Professor David Marshall has been recognised in the Maths, Physics and Life Sciences Teaching Awards. The scheme celebrates success and recognises and rewards excellence in innovative teaching practice.
David is Professor of Physical Oceanography in the Department of Physics and his nomination notes the consistency of the excellent student feedback received regarding his teaching. It also highlights Professor Marshall’s wide variety of teaching contributions and his service to the department by being active on the Academic Committee for many years. Students especially appreciate his engagement with the history of physics, especially women’s contributions to physics.
Professor Martin Castell, Associate Head of Division (Taught Degrees), chaired the cross-departmental panel tasked with selecting the winners; he comments: ‘The MPLS Teaching Awards continue to be a fantastic celebration of pedagogic excellence within our Division. It was a challenge to select only seven winners from such an impressive pool of candidates. I am particularly delighted by the range of early-career and more established educators who were nominated. Congratulations to all our winners and nominees for their remarkable contributions to teaching.’
Professor Jim Naismith, Head of the MPLS Division, added: ‘Oxford teaching transforms lives for the better. MPLS is rightly proud of the efforts of our colleagues who deliver excellent teaching day in day out. I am really pleased to celebrate some exceptional and inspirational teachers who have won these awards and those who were nominated.’