Meet our CATE winners
Introduced in 2016, the AdvanceHE Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) scheme proudly highlights the vital role of teamwork in shaping the future of higher education.
As such a CATE claim sets out how the team fosters and sustains deep collaboration to effect significant change, both in and beyond its immediate context.
Participating institutions may nominate just one team each year, and we were delighted to achieve our first CATE success at Manchester in 2023.
Winners join a national community of like-minded professionals who are passionate about collaborative approaches to teaching excellence.
Find out more about the teams who have won this prestigious award, and their practice, below.
Glaucoma TEMPO (CATE 2023)
CATE 2023 University of Manchester Glaucoma TEMPO Team | Advance HE
- School of Health Sciences (Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health)
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- Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
Team members: Dr Catherine Porter (Team Leader) (FCOptom, PFHEA, PGCertHE, DipTP IP)
- Prof Robert Harper (Consultant Optometrist, Manchester Royal Eye Hospitaland Honorary Professor of Optometry, University of Manchester)
- Dr Patrick Gunn (Head of Optometry , Manchester Royal Eye HospitalHonorary Lecturer in Optometry, University of Manchester Community Optometrist)
- Ms Cecilia Fenerty (Consultant Ophthalmologist and Glaucoma Lead, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital)
Key topics and themes:
- Pedagogy
- Staff development
- Enterprise / Other
At the core of this multidisciplinary, cross-institutional team is a shared vision of excellence in clinical teaching to improve patient care and outcomes. They developed the collaborative Professional Certificate in Glaucoma – a short course to train optometrists to detect and monitor glaucoma – that combines the evidence-based practice of clinical experts with sound pedagogy such as authentic assessment and active learning. The result is a growth upskilled eyecare professionals, improved patient care, and reduced health inequalities in glaucoma - a leading cause of preventable blindness – not just across Greater Manchester but UK-wide, following national adoption of their peer reviewed referral filtering model by NHS commissioners.
News and further information:
The University of Manchester Library Student Team (CATE 2024)
CATE 2024 University of Manchester Library Student Team | Advance HE
Key topics and themes:
- Students as partners
- Inclusive practice
- Employability
Team Leader: Jennie Blake NTF CATE PFHEA
Deputy Team Leader: Adam Cooke CATE SFHEA
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Kathryn Miller |
Teaching Learning and Students Coordinator |
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Michael Roughley |
Teaching Learning and Students Coordinator |
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Iqra Malik |
Teaching, Learning and Students Intern |
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Tabita-Gabriela Juravle |
Teaching, Learning and Students Intern |
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Angelica Islam |
Library Student Team member |
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Annabelle Miller-Blundell |
Library Student Team member |
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Durian Malhotra |
Library Student Team member |
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Fariha Agha |
Library Student Team member |
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Lily Pearson |
Library Student Team member |
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Pranav Bharadwaj Gangrekalve Manoj |
Library Student Team member |
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Sydea Kazmi |
Library Student Team member |
The University of Manchester Library Student Team (UMLST) sits within the Library’s Teaching, Learning and Students team and consists of eight full-time staff and 23 students, who act not only as leaders in the development and delivery of learning support for students and staff but also as a collaborative nexus connecting students, the Library, the wider University and the sector around common goals and activities. Drawn from all Faculties and year groups, the team also represents our own communities, histories, and perspectives, ensuring representation from, for example, racially minoritised cohorts, neurodivergent learners and students with caring responsibilities. A core team coordinates the work of the whole, working in interlocking groups and leading on strategic and operational direction, using a collaborative ethos to ensure engagement, inclusion and impact.
News and further information:
- Teaching stars celebrate double win in national awards
- University of Manchester Library Student Team | Advance HE
- Interview with Student Team members | Advance HE