Faculty of Arts
  • Dr Irina Dedova – Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
  • Associate Professor Richard Garner – Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • Emily Gray – Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • Dr Michelle Hamadache – Faculty of Arts
  • Dr Marina Junqueira Santiago – Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
  • Dr Jillian Kramer – Faculty of Arts
  • Dr Rico Piehler – Macquarie Business School
  • Dr LayPeng Tan – Macquarie Business School
  • Dr Hector Viveros Tapia – Macquarie Business School
  • Dr Ali Lalbakhsh – Macquarie University College

Read more about the Academic Staff Awards finalists in This Week.

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