In the first of three SUSSED pieces, we focus on the academics shortlisted for this year’s Times Higher Education Awards.
Dr Scott Border, Principal Teaching Fellow in Anatomy within Medicine, has earned a place on the short-list for the Most Innovative Teacher of the Year award for his innovative approach to higher education.
Dr Scott Border has built a centre of excellence for neuroanatomy teaching at Southampton that is unrivalled by any other anatomy department.
Amongst his many achievements to date, Dr Border has partnered the development of face-to-face and online Near-Peer Teaching programmes by embedding student-driven scholarships to empower medical students to demonstrate their motivation and dedication towards the neural sciences. He has also created and developed, in partnership with students, the first National Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Competition – the only event of its kind in the UK.
His development of the Soton Brain Hub educational channel on YouTube offers mobile and flexible learning, which has proven to be an international forerunner in the development of online neuroscience education due to its mass appeal and accessibility.
Dr Scott Border said:
“My vision is to inspire the next generation of neurosurgeons and neurologists and all my work has students at its heart. Clinical neuroanatomy is a complex subject; the challenge for educators is to not only teach the discipline effectively, but to inspire and nurture those eager to pursue a neurological career.”
“My goal has been twofold: to support students’ learning and alleviate apprehension and anxiety associated with studying this difficult subject, and to give neuro-enthusiasts opportunities to prepare them for speciality training.”
“Working in partnership with my students is the single most important element that ties all my projects together and defines my ethos of working. I am motivated by the pleasure that comes from seeing students, flourish academically and thriving in their workplace.”
This year’s Times Higher Education Awards will be announced on Thursday 30 November at a gala dinner in London.
Look out for the next SUSSED posts on Dr Nicci Campbell, Associate Professor/Principal Audiological Scientist within the Auditory Implant Service (AIS), also shortlisted for the Most Innovative Teacher of the Year; and Professor Jelena Grbic, Professor of Mathematics within Mathematical Sciences, shortlisted for Outstanding Research Supervisor.
