Research awards presented at UCC
The inaugural 2012 UCC Research Awards celebrate UCC researchers who have made exceptional and influential research contributions.
The inaugural 2012 UCC Research Awards celebrate UCC researchers who have made exceptional and influential research contributions.
Six individual researcher awards and one research team award were made at the ceremony, which was held in UCC’s Glucksman Gallery. The awards recognise those who push boundaries, enhance knowledge and raise the national and international research profile of UCC.
Dr Michael Murphy, President of UCC, said: “Research is central to the life of a university. UCC is committed to the on-going development of, and support for, research across the diversity of disciplines, with a focus on excellence in addition to impact”. Professor Anita Maguire, Vice-President for Research and Innovation at UCC added: “The Research Awards provide an ideal opportunity to recognise the excellence, talent and potential of leading researchers in UCC across diverse areas”.
The 2012 UCC Research Award recipients are:
In addition, three recipients of UCC Strategic Research Fund PhD studentship awards were recognised:
A selection of images from the 2012 UCC Research Awards, taken by Tomás Tyner:
Photographed above: Back row: Mr Eoin O’Muimhneacháin (Chemistry), Ms Kerrill Costello (Hispanic Studies), Dr Cara Nine (Philosophy), Dr Marcus Claesson (Microbiology), Professor Graham Allen (English), Dr Anne Moore (Pharmacy), Dr Conor O’Mahony (Tyndall National Institute), Ms Mary-Claire O’Regan (Tyndall National Institute), Dr David O’Connell (OVPRI), Mr Shane McCarthy (Law), Dr Siobhán Cusack (OVPRI). Front row: Professor John Cryan (Anatomy & Neuroscience), Professor Anita Maguire (Vice-President for Research and Innovation), Dr Michael Murphy (President, UCC), Ms Julie O’Neill (Gilead Sciences, Ireland), Professor Geoffrey Roberts (History).
Photographed above: Back row: Dr Siobhán Cusack (OVPRI), Dr Cara Nine (Philosophy), Dr Marcus Claesson (Microbiology), Professor Graham Allen (English), Dr Anne Moore (Pharmacy), Dr Conor O’Mahony (Tyndall National Institute), Ms Mary-Claire O’Regan (Tyndall National Institute), Dr David O’Connell (OVPRI). Front row: Professor John Cryan (Anatomy & Neuroscience), Professor Anita Maguire (Vice-President for Research and Innovation), Dr Michael Murphy (President, UCC), Ms Julie O’Neill (Gilead Sciences, Ireland), Professor Geoffrey Roberts (History).
The event was sponsored by Gilead Sciences, Ireland, a leading pharmaceutical company in the field of HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening conditions, with global manufacturing facilities located in Cork. Speaking at the awards ceremony, Ms Julie O’Neill, Vice President and General Manager at Gilead Sciences, said: “Support for Ireland’s research base is an important part of the enterprise sector’s strategy for growth, both for Irish companies as they expand their activities and for multinational companies as they compete for investment at Irish sites. An active research landscape across the university sector is critically important in sustaining Ireland’s workforce of talented doctoral and postdoctoral professionals. UCC, as a national research leader, plays a key role in this”.
The UCC Research Awards embrace all research types and disciplines across the University research community. They illustrate the consistently high levels of achievement, research excellence and impact generated by UCC’s research community. Nominations to the UCC Research Awards were evaluated by a committee chaired by the Vice-President for Research and Innovation, and comprising the Chairs of each of the College Research Committees, Directors of both Research Support Services and Technology Transfer, Chair of the Academic Council for Research and Innovation Committee, representatives from UCC’s research centres/institutes and the Dean of Graduate Studies.
The number and quality of the nominations to this programme from each of the Colleges demonstrated the breadth of world-class research excellence at UCC. In particular, the response from the postgraduate community in nominating research supervisors demonstrated the influence of research-led teaching and mentoring in developing the research leaders of the future.
For more information on Research at UCC and the UCC Research Awards, visit: http://www.ucc.ie/research/rio/overview10.html