Have Your Say: Nominations open for 2025 UCC Research and Innovation Awards
Have you been inspired by UCC researchers, innovators or entrepreneurs whose work makes a real and lasting impact through tackling global challenges through research, innovation and creativity?
Join us in celebrating our outstanding researchers by nominating them for a UCC Research & Innovation award.
The UCC Research & Innovation Awards celebrate the exceptional work of our research community and the value it brings to the University and to wider society. These awards acknowledge colleagues whose research, innovation and entrepreneurial activities push boundaries, advance knowledge and enhance UCC’s research profile nationally and internationally.
There are 22 award categories, recognising achievements of researchers and entrepreneurs across the entire research ecosystem, from the calendar year 2025. This year, three new categories will recognise research and innovation excellence in the areas of Research Culture, Global Research Engagement and Industry Research Collaboration.
- Researcher of the Year
- Early-Stage Researcher of the Year
- Global Engagement Research Award
- Research Support Person of the Year
- Research Supervisor of the Year
- Research Communicator of the Year
- Research Culture Award
- Invention of the Year
- Consultancy Project of the Year
- Licence of the Year
- Spin-out Company of the Year
- Start-up of the Year
- Industry Research Collaboration of the Year
- Best Publication of the Year by an Undergraduate Author
- PhD Student of the Year
- Postdoctoral Researcher of the Year
- Research Team of the Year
- Research Image of the Year
- Engaged Research of the Year
- Vice-President for Research & Innovation UCC Futures Award for Interdisciplinary Research
- The President's Award for Research Impacting the Sustainable Development Goals
- Research Career Achievement Award
Nominations for the 2025 UCC Research Awards close on Friday, 27th March 2026 at 5pm. All nominees will be notified of the award results on the week of Monday April 20th. The awards ceremony takes place on the evening of Wednesday May 27th 2026 at The Lewis Glucksman Gallery.
For any queries on the awards, contact Trevor Carey and Sarah Nolan. Email: researchandinnovationawards@ucc.ie
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