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Consultancy Project of the Year

The Consultancy project of the Year Award recognises and celebrates UCC consultants who share their knowledge and expertise to help solve real-world problems and create social, cultural or economic impact. Judging criteria will be based on consultancy undertakings that have tangibly delivered on the key pillars set out in the UCC Strategic Plan including Impact & engagement, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning, Personal & Professional Development.

Evaluation Criteria

 

 

 

Innovation
  • Innovative or creative thinking.
  • Potential to make major technological progress and show a high degree of inventiveness.
  • Demonstration of technology application with strong commercial potential, rather than purely scientific or technological achievement.
  • Priorities are focussed on innovations that deliver commercial outcomes.
  • Active engagement with business and/or private investment to see research applied and taken to market.

 

Impact
  • Demonstrate application of UCC expertise with strong potential to support enterprise engagement.
  • Active engagement with an enterprise/business to see the UCC expertise applied to create impact.
  • Demonstrate achieved, or potential to achieve, economic, social, environmental or cultural impact.

Deadline For Submission

  • Friday 28 March 2025, 5pm.

How To Apply

To submit a nomination for this award, complete all sections of the entry form.

Previous Winners

Year Awardee College/School/Department/Centre
2023 Professor Louise Crowley School of Law
2022 Dr Marguerite Nyhan School of Engineering and Architecture
2021 Dr Karen Neville (COVID Response Team) Centre for Resilience and Business Continuity

Research & Innovation Awards

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