Learning & Teaching

Submissions for the Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA), which recognise and celebrate members of academic staff whose teaching and contribution to learning is of a particularly high standard, will close on Friday the 24th April 2026. 

There are two levels of award:  

• College/Service Awards: from which up to two nominees per College may be considered for a University-level award. College/Service awards include a non- pay award of £1,000 to be spent on teaching-related and professional development activities.  

• The University level award: A £2,000 honorarium. Up to 5 University awards will be made in any one year. Winners of the University awards will be invited to have their award presented to them at Graduation. 

Within each level, there are four categories: 

• Individual Excellence 

• Team Award 

• Early Career 

• Career Excellence 

Whilst the TEA scheme is aimed at academic staff, where appropriate to the nature of the work being recognised, nominations to the TEA team award may include professional services staff alongside academic staff. 

You can find out more, including award criteria and the nomination/evaluation process, here on the webpages. 

This year, enquiries and nominations should be submitted to lt-support@glasgow.ac.uk.  

On behalf of all of our Learning & Teaching colleagues, we would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Janet Fleming, Governance & Operations Manager, Academic Policy & Governance (APG), who has played a significant role in organising the TEA in previous years. Janet is retiring at the end of April. 

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First published: 21 April 2026