Australian Awards for University Teaching

National recognition of University of Melbourne staff and programs

Each year, staff from across the Australian university sector are recognised for their outstanding contributions to student learning and to the student experience. Universities are invited to nominate staff and programs for various award types, and within specified categories. These national awards are coordinated by the Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT).

Many staff and programs from the University of Melbourne have been recognised by national awards for excellence.

The following is a list of the three categories of AAUT awards. Included are links to University of Melbourne recipients.

The nomination process for these Awards is integrated with the University of Melbourne Awards for Excellence.

 

Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

 

Citations recognise and reward the diverse contribution that individuals and teams make to the quality of student learning. Citations are awarded to academic, general and sessional staff, and institutional associates, who have made significant contributions to student learning in a specific area of responsibility over a sustained period.

Honour roll of recipients

Application guidelines

Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning

 

Program Awards recognise learning and teaching support programs and services that make an outstanding contribution to the quality of student learning and the quality of the student experience of higher education. The programs and services that receive program awards must have demonstrated their effectiveness through rigorous evaluation and will set benchmarks for similar activities in other institutions.

Honour roll of recipients

Application guidelines - see Norman Curry Awards

Awards for Teaching Excellence

 

Teaching Awards celebrate a group of the nation’s most outstanding university teachers in their fields. Teaching Awards give recognition to teachers (individuals and teams) renowned for the excellence of their teaching, who have outstanding presentation skills and who have made a broad and deep contribution to enhancing the quality of learning and teaching in higher education.

Honour roll of recipients

Application guidelines - see Barbara Falk Award, David White Award, or Edward Brown Award

 

For more detail about the OLT, including the award and grants schemes, see the OLT website