Article of the Year Award
In 2024, we introduced a new award to honour the exceptional authors who have published in the journal.
The JLDHE Article of the Year Award recognises one article annually that demonstrates an outstanding contribution to the field of learning development and teaching and learning in general. Nominated articles are required to meet a minimum of two selection criteria.
Selection criteria for the award:
- The article makes an outstanding contribution to the scholarship of learning development in terms of originality, creativity, or ability to shift the boundaries of the field.
- The article demonstrates a rigorous and innovative methodological approach.
- The article is written in an authentic voice that makes complex research accessible and attractive to wider audiences.
- The article is particularly effective in making its points and illustrates excellence in scholarship.
Eligibility and nomination process:
Nominated articles must have been published by the JLDHE in the calendar year preceding the annual ALDinHE Conference.
The Selection Committee comprises members of JLDHE’s Editorial Board, our international Editorial Advisory Board, and former AoYA winners.
Nominators will support their nomination with a statement outlining how the article meets the selection criteria above.
We now welcome nominations for 2026 awards.
Our winners of the Article of the Year Award for 2025:
Dr Steve White and Dr Sunny Dhillon
Dr Sunny Dhillon is a Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at Bishop Grosseteste University (left).
Dr Steve White is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Education Development at the University of Southampton (right).
White, S., & Dhillon, S. (2024). We need to talk about AL: has academic literacies designed the pedagogy out of Learning Development? . Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (31). https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi31.1267
Reviewer of the Year Award
In 2022, we were thrilled to launch the annual JLDHE Reviewer of the Year Awards to recognise and celebrate excellence among our peer reviewers.
Every year we select a reviewer who made exceptionally helpful contributions to the Journal in terms of the quantity, quality, and timeliness of their reviews, as well as their generosity in sharing expertise, their scholarly rigour, and their kindness.
While honouring only one colleague in this way, we also want to acknowledge – as we do in our editorials – that many other reviewers regularly provide outstanding support for the Journal. We are immensely grateful for their hard work, for their time, and for helping us to foster this unique community of Learning Developers committed to excellence in research.
Our winner of the Reviewer of the Year Award for 2025: Kathleen Nthakomwa-Cassidy
Kathleen Nthakomwa-Cassidy