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News 2022
College of SEFS staff honoured at UCC Research Awards
Congratulations to our College of Science, Engineering and Food Science researchers who had their contributions to innovation and knowledge enhancement recognised at the 2021 University College Cork Research Awards.
These prestigious awards were established to afford the university an opportunity to celebrate researchers, and those supporting research and innovation, who have made exceptional and influential contributions to research and innovation, and who have raised the national and international profile of UCC.
Researchers were awarded across 20 categories, five of which recognise specific achievements in the innovation space.
The guest of honour at the awards was Director General of Science Foundation Ireland Professor Philip Nolan, who delivered a speech at the ceremony.
UCC Vice President for Research & Innovation Professor John Cryan congratulated all the awardees:
“The UCC Research Awards are about celebrating our excellence in Research & Innovation. UCC is a research intensive university and these awards are about acknowledging the outstanding contributions made by our researchers locally, nationally and globally".
The full list of UCC Research Awards 2021 winners are below:
| Award |
Winner |
| Researcher of the Year 2021 |
Professor Justin Holmes |
| Early Stage Researcher of the Year 2021 |
Dr Carlos Garrido Castellano |
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Dr Maria Rodriguez Aburto |
| Research Support Person of the Year 2021 |
Dr Louise Burgoyne |
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Saba Loftus |
| Research Supervisor of the Year 2021 |
Dr Ronan Carbery |
| Research Communicator of the Year 2021 |
Dr Paul Deane |
| Innovator of the Year 2021 |
Dr Frank Peters |
| Research Award for Open Science 2021 |
Dr K. Matvienko-Sikar - PaPOR TraIL |
| Consultancy Project of the Year 2021 |
Dr K. Neville CRBC: COVID Response Team |
| Creating a Culture for Responsible Conduct of Research 2021 |
The Social Research Ethics Committee |
| Best publication of the Year involving an Undegraduate student as an author 2021 |
Jennifer Murphy |
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Thomas P Sheerin |
| Best Research Team 2021 |
The Marine Ecology Group led by Dr M. Jessops - |
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The Pregnancy Loss Research Group led by Dr Keelin O' Donoghue |
| Career Achievement Research Award |
Professor Ivan Perry |
| Research Image 2021 |
Dr Vuslat Juska |
| Licence Team of the Year 2021 |
A. Morrissey, D. McGovern, R. Burke |
| Engaged Research of the Year 2021 |
Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir -Dingle Peninsula 2030 |
| Vice President for Research & Innovation Award for Interdisiplinary Research 2021 |
Prof P. Ó Macháin, Dr D. Iacopino |
| Research Collaboration of the Year 2021 |
Dr Gerard McGlacken |
| Spin-out company of the Year 2021 |
Dr. Declan Soden - Mirai Medical |
| Start-up of the Year 2021 |
Clare Meskill - Teleatherapy |
| Presidents Award for Research Impacting the Sustainable Development Goals 2021 |
Dr. Ger Mulally - Imagining 2050 |
Photos: Tanya Colclough