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- Research Career Achievement Award
- Researcher of the Year
- Early-Stage Researcher of the Year
- Global Engagement Research Award
- Research Support Person of the Year
- Research Supervisor of the Year
- Research Communicator of the Year
- Research Team of the Year
- Research Image of the Year
- Best Publication of the Year by an Undergraduate Author
- PhD Student of the Year
- Postdoctoral Researcher of the Year
- Research Culture Award
- Engaged Research of the Year
- Vice-President for Research and Innovation UCC Futures Award for Interdisciplinary Research
- The President's Award for Research Impacting the Sustainable Development Goals
- Consultancy Project of the Year
- Invention of the Year
- Licence of the Year
- Spin-out Company of the Year
- Start-up of the Year
- Industry Research Collaboration of the Year
PhD Student of the Year
This award recognises exceptional PhD students across any discipline, celebrating their research excellence, academic achievements, and contributions to their field and community. Those who were a registered UCC PhD student in any year of their PhD study in the calendar year of 2026 can apply.
Application Details
Evaluation Criteria
| Research Excellence |
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How to Apply
Nominations for this award will open in February 2027.
Previous Winners
| Year | Awardee | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tengfei Lyu |
School of Computer Science & IT |
| 2024 | Niamh Guiry |
School of Law |
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