The ALDinHE Award
The ALDinHE Annual Award was launched in 2020 to celebrate great practice and dedicated practitioners in the learning development community. The awards are open to everyone working in learning development.
Nominations are invited from colleagues by sending a brief (300 words) account of a practitioner’s contribution to learning development. Tell us how they have made a difference to students and we will celebrate their achievements.
Our previous winner and nominees can be found here for: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020.
Nomination guidelines:
- You can nominate a colleague at your own institution or a different one. You can nominate yourself!
- The nominations will be reviewed by a small group of past and present Steering Group members.
- The committee will be looking for a link to the five ALDinHE values and the contribution made to learning development.
- We will publicly recognise all nominees and celebrate the shortlisted nominees.
- Neither you nor the person you are nominating are required to attend the conference.
- Members of the ALDinHE Steering Group are not eligible for nomination.
2026 Winner of the ALDinHE Award: To be announced at the AGM and Awards Ceremony 30 April 2026. Book a ticket via the Events Calendar.
Read the 2026 nominations for the ALDinHE Award.
The LD Team Award
The LD Team Award was launched in 2023. Often our best work is achieved in collaboration with others, and a good team is far greater than the sum of its parts. We want to celebrate those who have gone further together, whether that relates to project outcomes, reach, or innovative working practices.
If you know or are part of a Learning Development team that deserves recognition, nominations are now open. Please send us 300 words outlining how this team has lived the ALDinHE values and made a difference to students, and we will celebrate their achievements at the conference and on our website.
Our previous winner and nominees can be found here for: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023.
Nomination guidelines:
- You can nominate a team at another institution. You can nominate your own!
- The nominations will be reviewed by a small group of past and present Steering Group members.
- The committee will be looking for a link to the five ALDinHE values and the contribution made to learning development.
- We will publicly recognise all nominees and celebrate the shortlisted nominees by publishing on our website.
- Neither you nor the team you are nominating are required to attend the conference.
- Members of the ALDinHE Steering Group are permitted to be nominated as part of a group or team, but not eligible for individual nomination.
2026 Winner of the Learning Development Team Award: To be announced at the AGM and Awards Ceremony 30 April 2026. Book a ticket via the Events Calendar.
Read the 2026 nominations for the ALDinHE Learning Development Team Award.
Congratulations to ALDinHE members who received formal recognition of their specialist knowledge and practice in learning development in 2025-26.
The following members were awarded Fellow of ALDinHE (F-ALDinHE) and Senior Fellow of ALDinHE (SF-ALDinHE) in Learning Development:
Fellow
- Chris Dennis
- Clare Brown
- Sarah Armstrong
- Laura McCormick
- Alice Stinetorf
- Steve White
- Tom Edge
- Lorna Brown
- Jaclyn Tuason
- Noemi Hrvatin
- Sharon Pexton
- Amy Coryat
- Charlotte Allen
- Katie Winter
Senior Fellow
- Anne-Marie Langford
- Laura Barclay
- Sonia Hood
- Kate Swinton
- Bernard Aidoo
- Ian Johnson
- Maddy Mossman
