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Department Award for Citizenship and Community – 12 December 2024
I am truly honored and deeply grateful to my colleagues for nominating me for the Department Award for Citizenship and Community. Your kind words and support mean so much to me, and I feel incredibly fortunate to work alongside such amazing colleagues. A heartfelt thank you to the department administration for this honour.
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/259413/teamwork-community-inspiration-eee-celebrates-star/
Recent Posts
Nomination for President’s Award for Excellence – 09 June 2025
I was proud to be nominated for the President’s Award for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience. Although I didn’t win, the encouraging feedback I received was highly motivating.
Bringing theory to practice: Dr Zohaib Akhtar awarded Imperial MEd degree – 3 June 2025
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/264676/bringing-theory-practice-dr-zohaib-akhtar/
Senior Fellowship of Advance HE – 5 June 2023
I received my SFHEA certificate today, marking a significant milestone in my professional journey.
HEA Senior Fellowship Feedback – 20 May 2023
I received excellent feedback on my Senior Fellowship application for Advance HE, submitted last month.
Inspiration Award – 13 July 2021
The Inspiration Award celebrates colleagues who inspire others through their work or contributions beyond the department. I was honored to receive this award for my role in transitioning the Department to online teaching and learning during the pandemic. The award highlights my dedication, ability to inspire, and the skills that contributed to this significant change. Read more:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/226253/the-eee-community-celebrates-thanks-colleagues/
Teamwork / Collaboration Award – 13 July 2021
As a member of the second-year project design team, I was honored with this award. Our team developed a remote second-year project in response to the challenges posed by remote learning. The project, built entirely remotely, challenged students to collaborate on designing a modular rover system. Read more: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/226253/the-eee-community-celebrates-thanks-colleagues/
Nomination for President’s Award for Excellence – 28 May 2021
I was proud to be nominated for the President’s Award for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience. Although I didn’t win, the encouraging feedback I received was highly motivating.
Remote Learning with Lab Drones – 17 November 2020
We introduced a remotely controlled drone lab for second-year students. This innovative laboratory allows students to program and control drones live from anywhere in the world. Read more: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/208773/remote-learning-gets-ready-take-with/
Collaboration Award – 14 December 2020
This award recognizes cross-team collaboration. I received the award as part of the Lab-in-a-Box Design and Strategy Team, which developed critical remote learning experiments during the pandemic. Read more: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/210753/colleague-celebrations-festive/
Teamwork Awards – 6 July 2020
I received two Teamwork Awards:
– The Remote Assessment Team was recognized for enabling remote assessments during the College shutdown.
– The Curriculum Review Team was honored for their work in redesigning and implementing a new undergraduate curriculum. Read more: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/198954/eee-department-staff-thank-their-brilliant/
HEA Fellowship – 10 June 2020
I was delighted to receive my Advance HE Fellowship certificate today.
HEA Fellowship Feedback – 4 June 2020
I received excellent feedback on the HEA Fellowship application I submitted last month.
CEng Certificate – 20 March 2020
I received my Chartered Engineer (CEng) certificate today, a recognition of my engineering expertise.
IEEE Senior Membership – 2 February 2020
I received my IEEE Senior Membership plaque today, celebrating this professional milestone.
Dr Zohaib Akhtar 