This resource provides an overview of the Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) coordinated by Universities Australia. The application process and key dates are outlined and links to resources to support applications are included.

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Overview

  • Australian Awards for University Teaching are designed to recognise and reward staff who have made an outstanding contribution to student learning at ACU.
  • AAUT are open to ACU teaching staff or teaching teams.
  • All applications are assessed by the ACU Awards and Grants Assessment Group before staff can progress their submission to Universities Australia.
AAUT Overview and Key Dates Citations & Awards Resources to support applications Past AAUT Recipients

AAUT Overview and Key Dates

AAUT are designed to celebrate and reward excellence in university teaching and the awards have become a valued form of recognition for university educators Australia wide. There are 5 award types which have their own discipline categories and nomination categories:

  • Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Citations)
  • Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning (Program Awards)
  • Awards for Teaching Excellence (Teaching Awards)
  • Award for Australian University Teacher of the Year
  • Career Achievement Award

Interested in learning more about the application process? Click here to register for a Q&A session on Friday, 4 August 2023 at 1.00pm 

The Centre for Education and Innovation provides support to staff who wish to pursue an AAUT Citation or Award and are encouraged to contact CEI@acu.edu.au to discuss their application.

2023 AAUT timeline

Citations and Awards

Citations are designed to recognise and reward staff who have made an outstanding contribution to student learning. Individuals and teams are encouraged to apply if they have contributed to the quality of student learning over a sustained period.

Discipline categories:

  • Natural & Physical Science, Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies
  • Engineering, Information Technology, Architecture and Building
  • Health
  • Education
  • Business, Management and Commerce
  • Society and Culture
  • Multi-disciplinary

Nomination categories:

  • Early Career (less than 5 years teaching experience in higher education institutions)
  • Neville Bonner Award or Indigenous Education
  • Sessional staff ;

AAUT Video Resources:

Writing a successful Citation application 

Writing a successful Early Career application

Writing a successful Neville Bonner Award for Indigenous Education application

Program Awards recognise programs and services which are innovative and provide an outstanding contribution to student experiences and learning outcomes. Program Awards are open to team nominations only.

Categories:

  • Student experience that supports diversity and inclusive practices.
  • Collaborative educational partnerships in learning and teaching.
  • Curriculum transformation and innovative pedagogy.
  • Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programs that value and enhance student employability.

AAUT Video Resources: 

Writing a successful Program Award application

Teaching Awards are designed to acknowledge Australia’s most outstanding university teachers who have a commitment to innovation, quality teaching and improving the student experience and learning outcomes whilst demonstrating excellent leadership.

Discipline categories:

  • Natural & Physical Science, Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies
  • Engineering, Information Technology, Architecture and Building
  • Health
  • Education
  • Business, Management and Commerce
  • Society and Culture
  • Multi-disciplinary

Nomination categories:

  • Early Career (less than 5 years teaching experience in higher education institutions)
  • Neville Bonner Award for Indigenous Education

AAUT Video Resources: 

Writing a successful Teaching Award application

Writing a successful Early Career application

Writing a successful Neville Bonner Award for Indigenous Award application

The Teacher of the Year Award is presented to a Teaching Award recipient for advancing student learning, scholarly contribution to learning and teaching and advancing student learning.

Awarded to one or more individuals who have met the following criteria:

  • Made an outstanding contribution to learning and teaching.
  • Recognised for the impact they have had on the higher education sector.
  • Achievements had a major influence and left an enduring legacy.
  • Served in higher education capacity for at least 25 years.

Resources to support applications for citations and awards

Past ACU Recipients: Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

Year

Recipients
2022 Dr John Mahoney, for making best-practice teaching approaches easy to access and more digestible in health sciences and beyond.
2021 Mrs Machellee Kosiak, for leadership that empowers Indigenous midwifery students by connecting communities and higher education: connecting two worlds.
2020 Dr Michael Noetel, for using robust psychological evidence to inform teaching and learning, academic leadership, and critical skills for the distinctive health professionals of tomorrow
2019 Dr Elisa Yule & Ms Alexandra Logan, for collaborating with mental health consumers to develop transformational occupational therapy curricula that prepares students for contemporary practice in mental health settings.
Page last updated on 04/07/2023
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