2016 Press Releases
UCC honours its staff
UCC has honoured staff for their contributions in three areas: Teaching and Learning, Staff Recognition and Research
In the Teaching & Learning Awards, 8 members of staff received an award for ‘Excellence in Teaching’. UCC has a long, pioneering, tradition of recognising and rewarding teaching excellence within the University. In 2002, UCC was the first university in Ireland to introduce a Teaching Awards recognition scheme and since then a number of other universities have followed suit. UCC also has within Ireland the highest number of teaching staff with NUI-accredited qualification in teaching and learning at higher education.
Big Congratulations to all recipients of the @UCC Staff awards which was held last night 6 Oct, photo credit @TomasTyner #UCCResearch pic.twitter.com/qvjHNJpD89
— UCC Research (@UCCResearch) October 7, 2016
The Staff Recognition Awards provide a formal process for acknowledging outstanding achievements of staff and for publicly recognising such achievements to the University and the wider community. Fifteen awards were made across six award categories: The Frank McGrath Perpetual Award for Equality & Welfare, Impact, Leadership, Exceptional Citizen, Enhancing the Student Experience and Outstanding Colleague award.
The Research Awards were kindly sponsored by Gilead Sciences Ireland and this year we acknowledged excellence in research activity across six categories: Early Stage Researcher of the Year, Research Supervisor of the Year, Research Support Person of the Year, Research Team of the Year and Career Achievement.
.@ucc staff awards were on tonight #redcarpet #proud @krns28 @ruthhally1 @conorucclaw pic.twitter.com/Nhk4rKH4BF
— Tomás Tyner (@TomasTyner) October 6, 2016
The 2016 winners in each award scheme are as follows:
TEACHING AND LEARNING AWARDS
Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning 2016:
- Individual Award – Dr Brian Brid (School of Medicine, UCC & Consultant Oncologist, Bons Secours Hospital Cork)
- Team Award – Dr Patrick Henn, Dr Irina Korotchikova, Mr Simon Smith and Ms Sinead Riome (School of Medicine)
- Team Award – Dr Kenneth Burns, Dr Ruth Hally (Applied Social Studies), Dr Catherine O’Mahony (CIRTL)
UNIVERSITY STAFF RECOGNITION AWARDS
The Frank McGrath Perpetual Award For Equality & Welfare
- Dr Aisling Parkes (School of Law)
Enhancing the Student Experience Award
- Ms Verdi Ahern (Student Experience Office)
- The staff of the Disability Support Service (Disability Support Service)
Exceptional Citizen Award
- Dr Anca Mustata (School of Mathematical Sciences)
- The General Services Security Team (General Services Office)
- The staff of Student Records and Examinations Office (Student Records and Examinations Office)
Leadership Award
- Mr Niall Dunphy (Cleaner Production Promotion Unit, School of Engineering)
- Professor Louise Kenny (Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
- Professor Martin Kinirons (Cork University Dental School & Hospital)
Impact Award
- Dr Catherine Buckley (APC Microbiome Institute)
- Dr Eva McMullan-Glossop (School of Music & Theatre)
- Professor Michel Schellekens (Dept. of Computer Science)
Outstanding Colleague Award:
- Ms Ciara McKernan (International Office)
- Ms Eleanor O’Connor (School of Sociology & Philosophy)
- Mr Michael O’Shea (School of Engineering)
.@ucc staff awards were in the #Aula earlier #redcarpet #proud #inspire ucc choir & J Spillane pic.twitter.com/LfQBt2DtYZ
— Tomás Tyner (@TomasTyner) October 6, 2016
RESEARCH AWARDS
Early Stage Researcher of the Year
- Dr Tom Reed (School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences and ERI)
Research Support Person of the Year
- Dr Allen White (College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences)
Research Supervisor of the Year
- Dr Yvonne Nolan (Anatomy & Neuroscience)
Thrilled to be named @ucc Research Team of the Year for District Court child protection research @LawUCC @UCCAppSoc @kburns28 @AislingParkes pic.twitter.com/9qWUYTP3U7
— Conor O'Mahony (@ConorUCCLaw) October 6, 2016
Research Team of the Year
- Dr Kenneth Burns, representing the Child Care Proceedings in the District Court Research Team (School of Applied Social Studies, School of Law & ISS21)
- Dr Peter O’Brien, representing the Tyndall Photonics Packaging Group (Tyndall National Institute)
Delighted to have been awarded @UCC Research Supervisor of the Year. Thanks to my PhD students in @AnatNeuroUCC for the nomination. pic.twitter.com/wSDLsFk7ls
— Yvonne Nolan (@yvonnemnolan) October 6, 2016
Career Achievement
- Professor Eoin O’Reilly, Chief Scientist, (Tyndall National Institute and Dept. of Physics)
Dr Tom Reed @uccBEES @eriucc is UCC Early Stage Researcher of the Year. Congratulations Tom! pic.twitter.com/Gw0fcJYQxE
— Sarah Culloty (@CullotyS) October 7, 2016
More photos on UCC's Facebook page.