The LSESU Teaching Awards have been run by the Students Union for over 10 years. While the award categories have slightly changed from year to year, we have celebrated dozens amazing winners in that time. Find below all winners of the LSESU Teaching Awards since 2019!


2024 Winners

LSESU Award for Personal and Professional Development

Winner: Dr. Marta Soprana
Highly commended: Dr. Mukulika Bannerjee

LSESU Award for Welfare and Pastoral Support

Winner: Dr. Sunil Kumar  

LSESU Award for Excellent Feedback and Communication

Winner: Dr. Alejandra Irigoin
Highly Commended: Dr. Kitty Stewart

LSESU Award for Professional Services Staff

Winner: Alex Banks
Highly commended: Rebecca Newman

LSESU Award for PhD Supervision

Winner: Dr. Mylene Lagarde
Highly commended: Professor Riccardo Crescenzi and Dr. Johann Koehler

LSESU Award for Student Voice and Partnership

Winners: Jasdeep Dhana and Dr. Rebecca Campbell
Highly commended: Dr. Pik Liew

LSESU Award for Educating for Impact

Winner: Dr. Joachim Wehner
Highly commended: Dr. Patrick Gilderslev

LSESU Award for Outstanding Teaching

Winner: Dr. Angelo Martelli
Highly commended: Dr. Clare Hemmings and Dr. Dorottya Salai

LSESU Award for Inclusive Teaching

Winner: Dr. Howie Rechavia-Taylor

LSESU Award for Departmental Excellence

Winner: Department of Accounting
Highly Commended: The European Institute


2023 Winners

Award for Welfare and Pastoral Support

Dr Pik Liew

Award for Social Justice

Dr Sara Camacho Felix

Award for Inclusive Teaching

Professor Shakuntala Banaji

Award for Outstanding Teaching

Dr Dorottya Sallai

Award for Personal and Professional Development

Professor Vanessa Rubio-Márquez

Award for Professional Services Staff

Olivia Talland

Award for PhD Supervision

Dr Katharine Millar

Award for Staff/ Student Partnership

Dr Federica Bicchi

Award for Excellent Feedback and Communication

Dr Jonathan Cardoso-Silva

Award for Departmental Excellence

Department of Methodology


2022 Winners

Award for Personal and Professional Development

Callum Ward

Award for Inspirational Teaching

Thomas Glinnan

Award for PhD Supervision

Patrick Wallis

Award for Excellent Communication and Feedback

Chiara Sotis

Award for Welfare and Pastoral Support

Yally Avrahampour

Award for Student Partnership

Leigh K. Jenco

Award for Professional Services Staff

Rebecca Lee

Award for Innovative Teaching

Paroma Bhattacharya

Award for Inclusive Education

Jacob Breslow

Award for Departmental Excellence

Department of Gender Studies


2021 Winners

Award for Innovative Teaching

Victoria Phillips

Award for PhD Supervision

Tomila Lankina

Award for Professional Services Staff

Lydia Hatton Baldwin

Award for Mentoring and Personal Support

Johann Koehler

Award for Inspirational Teaching

Eyob Balcha Gebremariam

Award for Inclusive Teaching

Djamilya Nigmatulina

Award for Exceptional Teaching in an Unprecedented Year

Nazanin Shahrokni

Award for Welfare and Pastoral Support

Lee Edwards

Award for Excellent Feedback and Communication

Benjamin Brundu-Gonzalez

Award for Student Voice and Partnership

Harry Barkema

Award for Departmental Excellence

Language Centre


2020 Winners

Award for Innovative Teaching

Oriana Bandiera

Award for PhD Supervision

Claire Mercer

Award for Professional Services Staff

Will Stubbs

Award for Mentoring and Personal Development

Miklos Bright

Award for Inspirational Teaching

Valentina Feretti

Award for Masters Supervision

Jason Wong

Award for Excellent Online Teaching

Asuko Kumon

Award for Welfare and Pastoral Support

Liam Kofi Bright

Award for Excellent Feedback and Communication

Chris Kekel

Award for Sharing Subject Knowledge

Martina Zanella

Award for Student Representation (SSLC)

Alice Vandermosten

Award for Departmental Excellence

Department of Geography & Environment


2019 Winners

Award for Innovative Teaching

Anne Ruderman

Award for Excellent Welfare and Pastoral Support

Junius Olivier

Award for Mentoring and Personal Development

Andrew Summers

Award for Inspirational Teaching

Damian Tambini

Award for Excellent Feedback and Communication

Katarzyna Krajniewska

Award for Sharing Subject Knowledge

Izabela Wnuk

Award for Research Guidance and Support

Sylvia Chant

Award for Departmental Excellence

Department of Geography & Environment

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