The Distinguished Teaching Award
Uppsala University annually awards five prizes for outstanding contributions within education at basic level as well as advanced level.
The prizes of SEK 20 000 each will be awarded in the Autumn.
Four of the prizes are allocated for teachers in the following fields;
- Theology, Humanities and Educational Sciences
- Law and Social Sciences
- Medicine and Pharmacy
- Mathematics, Science and Technology
The winners for 2026 Distinguised Teaching Award are:
Area 1 – Theology, Humanities and Educational Sciences
Erik Falk Department of Scandinavian Languages
Area 2 – Law and Social Sciences
Tomas Guvå Department of Economics
Area 3 – Medicine and Pharmacy
Camilla Ekwall Department of Women's and Children's Health
Area 4 – Mathematics, Science and Technology
Chang Hyun Park, Department of Information Technology
The Independent Distinguised Teaching Award
Sarah Lynne Bowman Department of Game Design
The Independent Distinguished Teaching Award
The fifth prize is awarded to pedagogical contributions within a particularly prioritized field chosen and announced annually. This prize is called The Independent Distinguished Teaching Award.
The prioritized field 2026 is "Examination that promotes student learning".
How to Nominate?
The nomination form for 2026 will be open between 13 January to 10 March 2026.
In May 2026 we will present the winners of the Distinguished Teaching Award 2026.
To choose laureates we need to know how your nominee works within the categories of nomination described below. Descriptions of all four categories is by no means mandatory, it does however give the drafting committee a more comprehensive picture of how your nominee fulfills the requirements for the award.
Students, colleagues and heads of departments are all invited to nominate candidates for the awards.