Thank You for Your Nominations!

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who took the time to submit over 500 nominations for RATE. Your support and participation in recognising the remarkable people and teams at the University of Stirling. Whether it’s a staff member, or someone who has gone above and beyond in their role, your nominations highlight the dedication, passion, and inspiring work happening every day at the University of Stirling.

To shortlist so many nominations, a group of student volunteers was asked to shortlist and vote for the winner for each award.

Shortlist:

Teacher of the Year (Arts & Humanities)

• Prof Rowan Cruft
• Dr Megan Dee
• Dr Adrian Hunter
• Michael McDonald
• Dr Andrew Smith

Teacher of the Year (Health Sciences & Sport)

• Barbara Ballingham
• Marianne Fairley-Murdoch
• Yvonne MacNicol
• Joanne McNaughton
• Dawn Neill

Teacher of the Year (Natural Sciences)

• Dr Brad Duthie
• Dr Robin Hankin
• Dr Carol Jasper
• Dr Anthony Lee
• Neil McDonald
• Dr Kirsty Wiseman-Gregg

Teacher of the Year (Social Sciences)

• Dr Duncan Helm
• Professor Vikki McCall
• Vicky Soutar
• Professor Richard Ward

Teacher of the Year (Management School)

• Dr Thomas Kane
• Angus McPhail
• Dr Michael Watts

Teacher of the Year (INTO Stirling)

• Garry Paton
• Kevyn Whitelaw
• Deborah Wood

Outstanding Academic Mentorship

• Dr Anna Bobak
• Professor Rowan Cruft
• Dr Andrew Hass
• Dr Sian Lucas
• Dr Aila Spathopoulou

Postgraduate Research Student Teacher of the Year

• David Bryan
• Eleri Kent
• Joshua Smith

Outstanding Professional Services and Support Staff of the Year

• Pauline Darnbrough
• James Macdonald
• Stephanie Miller

Outstanding University Team, Service or Department

• Chaplaincy
• Library and Information Services
• Student Learning Services

Outstanding Programme

• Heritage
• Housing Studies
• Paramedics
• Philosophy
• Philosophy & Religion
• Sport Performance Coaching

Outstanding Feedback or Assessment

• Dr Anthony Lee
• Dr Savitri Maharaj
• Emma Scott-Smith

Outstanding Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Dr Neil Crawford
• Dr Hannah Durand
• Dr Brad Duthie
• Dr Mo Egan
• Dr Heather Price
• Emma Scott-Smith

Outstanding Commitment to Sustainability & Social Justice

• Kamern Brown
• Dr Viktoria Mileva
• Dr Adnan Yilmaz

Please join us on 8th May 2025 from 3-5pm, for RATE, which will be held at the Atrium. Please RSVP for the Awards Ceremony here by Tuesday 29th of April 2025.