ProfessorRola Ajjawi

Ajjawi, R and Dracup, M. Failing a subject isnt just the students fault. Universities can and should help. The Conversation. Feb 5, 2020

Napier-Raman. Tehans crackdown on failing students needs fact-checking. Heres a start. Crikey. Aug 13, 2020

Zacharias, N and Ajjawi R. When students fail, many do nothing about it. Here's how unis can help them get back on track. The Conversation. Aug 21, 2020

Nominated for Best Published Research by an Early Career Researcher in 2008, Institute of Social Sciences, The University of Sydney

Paper listed in Medical Education 2008: Big Ideas from the Carnegie Foundation Preparation for Professions Project, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, USA: Ajjawi R, Higgs J (2008) Learning to reason: A journey of professional socialisation. Advances in Health Sciences Education 13(2), 133-150.

Presentation judged as the Best Quality Oral Presentation at the Asia-Pacific Medical Education 2009 Conference in Singapore: Ajjawi R, Hyde S, Roberts C, Nisbet G (2009) Marginalisation of dental students in a shared medical and dental education programme. Medical Education 43(3), 238245.

Presentation won best paper in session at the International Clinical Skills Conference in Prato 2011

Choice Critics Award for recognition of reviewing services and quality reviews for Medical Education Journal 2012

JISC InterACT dialogic feedback programme winner of the 2013 College of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing Innovation in Teaching Award and Highly Commended for the University Excellence in Teaching Award 2013

Nominated for the Jisc RSC Scotland iTech Awards 2013 and also the Scottish e-Assessment Awards 2013

ASME EDG Travelling Fellowship Award 2013 (1531) to visit the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

ASME Medical Education Journal internship award 2013

Papers in top 10 downloaded articles in the journal Medical Education 2017, 2018, 2019

Papers in top 10 cited articles in the journals Assessment and Evalution in Higher Education, and in Higher Education

Named leading scholar Science Education 2020, 2021

Awarded the Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education Fellowship 2021

Chair of AMEE Doctoral Award Group

Assessor for the Australian Research Council, SMERC and AMEE

Deputy Editor of the journal Medical Education Impact factor:7.647 Ranking: 2021:2/44 (Education, Scientific Disciplines)

Member of Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Research Committee