Announcing the PRME Chapter UK & Ireland Innovative Pedagogy Competition Winners!

We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2025–2026 PRME Chapter UK & Ireland Innovative Pedagogy Competition. Now in its fifth year, the competition has supported a total of 21 projects to date.

The competition is co-led by Dr Laura Steele (Queen's University Belfast) & Dr Claire May (University of Lincoln). They said of this year’s entries:

We thank all applicants for their submissions. The overall quality was exceptionally high, making the selection process extremely competitive.

We also extend our sincere thanks to this year’s judges for their time, expertise, and valuable contributions: Dr Alessandro Merendino (Queen Mary University of London), David Anderson (University of Lincoln), Dr Isik Akin (Bath Spa University), Dr Darren Jubb (University of Dundee), Dr Rebecca Li (Brunel University London), Dr Rebecca Beech (Oxford Brookes University), Dr Rosalyn Marron (Manchester Metropolitan University), Dr Sean Tanner (University College Cork), and Dr Susanna Chui (De Montfort University).

Details of previous projects and the open-access resources developed by competition winners are available here.

Prof. Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas, PRME UK & Ireland Chapter Chair, said:

“As Chair, and as a passionate proponent of excellence in pedagogy and teaching, I am delighted to see the quality and range of this years’ Innovative Pedagogy competition winners - each of which has potential to create real and lasting impact in responsible management education. I congratulate the winners and their institutions and look forward to following their progress and hearing more about each project as it develops.”

About the 2025-2026 Innovative Pedagogy Competition Winners

Title: The Joy Index Casebook: Professional Resources for Embedding Joyful, Responsible Management Education

Dr Sarah Williams, Dr Konstantina Skritsovali, Dr Angela Daly, Wendy Johnston, & Sally-Ann Starkey, Liverpool John Moores University. The winners said of the Competition:

This funding from PRME will enable the important work co-created with students to map areas of intellectual joy in teaching to be shared through professionally developed resources, including a casebook, practical tools, and accessible digital outputs. These resources will support educators to engage with the work in relational and meaningful ways, ensuring student insights can be shared, understood, and taken up across teaching contexts.

Title: The Project Twin: An Experiential Game-Based Approach to Responsible Management Education

Dr Matthew Daniels, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. Matthew said of the Competition:

Receiving the PRME award affirms the transformative potential of experiential 'analogue twin' games in embedding ethics, sustainability, and the SDGs into project management education. These tools empower accidental project managers worldwide to lead with purpose. I am excited to share scalable, joyful, and collaborative learning resources that strengthen the PRME community's commitment to responsible management.

Title: Embedding Biodiversity into Business Education: An Interdisciplinary Ecopedagogical Approach

Dr Susel Arzuaga, Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln. Susel said of the Competition:

The PRME Chapter UK and Ireland Innovative Pedagogy Competition award makes a significant difference to academic's ability to work collaboratively and creatively outside of our disciplines. I am honoured and humbled to receive this award and look forward to working on the project. 

Title: The Sustainability Canvas: A Visual Pedagogic Tool to Embed PRME Across Disciplines

Dr Annmarie Ryan and Erin King, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. Annmarie and Erin said of the Competition:

We are honoured to receive the PRME UK & Ireland Chapter Seed Funding for developing innovative pedagogic approaches. The award validates the need for tools that support educators in imagining future graduates as agents of sustainability and in engaging deeply with the responsibilities of their own disciplines. It enables the Sustainability Canvas to be further developed and shared as a resource for the wider PRME community, supporting collective learning and meaningful pedagogical change.