'Teaching excellence’ can be defined as achieving and sustaining outstanding quality of teaching and positive educational impact through the effective use of pedagogies that engage and enhance student learning. The prestige of the award reflects the value that Trinity places on promoting teaching as a scholarly activity and the importance placed on enriching the learning opportunities of its students. All members of Trinity academic staff, or academic-related professionals with roles in supporting teaching and learning, are eligible for nomination by students, alumni and staff.  

Speaking about Prof Gibson’s teaching, his nominator said: 

‘Neale's teaching has been the most interactive and engaging I've seen in all my years in Trinity. His love for his subject matter comes across in his lectures, which transfers that love of the subject matter to me…He is second to none in likeability which makes his lectures fun and engaging as everyone is comfortable and happy to talk to him.’ 

Prof. Gibson currently leads the Exoplanet Atmospheres research group in the School of Physics, and a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin. He is also the currently the Physics & Astrophysics Moderatorship Course Coordinator, which is part of TR063 Physical Sciences. Prof Gibson also teaches on the School’s Trinity Elective ‘From Planets to the Cosmos’. 

The School of Physics wishes to congratulate Prof. Gibson on his win and thanks him for his continued teaching excellence.