Awards recognise exceptional teaching in the Faculty of Natural Sciences

A Ceremony celebrating the best teaching in the Faculty of Natural Sciences was held at Imperial last week. The Faculty of Natural Sciences Awards for Excellence in Teaching are presented each year to members of the Faculty who have made outstanding contributions to the learning process within the College. I am surprised and delighted to be recognised with this award, especially because it has been given to me for doing something I enjoy so much Winners collected awards in two categories, with 18 going to academics involved in teaching and learning within the Faculty and 30 awards being presented to postgraduate demonstrators, postdoctoral students, and technicians involved in providing teaching and student support. Shoroko Mombrikotb, a research postgraduate student in the Department of Life Sciences, was recognised for her contributions as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and laboratory demonstrator. She said: "I am surprised and delighted to be recognised with this award, especially because it has been given to me for doing something I enjoy so much. I have always found great pleasure in teaching. Before I embarked upon my PhD I set up a supplementary science class in West London to teach science to secondary school students, and I really enjoyed watching the knowledge click into place in their minds.