UCC is an internationally competitive, research-led university that plays a key role in the development of Ireland’s knowledge-based economy and provides the insight and understanding on the challenges facing our society. The UCC Research and Innovation Awards embrace this excellence in research, innovation, and entrepreneurial activity, across the entire university research community and from all disciplines.
Researchers were awarded across twenty-two categories, six of which recognise specific achievements in entrepreneurship and innovation.
Cork University Business School’s Professor Thomas Garavan was the winner of the Researcher of the Year award. Professor Garavan is recognised for research excellence throughout his career, including being ranked in the top 2% of researchers in the Stanford University annual research ranking for 2023. His research excellence was further recognised in 2023 by research.com, an international ranking organisation, which placed Thomas as the number 1 researcher in Business and Management in Ireland for a third consecutive year.
Congratulations to several CUBS Researchers who last night were recognised with UCC Research Awards.
- UCC Researcher of the Year – Prof Thomas Garavan
- UCC Vice President for Research & Innovation Award for Interdisciplinary Research - Prof Ciara Heavin
- UCC Research Communicator of the Year – Dr. Olive McCarthy
- UCC Research Team of the Year – UCC Dementia Palliative Care Research Award which includes Dr. Carol Kelleher who was unable to attend the event.
The awards are sponsored by PurdyLucey, one of Ireland’s top European Intellectual Property (IP) firms working across Irish, UK, European, US and international markets, and specialising in Life Science, Food Tech, Med Tech, High-Tech and Engineering projects.