Celebrating our 2023 award-winning educators

The Australian Awards for University Teaching are a highly competitive and prestigious national accolade for university educators. The awards are open to applicants from all 43 Australian universities, yet only 59 citations were awarded in 2022. The winning educators came from 26 institutions, four of them (including UNSW) being Go8 universities.

Learn more about the 2022 UNSW winners, A/Prof. Ang Liu and A/Prof. Michael Kasumovic here.

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Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 

• Associate Professor Ang Liu, UNSW Engineering

Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 

• Associate Professor Michael Kasumovic, UNSW Science 

UNSW has a national and international reputation for outstanding educators. Each year the University celebrates the outstanding achievements of its highly dedicated teachers through the UNSW Awards for Teaching Excellence.

View recipient profiles and award titles here.

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UNSW Awards for Teaching Excellence 

• Associate Professor Cristan Herbert, UNSW Medicine & Health 

UNSW Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching 

• Associate Professor Sieu Khuu, UNSW Medicine & Health 

UNSW Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching 

• Associate Professor Andrew Moorhouse, UNSW Medicine & Health 

UNSW Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 

• Dr Natalia Ortiz Ceberio, UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture 

UNSW Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 

• Dr Thomas Duncan, UNSW Medicine & Health 

UNSW Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 

• Dr Veronica Jiang, UNSW Business School 

UNSW Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 

• Associate Professor Junming Ho, UNSW Science 

UNSW Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Sessional staff) 

• Hua Chai, UNSW Engineering 

UNSW Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Early Career) 

• Katrina Blazek, UNSW Medicine & Health 

UNSW Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning (Student experiences and learning support services) 

Academic Skills team 

• Dr Dominic Fitzsimmons
• Dr Tracey-Lee Downey  
• Dr James Bedford  
• Dr Madeleine Wilson  
• William Scates Frances 
• Caterine  
• Dr Monica Neve  
• Dr Rishaad Abdoola 
• Rupal Tyagi 

UNSW Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Wellbeing 

Phase 1 Team, School of Clinical Medicine, Rural Clinical Campus, Port Macquarie 

• Associate Professor Linda Ferrington 
• Dr Jessica Macer-Wright 
• Karan Bland 
• Dr Carrie Davenport 
• Cara Elvidge 

UNSW Medicine & Health

The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Higher Degree Research recognise sustained excellence in the supervision, mentoring and training of HDR candidates. They also highlight outstanding leadership in research training and recognise those who have built collaborations with industry for the benefit of Higher Degree Research candidates.

View recipient profiles and award titles here.

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Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research Leadership 

• Associate Professor Megan Lord, UNSW Engineering 

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research Supervision 

• Associate Professor Minako Sakai, UNSW Canberra 

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research Supervision (Emerging Supervisor) 

• Dr Lisa Nivision-Smith, UNSW Medicine & Health 

The UNSW Students' Choice Teaching Award recognises UNSW staff for their contributions to their students' learning. As nominated and judged by the students themselves, the annual award highlights teachers who have made a real difference to their learning experience by inspiring, elevating, challenging, and most of all, by caring. Students are invited to nominate staff who go above and beyond; who inspire and challenge them and support their development as people and professionals. 

Learn more about the award and stories from the winners here.

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• Dr Jeffrey Black, UNSW Science 
• Dr Andrew Taylor, UNSW Engineering 
• Professor Paul Hazell, UNSW Canberra 
• Aria Mohammadi Kordkheili, UNSW Medicine & Health 
• Rebecca Harcourt, UNSW Business School