# Industry and Industry Sponsored Award Winners
**Source**: https://www.education.unsw.edu.au/teaching/award-winning-teachers-unsw/industry-and-industry-sponsored-award-winners
**Parent**: https://www.education.unsw.edu.au/teaching/award-winning-teachers-unsw
## National Industry Awards
The value of education and the impact of great university teachers are recognised both within and far beyond the sector. National institutions from diverse industries celebrate effective educators with dedicated awards.
### [2025 AFR Higher Education Awards](https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/08/unsw-wins-top-teaching-and-learning-prize-at-afr-higher-education-awards)
Professors Isabella Dobrescu and Alberto Motta win top teaching and learning prize
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### [Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards](https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2024/09/diversity-champion-honoured-at-prestigious-law-awards)
Academic of the Year 2024
Mr Christopher Pearce
UNSW Law & Justice
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### [AFR Higher Education Awards](https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/08/UNSW-Sydney-claims-two-prizes-at-the-2024-AFR-Higher-Education-Awards)
Teaching and Learning Experience 2024
Dr Jake Renzella, Dr Andrew Taylor & Dr Sasha Vassar
Research Commercialisation 2024
Professor Guan Yeoh
UNSW Engineering
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### [Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards](https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/business-law/unsw-professor-wins-academic-year-australian-law-awards)
Academic of the Year 2019
Professor Justine Nolan
UNSW Law
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### Australian Computer Society Digital Disruptors Awards
ICT Educator of the Year 2019
Dr Yenni Tim
UNSW Business School
### turnitin Global Innovation Awards
Global Innovator Award 2019\
Australia and New Zealand Higher Ed
Dr Lynn Gribble
UNSW Business School
### KPMG Inspiring Teacher Award in a First-Year Undergraduate Program
The Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education) and KPMG have partnered to deliver **The KPMG Inspiring Teacher Award in a First Year Undergraduate Program.**The award celebrates teachers who create rich learning environments and provide a consistently excellent educational experience for students.
In addition to recognising and celebrating teaching excellence, the award elevates the voice of first year undergraduate students, giving them the opportunity to vote for the teacher that has inspired them the most.
### Recipients
### [2019 Winner](https://www.education.unsw.edu.au/teaching/award-winning-teachers-unsw/industry-and-industry-sponsored-award-winners/2019-winner-kpmg-inspiring-teacher-award-first-year-undergraduate-program)
Milan Pahor\
Lecturer\
School of Mathematics and Statistics\
Faculty of Science
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### [2018 Winner](https://www.education.unsw.edu.au/news-events/news/2018-winner-kpmg-inspiring-teacher-award-first-year-undergraduate-program)
Dr Jennifer Moore\
Senior Lecturer\
Faculty of Law
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### [2017 Winner](https://www.education.unsw.edu.au/news-events/news/2017-winner-kpmg-inspiring-teacher-award-first-year-undergraduate-program)
Dr Daniel Mansfield\
Lecturer\
School of Mathematics and Statistics\
Faculty of Science
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