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Excellence in Teaching Award, 2025

Nienke van Houten creates innovative, evidence-based pedagogy and cultivates student-centred learning environments. In her courses, students develop advanced skills in analyzing primary scientific literature, interpreting data and learning collaboratively through peer teaching. She uses midterm feedback to create an active dialogue with students, shaping her courses in real time and fostering a responsive, shared learning space.

van Houten鈥檚 teaching is informed by her work in decolonizing science education and her experience as an Instructional Skills Workshop facilitator. As undergraduate programs director in the Faculty of Health Sciences, she leads curriculum development and fosters a culture of teaching excellence across her unit. Her research on how students engage with primary literature continues to inform and advance evidence-based teaching practices in higher education. 

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