Kellogg Fellow recognised with University teaching award
Kellogg College warmly congratulates Dr Marek Naczyk, Official Fellow of the College and Associate Professor in Comparative Social Policy, on receiving a University of Oxford Social Sciences Teaching Excellence Award.
Dr Marek Naczyk has been recognised for his reflective and evolving contribution to teaching across multiple courses within the Department of Social Policy and Intervention. His teaching practice demonstrates sustained attention to course design, student experience, and learning outcomes.
A defining feature of Dr Naczyk’s work is his commitment to continuous improvement. He engages thoughtfully with feedback and uses this to refine teaching content and methods over time. His courses are designed to support students’ understanding of complex material through clear structure and progressive development of ideas. By maintaining a reflective approach to teaching and responding actively to student experience, Dr Naczyk contributes to effective learning environments and the ongoing enhancement of teaching practice within his Department.
Dr Naczyk said: ‘I am very honoured to receive this award. I see teaching as an ongoing process of improvement, shaped by student feedback and experimentation. Helping students develop critical thinking through rigorous training in methods and theories, grounded in real-world examples and evidence, is especially important in these uncertain times.’
The annual awards recognise outstanding contributions to teaching and learning across the University’s Social Sciences Division, celebrating colleagues whose dedication, innovation and commitment have had an exceptional impact on the student experience. The awards recognise excellence at all career stages and across a range of disciplines.
Dr Naczyk teaches in the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, where his research spans comparative social policy, comparative political economy and international political economy, with a particular focus on pensions, labour markets and welfare systems.
Congratulations to Marek on this well-deserved recognition of his outstanding contribution to teaching and the academic development of Oxford students.