Running since 1999, the Lord Dearing Awards recognise and celebrate the world-class contribution to teaching and learning and the student experience made by university staff across campuses, job families, roles, and disciplines.

The scheme was personally supported by Lord Ronald Dearing, the fifth Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, and hundreds of individual members of staff and teams across the job families and campuses have received an award since 1999.

Staff (across job families) who have a direct link to the student experience impacting on some aspect of teaching, learning, and / or student outcomes are eligible to apply for up to two categories of Lord Dearing Award each year: Individual Award, Team Award, and / or Excellence in the Learning Environment Award for faculty Schools or Departments.

Staff and students can nominate an individual staff member or team for an award. Heads of School or Departments can nominate their School or Department for an Excellence in the Learning Environment award.

Please take a few minutes to submit a nomination.

Find out more about the Lord Dearing Awards including the nomination process and the subsequent application process undertaken by nominees who choose to accept a given nomination.

Nominations close Friday 18 November 2022 and awards will be conferred in the summer 2023.