Categories
There are twenty one (21) award categories in the 2024 UCC Research & Innovation Awards, recognising achievements of UCC researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs. Only one of the following awards can be presented to an individual in a given year.
From the list below, you can access all relevant information for each award category, and details on how to apply for an award.
- 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
- Invention 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
- UCC 180 Professor Adrian Dixon Prize - PhD Student of the Year
- UCC 180 Professor Adrian Dixon Prize - Postdoctoral Researcher of the Year
- The President's Award for Research Impacting the Sustainable Development Goals
- Research Career Achievement Award