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