Dr Abu Bakar Dawood, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Engineering and Materials Science, has been awarded Fellowship of Higher Education Academy (FHEA) through Queen Mary Academy's Teaching Recognition Programme. He was mentored through the application process by Dr Rehan Shah (SFHEA).

The fellowship recognises his sustained commitment to effective and inclusive teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate engineering programmes, drawing on more than seven years of experience at Queen Mary, spanning laboratory demonstrations, session leadership, curriculum redesign, and research supervision. His application highlighted his approach to evidence-informed curriculum design, inclusive teaching, and the integration of his research expertise in soft robotics and tactile sensing into his teaching practice. Three of his MSc supervisees have contributed to peer-reviewed journal publications as a direct outcome of his supervision.

Congratulations to Dr Dawood on this achievement.