Congratulations to Head of School and Philosophy professor, Professor Jonathan Tallant, for receiving the prestigious award. There were 21 staff members to receive the Vice-Chancellor's Medal for 2020. The award recognises the exceptional achievements of the staff and students who have delivered the most exceptional achievement or made the most outstanding contribution to our University community.
The primary author of the COVID-19 Exceptional Regulations of the University with regards to assessment, progression, classification, extenuating circumstances, and more, Jonathan has made an outstanding contribution to maintain the University’s core business of teaching and assessment. His leadership has enabled the University to establish a robust position with regards to the quality and standards of degrees. The University's regulations are the result of an institutional culture that has worked hard to meet very different needs from different disciplines and schools; in 4-6 weeks, Jonathan has condensed these differences into a set of Exceptional Regulations that not only recognise the challenging situation staff and students find themselves in, but that adopts a pragmatic approach to completing the academic year 2019-20. Jonathan has shown that he understands the perspective of each faculty, he works brilliantly with key colleagues in Student Services, and he takes time to ensure that the SU Education Officer understands the processes we have followed.
Other winners from humanities include Dr Catherine Hocking- Head of Music Programming, Dr Rob Lambert- lecturer in Environmental History, Tourism and the Environment and history students Georgia Cavanagh and Courtney Clarke.
Posted on Thursday 20th August 2020