The Victoria teaching and research excellence awards were presented at a gathering hosted by Tertiary Education Minister Hon. Steven Joyce and Chris Bishop MP and attended by more than 300 people, including members of parliament, diplomats, notable Wellingtonians, local councillors and Victoria alumni.
Winning entries in the University’s Summer Gold Poster Competition, and the students who created them, were also at the event.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Grant Guilford says Victoria is committed to recognising excellence in all aspects of University life.
“We are proud to acknowledge members of our teaching staff who approach their profession with creativity and innovation to inspire a love of learning in their students.”
Victoria also presented research excellence awards to staff with expertise in areas ranging from the science of emotions, the future of coral reefs and the history of the Great War, to digital futures, the sociology of punishment and the history of book and print culture.
“These recipients illustrate the depth and impact of research undertaken at Victoria. They also show why we are the top university in New Zealand for research quality and why we have achieved a global standing exceeding that attained by 96 percent of the world’s 7,000 universities.”
The Victoria University awards were presented by Chris Bishop, a Victoria alumnus.
Teaching Awards
- Dr James McKinnon, senior lecturer, School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies
- Dr Ross Woods, lecturer, School of Languages and Cultures
Teaching Excellence Awards
- Professor Dale Carnegie, Dean of Engineering
- Dr Sally Hill, Head of School, School of Languages and Cultures
- Dr Rob Keyzers, senior lecturer, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
- Dr Azra Moeed, senior lecturer, Faculty of Education
- Lisa Terreni, senior lecturer, Faculty of Education
Early Career Researcher Awards
- Dr Sasha Calhoun, senior lecturer, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- Inbal Megiddo, senior lecturer, Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music
- Dr Franck Natali, senior lecturer, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Research Excellence Awards
- Simon Davy, Head of School and associate professor of Biological Sciences
- Dr Gina Grimshaw, senior lecturer, School of Psychology
- Kate Hunter, associate professor, School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations
- Paul Jose, associate professor, School of Psychology and Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families
- Professor Miriam Lips, Chair in Digital Government, School of Government
- Professor John Pratt, Director of the Institute of Criminology, School of Social and Cultural Studies
- Dr Sydney Shep, Reader in Book History and Printer, Wai-te-ata Press
Read the full citations of the award recipients.