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Professor Rees wins Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøU Student Choice Teaching Award

30 May 2014

Professor Rees, Deputy Head of the Faculty of Brain Sciences at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and Director of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, has been awarded the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøU Student Choice Teaching Award for Outstanding Researcher Development.

The overarching principle of these awards, which are voted for and decided on by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø students, is to recognise and reward those who have made an outstanding contribution to the improvement of students’ lives at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø.  They celebrate those individuals who have gone above and beyond to support teaching and learning. 

There are four categories, celebrating Outstanding Teaching, Outstanding Support for Teaching and Outstanding Personal Support and the newly created Outstanding Researcher Development.

The 2014 winners of the Outstanding Researcher Development are :

  • - Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
  •  - Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Division of Psychology and Language Sciences

Professor Geraint Rees' research focuses on understanding the neural basis of human consciousness in health and disease, using functional and structural brain imaging. He is a Principal Investigator at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute of Neurology and manages a number of early career researchers. Passionate about academic and clinical academic training, including as a PhD supervisor at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute of Neurology, he set up and directs the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø School of Life and Medical Sciences Academic Careers Office.

The delivers innovative and original careers advice, mentorship and training; strategic leadership for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s biomedical training portfolio; and actively manages and develops the intellectual talent across Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s biomedical students and staff.

Daniela Warr Schori, Head of Teaching and Learning Support, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute of Neurology was one of the nominees for Outstanding Support for Teaching.

Further information:

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø IoN Education Unit