DELTA Award 2025-2028

Issued on 28 Nov 2025 by

National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

The Disciplinary Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment (DELTA) Award is presented to discipline groups who can demonstrate a record of excellence in teaching and learning enhancement and who commit to an ongoing, clearly articulated, shared process of continued enhancement. The DELTA Award is the only team award in the national learning impact awards. The DELTA Awards · recognise, reward and celebrate those who have demonstrated a deep commitment to the enhancement of teaching and learning and will allow them to plan for future development and success · recognise the discipline team as a professional community which is operating in a specific institutional, national and international context · are designed to be flexible and adaptable so that they can be used by teams in a range of higher education settings and at various stages of teaching and learning enhancement This badge is valid from 2025 to 2028 and will expire at the end of 2028 unless teams are in the process of renewing.

Issuer

National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

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The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, which operates under the aegis of the Higher Education Authority (HEA), is the national body responsible for leading and advising on the enhancement of teaching and learning in Irish higher education.

Criteria

All submissions centre on teaching and learning enhancement. T&L enhancement focuses on improving teaching that has a positive impact on students’ experience of learning. It includes a planned series of incremental actions for enhancement set firmly within the institutional and disciplinary context - strengthening, informing and complementing the existing quality and enhancement processes. There are four key elements in the DELTA Award interface which teams must use to apply for the Award.

1.Identifying the team: Who is involved?

2.Taking stock: Where are you now?

3.Looking to the future: Where do you want to be?

4.Planning for the future: How will you get there?

All applications are considered by a review panel of experts including student representation. All teams who are found by the panel to fulfil the criteria will be deemed eligible for the DELTA Award.

The DELTA Award criteria are noted on the National Forum website - link here

The DELTA Award has its foundations in the DELTA Framework - link here