The School of Mathematics and Statistics is very proud to congratulate Peter Brown who was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence.

Peter does a magnificent job of conveying the beauty of mathematics to a wide range of students as well as helping and encouraging the School’s staff in learning and teaching. Peter has been chair of the School’s Learning and Teaching committee which in 2008, was successful in obtaining a learning and teaching grant for ‘Out of Class Support for Students in Mathematics and Statistics’. This has enabled the School to both develop online teaching resources as well as extending the Student Support Scheme to incorporate more first year courses. He has also been deeply involved over many years with the university – high school interface.

Most of us have also attended one or more of Peter’s seminar series on learning and teaching. These have proven to be invaluable to the staff and his choice of speakers has helped us understand the requirements that other schools have of Mathematics.

I think it is also important to mention, that Peter’s nomination was pushed by his students as well as other academics, once again showing his wonderful teaching talent.

Once again, congratulations to Peter Brown – a very deserving recipient of the VC Award for teaching Excellence.

The School of Mathematics and Statistics is also pleased to congratulate Ms Amber Tye, who won the VC's Professional and Technical Staff Excellence Award for excellence in Occupational Health and Safety.