Introduction Chapter 1: What is Teaching Excellence? Chapter 2: What outcomes are we trying to achieve from excellent teaching and why are they so difficult to measure? Chapter 3: Bounded Excellence Chapter 4: Transnational Perspectives on Excellence Chapter 5: Excellence for what? Policy development and the discourse on the purpose of higher education Chapter 6: The governance of micro-cultures to promote excellent teaching Chapter 7: A national strategy for teaching excellence - one university at a time Chapter 8: National teaching awards and the pursuit of teaching excellence Chapter 9: Training and development needs for a 21st century academic Chapter 10: Teaching excellence and the rise of education-focused employment tracks Chapter 11: Excellence for all: Inclusive teaching with a passion. A teaching excellence recognition scheme Chapter 12: I had excellent teachers - look at my fabulous career! Perspectives on teaching excellence in the performing arts Chapter 13: The thrill of the unexpected Chapter 14: Global Perspectives on teaching excellence