Martin Wirenfeldt Nielsen named Teacher of the Year at the Faculty of Health Sciences 2025

Martin Wirenfeldt Nielsen from the medical programme in Esbjerg has been named Teacher of the Year 2025 at the Faculty of Health Sciences.

He received the happy news from Dean Ole Skøtt, when – to his great surprise – he was interrupted in the middle of a meeting in Esbjerg. Watch the moment here:

Six strong candidates

The six candidates for the award were nominated by students from their respective study boards, and the selection reflects both strong teaching efforts and broad academic expertise across the faculty.

The title also includes a nomination for SDU’s overall Teacher of the Year award, which will be presented at the university’s annual celebration later this year.

The nominees were:

• Jesper Roed Sørensen – audiology
• Louise Sandal – sports science and health
• Sune Hougaard Nielsen – clinical biomechanics
• Sigurd Broesby-Olesen – medicine in Odense
• Martin Wirenfeldt Nielsen – medicine in Esbjerg
• Anne Sophie Oxholm – Master’s programme in Quality and Leadership (MPQM)

Congratulations to Martin – and to all the nominees

The Teacher of the Year award is a major recognition of the daily dedication to teaching.

A big congratulations to Martin – and a heartfelt thank you to all the nominees for their important contributions to the study programmes at the Faculty of Health Sciences.