This recognition celebrates their outstanding contributions to teaching and enhancing student outcomes and brings the University’s total number of National Teaching Fellows to 23.

Sixty-one new National Teaching Fellows and 17 winning teams of the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence are recognised in 2025 for their outstanding contribution to excellent teaching in higher education in the UK. 

The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) celebrates and recognises individuals who have made an outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession in UK higher education. This year's cohort represents the largest number of National Teaching Fellows ever awarded, reflecting the exceptional quality of teaching talent across the sector as evidenced by the positive responses about teaching in the 2025 Student Academic Experience Survey and National Student Survey. 

Dr Patrick Rosenkranz – Inclusive and Authentic Assessment and Feedback practices

Dr Patrick Rosenkranz, Degree Programme Director for Psychology (Joint Honours), has pioneered authentic and transformational assessment and feedback practices, embedding psychological literacy and creative approaches to ensure feedback becomes a meaningful driver of student learning. A standout innovation includes a reflective feedback cover sheet designed to shift how students engage with feedback, an initiative that has been widely adopted, including by the University of Edinburgh.

Beyond assessment, Dr Rosenkranz has shown sustained commitment to enhancing the student experience. He established a peer mentoring scheme that began in their school and later expanded into the university-wide programme. In championing intercultural understanding, they also created undergraduate international exchange opportunities, further enriching the global perspective of students and fostering inclusive learning environments.

Dr Rosenkranz said: “I am overjoyed to have received a National Teaching Fellowship. No academic is an island – I am incredibly grateful to all the friends, colleagues, and mentors, who have inspired and contributed to my educational practice – in my academic home of the School of Psychology and throughout Newcastle University and beyond.

“I have had the pleasure of working with dedicated and inspirational colleagues in the British Psychological Society (BPS), especially my home Division of Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology (DART-P) and the Undergraduate Education Committee (UEC), whose work plays such a pivotal role in psychology education.

“Above all, I would like to thank my students, from whom I have learned so much and will keep on learning.

“I look forward to continuing my work and expanding my community of practice by joining the NTF network.”

Professor David Rose – Context Based Learning

David Rose is a Professor of Social Ethics in the Philosophy department and expert in context-based learning approaches to discipline education. He has developed and grown philosophy at Newcastle University into an inclusive and social learning environment where the aim of education is to establish a community of equals. In recognition of his exceptional teaching and groundbreaking scholarship, he won the Newcastle University’s Vice-Chancellor’s Education Excellence Award in 2024. 

Professor David Rose has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in recognition of his innovative work in promoting context-based learning (CBL). Through this approach, Professor Rose has empowered his students and those of others to embed transferable skills and define personal learning goals, fostering independent, self-directed learning that is responsive to individual needs and aspirations.

His work has had a transformative impact on student development, encouraging deeper engagement and ownership of the learning process. By aligning academic content with real-world contexts, Professor Rose has successfully created learning environments that not only support academic excellence but also prepare students for life beyond university.

He said: "I am proud of the inclusive nature of our innovative approach to humanities learning that allows learners from all backgrounds to see the value and possibilities of the content and skills of philosophy, a quite exclusive and impenetrable discipline at times, and to carry these with them into the public sphere after they graduate."

Kathryn Harrison-Graves, Deputy Chief Executive at Advance HE said, "We are delighted to announce the 2025 awards to those with an unwavering commitment to teaching excellence.  

“These newly awarded National Teaching Fellows and CATE teams represent the very best of UK higher education, demonstrating remarkable innovation, dedication and impact on student learning. Their achievements not only benefit their own institutions but inspire excellence across the entire sector. At a time when higher education faces unprecedented challenges, these awards celebrate the transformative power of outstanding teaching and collaboration."