UCC Research and Innovation Awards 2021
Award Winners
| Award | Awardee | College/School/Department/Centre/Company |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher of the Year | Prof. Justin Holmes | School of Chemistry |
| Early Stage Researcher of the Year | Dr. Carlos Garrido Castellano Dr. Maria Rodriguez Aburto |
School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience |
| Research Support Person of the Year | Dr. Louise Burgoyne Ms. Saba Loftus |
Tyndall National Institute APC Microbiome Ireland |
| Research Supervisor of the Year | Dr. Ronan Carbery | College of Business and Law |
| Research Communicator of the Year | Dr. Paul Deane | MaREI / ERI / Collefe of Science, Engineering and Food Science |
| Research Award for Open Science | Dr. Karen Matvienko-Sikar | School of Public Health |
| Creating a Culture for Responsible Conduct of Research | Dr. Ciara Heavin | Social Research Ethics Committee |
| Innovator of the Year | Dr. Frank Peters | School of Physics |
| Consultancy Project of the Year | Dr. Karen Neville | COVID Response Team / Centre for Resilience and Business Continuity |
| Licence of the Year | Dr. Anthony Morrissey, Mr. David McGovern, Mr. Ray Burke | Tyndall National Institute |
| Spin-out Company of the Year | Dr. Declan Soden | Mirai Medical |
| Start-up of the Year | Ms. Clare Meskill | Teleatherapy |
| Best Publication of the Year - Undergraduate Author | Ms. Jennifer Murphy Mr. Thomas Sheerin |
College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences Tyndall National Institute |
| Research Team of the Year | Dr. Mark Jessop Prof. Keelin O'Donoghue |
Marine Ecology Group (School of BEES) Pregnancy Loss Research Group (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) |
| Research Image of the Year | Dr. Vuslat Juska | Tyndall National Institute |
| Engaged Research of the Year | Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir | MaREI / Dingle Peninsula 2030 |
| Vice-President for Research & Innovation Award for Interdisciplinary Research | Prof. Pádraig Ó Macháin Dr. Daniela Iacopino |
Department of Modern Irish Tyndall National Institute |
| Research Collaboration of the Year | Dr. Gerard McGlacken | School of Chemistry |
| The President's Award for Research Impacting the Sustainable Development Goals | Dr. Ger Mulally | Department of Sociology and Criminology (Imagining 2050) |
| Research Career Achievement Award | Prof. Ivan Perry | School of Public Health |
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