University lecturer awarded fellowship (From Worcester News)

University lecturer awarded fellowship

10:42am Tuesday 29th June 2010 in

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A LECTURER at the University of Worcester has been awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship.

Dr Colin Price, principal lecturer in computing, will receive the award at a ceremony in London on Wednesday, September 29.

Only 50 fellowships are awarded each year by the Higher Education Academy in recognition of teachers and learning support staff who have made outstanding contributions to higher education in England and Northern Ireland. “I am delighted to accept this fellowship,”

said Dr Price.

“However, I must also recognise the colleagues and past students who have helped me to learn to teach in a complex and developing subject area.”

Dr Price has produced a number of innovations in the computing world and is currently writing a book on the use of game engine technology to produce science, maths and engineering simulations.

He also runs yearly code camps where schoolchildren visit the university to learn how to build computer games.

Dr Price, who receives a £10,000 award to support learning and teaching activities, joins fellow University of Worcester lecturers Professor Dominic Upton, Dr Derek Peters, Dr Val Chapman and Dr John Peters as national teaching fellows.

The university’s vice-chancellor Professor David Green said: “Colin Price is an inspirational university teacher.

Computing students at Worcester really benefit from Colin’s outstanding work and we are delighted that Colin has been honoured nationally.”

The award-winners were chosen from nearly 200 nominations submitted by universities and higher education colleges.