Prof John Cryan awarded UCC Research Communicator of the year 2017

9 Oct 2017

Congratulations to Professor John F. Cryan, Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience/APC Microbiome Institute, winner of the 'UCC Research Communicator of the year 2017' award. The UCC Research Awards Programme for 2017 awards were presented by UCC President Professor Patrick O'Shea at the UCC Awards Ceremony held last Thursay 5th October in the Aula Maxima.

Prof Cryan said “I am really chuffed to receive this award. The ability to communicate our research to our peers and to the public & policy makers is really important and not an option in this day and age. It is something that we promote both within the Dept. Anatomy & Neuroscience and in the APC Microbiome Institute for Researchers at all stages of their careers”.

The UCC Research Awards Programme was established to recognise the extensive contributions made by UCC researchers across all fields.  They recognise and celebrate those UCC researchers who have made exceptional and very influential research contributions, pushing boundaries, enhancing knowledge, and raising the national and international research profile of the University. 

This year, nine awards were presented across seven categories: Early-Stage Researcher of the Year, Research Communicator of the Year, Research Supervisor of the Year, Research Support Person of the Year, Research Team of the Year, Researcher of the Year, and the Career Achievement Research Award. The Research Communicator of the Year was a new award and Prof John Cryan is the first recipient.

The standard of nominations received this year was outstanding and it proved very difficult for the Research Awards Selection Committee to reach their final decisions.

The awardees for 2017, whose achievements were celebrated at the UCC Awards Ceremony last night, are:

Early-Stage Researcher of the Year 2017

Dr Cara Levey – Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies

Dr Maria Cahill – School of Law

Research Supervisor of the Year 2017

Dr Fatima Gunning – Photonics Systems Group, Tyndall National Institute

Professor Josephine Hegarty – School of Nursing and Midwifery

Research Communicator of the Year 2017

Professor John Cryan – Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience/APC Microbiome Institute

Research Support Person of the Year 2017

Julie Donnelly – Tyndall National Institute

Research Team of the Year 2017

GENOVATE – ISS-21/College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences/College of Business and Law/College of Medicine and Health/Equality Committee/UCC Research Support Services

Researcher of the Year 2017

Professor Barry O’Sullivan – Department of Computer Science/Insight Centre for Data Analytics

Career Achievement Research Award

Dr Alan Mathewson – Micro-Nano Systems Centre, Tyndall National Institute

Link to UCC Research Awards webpage: https://www.ucc.ie/en/research/overview/awards/