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St Hugh’s Fellow receives MPLS Teaching Award

Each year the Mathematical, Physical, and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division at the University celebrates the outstanding teaching efforts of its staff, and we would like to congratulate St Hugh’s Professor of Physical Oceanography, Professor David Marshall, who has received an MPLS Teaching Award.

David was nominated by a member of staff with this nomination endorsed by his Department. David’s nomination notes the consistency of the excellent student feedback received regarding his teaching. It also highlights David’s wide variety of teaching contributions and his service to the department by being active on the Academic Committee for many years. Students especially appreciate David’s engagement with the history of Physics, especially women’s contributions to Physics. Students highly value learning this history alongside their subject teaching.

This divisional Teaching Awards scheme is dedicated to celebrating success and recognising innovative teaching practices across all career stages. This initiative is open to everyone engaged in teaching roles, including graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty members, and learning support staff.

This year, the awards attracted a high level of interest with 63 members of staff nominated through 114 separate nominations. The selection process concluded in June, and winners were chosen based on merit by a cross-departmental panel chaired by Professor Martin Castell, Associate Head of Division (Taught Degrees).