Previous years award winners
Macquarie University has a proud history in recognising both Learning and Teaching and Research Excellence.
2021 Learning and Teaching award winners
Vice Chancellor's Learning and Teaching Student-Nominated Award
- Dr Holly Doel-Mackaway (Faculty of Arts)
- Dr Petra Graham (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
- Professor Debbie Haski-Leventhal (Macquarie Business School)
- Dr Prashan Karunaratne (Macquarie Business School)
- Dr John Turchini (Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences)
Vice Chancellor's Learning and Teaching Session Staff Award
- Dr Amanda Head (Faculty of Arts)
Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Dr Alissa Beath (Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences)
Vice Chancellor's Award for Learning Innovation
- Shamim Joarder (Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Learning and Teaching)
Vice Chancellor's Educational Leader Award
- Professor Leonie Tickle (Macquarie Business School)
2021 Research Excellence award winners
Excellence in Higher Degree Research
- Dr Jenny Lee (Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences)
- Dr Corrine Sullivan (Faculty of Arts)
Excellence in Higher Degree Research Supervision - Supervisor of the Year
- Professor Chris Patel (Macquarie Business School)
Early Career Researcher of the Year
- Associate Professor Daniel Ghezelbash (Faculty of Arts)
- Dr Sidong Liu (Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences)
Excellence in Research - Five Future-Shaping Research Priorities
- Innovative Technologies: Associate Professor Dominic Berry (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
- Secure Planet: Professor Neil Saintilan (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
- Prosperous Economies: Professor Maroš Servátka (Macquarie Business School)
- Healthy People: The team of: Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite, Professor Enrico Coiera, Professor Johanna Westbrook, Associate Professor Yvonne Zurynski, Professor Andrew Georgiou (Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences)
- Resilient Societies: The team of: Professor Bronwyn Carlson, Professor Sandy O’Sullivan, Dr Tristan Kennedy, Madi Day, Tetei Bakic, Dr Jo Rey (Faculty of Arts)
Excellence in Research Innovation, Partnership and Entrepreneurship
- The team of: Dr Sourabh Khandelwal, Professor Michael Heimlich, Emeritus Professor Anthony Parker and Professor Simon Mahon (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
The Jim Piper Award for Excellence in Research Leadership
- Professor Liz Pellicano (Faculty of Arts)
2020 Learning and Teaching award winners
Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Student Nominated Award
- Ms Zara Bending (Faculty of Arts)
- Associate Professor Kevin Brooks (Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences)
- Associate Professor Naomi Sweller (Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences)
- Mrs Nandini Krishna Kumar (Macquarie Business School)
- Dr Jennifer Lai (Macquarie Business School)
Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Sessional Staff Award
- Mrs Leeanne Mendonca de Mello (Macquarie Business School)
Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Early Career Award
- Dr Rimante Ronto (Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences)
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence
- Associate Professor Erik Lundmark (Macquarie Business School)
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Learning Innovation (team award)
- Dr Morwenna Kirwan (Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences)
- Professor Catherine Dean
- Associate Professor Verity Pacey
- Dr Kelly Gray
- Mrs Alexandra Bhatti
Vice-Chancellor’s Educational Leader Award
- Mrs Trish Behan (Macquarie University English Language Centre)
2019 Research Excellence award winners
The Jim Piper Award for Excellence in Research Leadership
- Professor Roger Chung (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Excellence in Research: Five Future-shaping Research Priorities
Prosperous Economies
- Associate Professor Kate Lloyd (Faculty of Arts)
Resilient Societies (team award)
- Associate Professor Kate Lloyd (Faculty of Arts)
- Associate Professor Sandie Suchet-Pearson (Faculty of Arts)
- Bawaka Collective
Innovative Technologies (team award)
- Professor Karu Esselle (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
- Dr David Bulger (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
- Dr Maria Kovaleva (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Healthy People
- Dr Celia Harris (Faculty of Human Sciences)
Secure Planet
- Professor Phillip Taylor (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Excellence in Higher Degree Research Supervision - Supervisor of the Year Award
- Professor Jennie Hudson (Faculty of Human Sciences)
Macquarie University Early Career Researcher of the Year
- Dr Katrina Hutchison (Faculty of Arts) - HASS
- Dr Bingyang Shi (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) - STEMM
Excellence in Higher Degree Research
- Mr Nicholas Everett (Faculty of Human Sciences) - HASS
- Ms Stephanie Rayner (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) - STEMM
2019 Learning and Teaching award winners
Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Student Nominated Award
- Associate Professor Tiffany Jones (Faculty of Human Sciences)
- Ms Alexandra Bhatti (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
- Dr Bruno Alves Buzatto (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Sessional Staff Award
- Miss Lauren Ehrenfeld (Faculty of Human Sciences)
Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Early Career Award
- Ms Alexandra Bhatti (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence
- Associate Professor Matt Bower (Faculty of Human Sciences)
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Learning Innovation (team award)
- Associate Professor Kira Westaway (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
- Mr Michael Rampe
- Mr Matthew Cabanag
Vice-Chancellor’s Educational Leader Award
- Professor Catherine Dean (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)