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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

Engagement

  • Describe the scale and scope of a university Consultancy project with an organisation in the public sector, not-for-profit sector, or in industry.

 

Impact

  • Demonstrate application of existing UCC expertise to provide solutions to an industry/enterprise partner with strong potential to support enterprise engagement
  • Description of the social, cultural and/or economic impact of the consultancy project
  • Contribution to the delivery of goals and actions in UCC’s strategic plan.

Deadline For Submission

  • Friday March 27th 2026, 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
2024 Professor Hannah Daly School of Engineering & Architecture and MaREI
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

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