The ALT Awards celebrate and reward excellent research and practice and outstanding achievement in Learning Technology. Established in 2007, the Awards have set a benchmark for outstanding achievement in Learning Technology on a national scale and attract competitive entries from the UK and internationally. All entries are reviewed by an independent judging panel chaired by the President of ALT.
2025's Awards Ceremony took place at the ALT Annual Conference in October 2025.
Award categories
- ALT Award for Individuals
- ALT Award for Institutions and Teams
- ALT Award for Leadership in Digital Education
- ALT Award for Digital Transformation (In partnership with Jisc)
- ALT Award for Case Studies in Ethical EdTech
- ALT Award for Technology in Adult Learning (In partnership with Ufi VocTech Trust )
- ALT Community Choice Award
Short-listing
The judging panel will review all entries and the highest scoring entries in each category are short-listed as a finalist. All entries will be notified whether they have been short-listed by August.
Finalists
Following the shortlsting all finalists will be notified and invited to attend the Award Ceremony.
For more information on the Awards or if you have any questions, please contact awards@alt.ac.uk
2025 Judging panel
The expert panel of judges is chaired by David White, President of ALT.
- ALT Award for Teams/Institutions: Ruth Powell, University of the Arts London: Alicia Moreno Gimenez, Lancaster University; Gearoid O'Suilleabhain, Munster Technological University; Shane Cronin, Munster Technological University
- ALT Award for Individuals: Heather Serdar, LDN Apprenticeships; Salimeh Pour Mohammad, Warwick Business School; Lisa Bradley, Queen’s University Belfast; Laura Milne, University of Chester.
- ALT Award for Digital Transformation (in partnership with Jisc): Denise Sweeney, University of Nottingham; Matt Wingfield, Independent EdTech Consultant; Sarah Knight, Jisc; Kelly Gilman, Jisc.
- ALT Award for Leadership in Digital Education: Richard Walker, University of York; Sharmen Ibrahim, Activate Learning; Claire Stocks, University of Chester; Steph Comley, University of Exeter
- ALT Award for Technology in Adult Education (in partnership with Ufi VocTech Trust ): Zoe Tierney, Burton & South Derbyshire College; Gabrielle Madders, Ufi VocTech Trust; David White, President of ALT
- ALT Award for Case Studies in Ethical EdTech: Matt Jevons, University of Leeds; Emma Dibb, University of Leeds; Nurun Nahar, University of Greater Manchester; Clare Thomson, Heriot-Watt University
- ALT Community Choice Awards: This award allows our Member community to vote for their winning entry amongst all of the categories.
Winners of the Awards
Find out more about the winners of the Awards from previous years.