- Researcher of the Year
- Early-Stage Researcher of the Year
- Research Support Person of the Year
- Research Supervisor of the Year
- Research Communicator of the Year
- Research Award for Open Science
- Creating a Culture for Responsible Conduct of Research
- Innovator of the Year
- Consultancy Project of the Year
- Licence of the Year
- Spin-out Company of the Year
- Start-up of the Year
- Best Publication of the Year - Undergraduate Author
- Research Team of the Year
- Research Image of the Year
- Engaged Research of the Year
- Vice-President for Research & Innovation Award for Interdisciplinary Research
- Research Collaboration of the Year
- The President's Award for Research Impacting the Sustainable Development Goals
- Research Career Achievement Award
Licence of the Year
This award will be to an academic, researcher or team whose intellectual property (IP) or know-how was licensed to industry or a spin-out company in 2022 and has the greatest potential to result in commercial and socio-economic impact for UCC and Ireland.
Nominations will be submitted by UCC Innovation team as per the eligibility criteria.
Application Details
Nomination Procedure
- Nominations for this award category will be submitted by the UCC Innovation team based on achieved metrics.
Evaluation Criteria
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Innovation |
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Impact |
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Judging Panel
| Name | Position / Company |
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| Siobhan Jordan | Teagasc |
| Sally Cudmore | Director of Innovation, UCC |
| Michael Lucey | Purdy Lucey |
| Conor O’Sullivan | Atlantic Bridge |
Previous Winners
| Year | Awardee | College/School/Department/Centre |
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| 2022 | Dr Emma McIvor and Professor Sebastian Wieczorek | School of Mathematical Sciences at UCC and Mercy University Hospital |
| 2021 | Dr Anthony Morrissey, Dr David McGovern, Dr Ray Burke | Tyndall National Institute |