Dr Jossy Sayir has been awarded one of the University’s Pilkington Prizes for excellence in teaching.
Jossy’s enthusiasm and his innovative teaching approaches are also reflected in student feedback, often describing his teaching as the best part of their time at our Department.
Dr Jossy Sayir has consistently delivered a large number of excellent lecture courses at the Department of Engineering, ranging from the fundamental Part IB probability course, through systems and signals specialist courses in Part IIA, and highly specialised research-led courses in Part IIB. He has managed to elegantly link his teaching very closely to his research agenda, and has introduced various innovations into his courses, that have elicited very high student feedback scores. These include innovative ways to teach communication systems, linking his own research work on embedding codes within DNA molecules into the curriculum, and incorporating advanced coding principles in undergraduate labs in ways that have fascinated undergraduate students.
Jossy’s enthusiasm and his innovative teaching approaches are also reflected in student feedback, often describing his teaching as the best part of their time at our Department.
Ellie Clifford, former undergraduate who took Jossy’s Part IIA project and is now a PhD student who demonstrated for his project this year says:
“With the Part IIA “Audio Modem”, Jossy has designed a course that stands head and shoulders above any other I have seen in the Department. No more treading the same ground as students have for a decade, the project takes on a whole new fashion with each iteration. The task is easy to motivate and yet not a solved problem, straightforwardly approachable and yet with ample room for totally new innovations, which I have seen first-hand both as a student and demonstrator. Throughout it all, Jossy’s excitement shines through, inspiring students to do their best work.”
Jossy is also actively contributes to the University’s and Colleges’ outreach and admissions activities through the delivery of several outreach lectures to prospective students.
The Pilkington Prizes are awarded annually to members of academic staff in recognition of their contributions to teaching excellence in support of Cambridge undergraduate and postgraduate education. They were initiated by Sir Alastair Pilkington, who believed that the quality of teaching was crucial to the University’s success.
Browse the full list of this year’s prize winners and their achievements.
