There are twenty (20) award categories in the 2023 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
• 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

* Nominations for these awards will be made by UCC Innovation staff members. If you would like your innovation activity to be considered, please click on the award category for further information and contact the relevant contact mentioned on the specific web page.