The LSESU Teaching Awards is a long-running event in collaboration with LSE's Eden Centre. Alongside their Class Teacher Awards, we have celebrated countless amazing staff in that time, a real reflection on the amazing academic experience here at the school.

2024-25 Recipients

LSESU Award for Personal and Professional Development

Winner: Phillip Rauber
Highly Commended: Dr Pik Liew

LSESU Award for Affirming Academic Mentor

Winner: Dr Erik Baurdoux  

Highly Commended: Dr Julia Morley

LSESU Award for Exceptional Feedback and Communication

Winner: Professor Jo Murkens
Highly Commended: Professor Michael Gmeiner

LSESU Award for Pivotal Professional Services Staff

Winner: Moushumi Mehta
Highly Commended: Ben McDonald

LSESU Award for Inspirational PhD Supervisor

Winner:Professor Riccardo Crescenzi
Highly Commended: Dr Katherine M. Millar & Professor Lilie Chouliaraki

LSESU Award for Student Voice Champion

Winners: Dr David Woodruff
Highly commended: Seyedpouya Mirrezaeiroudaki

LSESU Award for Dedicated Dissertation Supervisor

Winner: Professor Shakuntala Banaji
Highly Commended: Dr Jacco Bomhoff

LSESU Award for Outstanding Teacher of the Year

Winner: Dr Miqdad Asaria & Professor Suzanne Hall
Highly Commended: Dr Rishika Yadav & Dr Farooq Mahmood

LSESU Award for Inclusive Teacher of the Year

Winner: Dr Suzanne Temwa Gondwe Harris

Highly Commended: Dr Anjana Bala

LSESU Award for Departmental Excellence

Winner: Department of Media and Communications
Highly Commended: Department of Government

2023-24 Recipients

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 Gildersleve

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

2022-23 Recipients

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

2021-22 Recipients

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

2020-21 Recipients

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

2019-20 Recipients

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

2018-19 Recipients

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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