Distinguished educators
The title of ANU Distinguished Educator was formerly awarded to the University's most outstanding leaders in teaching and learning, in recognition of their eminence and sustained exceptional performance. ANU Distinguished Educators were appointed as members of the former ANU Institute of Innovation in Higher Education with the purpose of helping to lead, at a strategic level, innovation in education within the University. This role is now undertaken by the Learning and Teaching Committee, a sub-Committee of Academic Board, which is chaired by the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching).
appointed for 2018-2023
Associate Professor Alexandra Webb
Alexandra Webb is an Associate Professor at the Medical School in the College of Health and Medicine at the Australian National University. She teaches anatomy and leads Technology Enhanced Learning and Teaching (TELT) at the Medical School. Her research encompasses clinical anatomy and education research. Associate Professor Webb studied her Bachelor of Science, majoring in anatomy, at the…
appointed for 2017-2022
Professor Paul Francis
Paul is an astrophysicist, who focussed his research on galaxies and black holes in the early universe, before catching a bad case of the teaching bug. Since then, he has focussed on teaching large classes, both in-person and online. He is infamous amongst his students for talking much too fast in an incomprehensible pommie accent, and for his dubious taste in waistcoats. He has been involved in…
Associate Professor Catherine Frieman
Catherine Frieman is a senior lecturer in European archaeology in the School of Archaeology and Anthropology. Her primary research interests include innovation and conservatism, and she is a material culture and technology specialist with a particular specialism in stone tools. She has ongoing fieldwork in the UK, is Lead CI of an ARC Discovery project looking into human mobility and the…
Associate Professor Carol Hayes
Associate Professor Carol Hayes is an innovation leader and early adopter in developing and supporting flexible and online learning within Asian Studies at the ANU, pushing boundaries in technical innovation to make language learning more exciting and student oriented. With a BA Hons (1986) and PhD (1996) in Japanese Literature from the University of Sydney, A/Prof Hayes has lived, studied and…
Professor Michael Martin
Michael Martin is Professor of Statistics in the School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics at the Australian National University. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree from the University of Queensland (1986) and a PhD in Statistics from the ANU (1989). He was Assistant Professor in Statistics at Stanford University, USA, from 1989 to 1994 and Annenberg Distinguished Assistant…
Dr John Minns
Dr John Minns is an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at the ANU Director of the Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies and the President of the Association of Iberian and Latin American Studies of Australasia. Dr Minns is a former Director of the Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies and the President of the Association of…
Professor Michael Platow
Michael Platow is a professor of psychology at the Australian National University. He has published widely on the social-psychology of leadership and social influence; justice, fairness, and trust; intergroup relations, including prejudice and discrimination; and education. He has received over one million dollars in research money from the Australian Research Council to study many of these…
Associate Professor Asmi Wood
Asmi Wood's current research and publications include areas such as Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous people in Australia and Indigenous Participation in Higher Education. His PhD was in the area of International Criminal Law/ Humanitarian law and examined the legality or otherwise of the use of force by non-state actors under international law and in cases, domestic Australian law. The…
Education awards & grants
ANU teaching staff leave a lasting impact on higher education practice in Australia, as evidenced through their nomination and receipt of National and University based awards and grants. Details of recipients and their winning proposals over the years are provided on each award and grant information page.