SETU Research Excellence Awards 2023
Nomination Deadline 31 May 2023 at 4pm Irish Time.
On behalf of Dr Thomas O’ Toole, Dr Geraldine Canny, and Dr Brian Jackson, we are pleased to announce our SETU Research Excellence Awards, 2023. SETU invite nominations under 4 Award Categories as described below and detailed on our guidance document and nomination forms that are available on the Tab below to download.
The aim of the SETU Research Excellence Awards is to recognise the outstanding contributions of academic and research staff for excellent and innovative research that enhances SETU’s reputation.
All nomination forms for your chosen category must be submitted in PDF to [email protected] before 4pm on May 31, 2023. The guidance on the nomination process is available in our guidance document, and it is important to review this document carefully in advance of completing a nomination. Please provide sufficient detail within your nomination forms with respect to the criteria set for each category and the review criteria. This will help the reviewers assess your nomination.
- All nominees will be asked for a corresponding CV/Supervisor profile to assist the external reviewers in their assessment. Nominations will not be eligible to proceed without the corresponding CV/Supervisor profile under relevant categories.
External evaluations will be conducted for Categories 1-3 below. These awards will recognise the commitment and excellence of our research community in driving innovation and impact across all disciplines. All reviewers will be required to sign a Conflict of Interest form prior to conducting their evaluation.
If you are aware of a member of SETU staff who has made a significant contribution to research, this is your opportunity to highlight that contribution. The four award categories for the SETU Research Awards are:
1. Early Career Researcher Award (Max. 5 years post-PhD)
- Recognition of research excellence commensurate with career stage.
- To qualify for this category, nominees must be a contract researcher within 5 years of PhD conferral date or an Assistant Lecturer/Lecturer/Senior Lecturer within 5 years of PhD conferral date.
2 Established Researcher Award (Over 5 years post-PhD)
- Recognition of distinguished achievements/outstanding contributions at an established career stage.
- To qualify for this category, nominees must be a contract researcher or an Assistant Lecturer/Lecturer/Senior Lecturer with more than 5 years of post-PhD experience or a Senior Lecturer or Professor (irrespective of PhD conferral date, Senior Lecturers/Professors must be nominated under the Established Researcher category).
3 Research Impact Award
- Recognition of distinguished achievements/outstanding contributions and impactful research, irrespective of career stage.
- To qualify for this category, nominees must be a contract researcher (including Postdoctoral fellows) or an Assistant Lecturer/Lecturer/Senior Lecturer.
- Under this Category we have 2 sub-categories of award a nominator can select on the nomination form:
- 3 a. Research Impact Industry and commercialisation
- 3 b. Research Impact Policy and Practice
Note: We will have two awards under this category.
4 Research Supervision Award
- This award category aims to recognise, encourage and reward sustained excellence in postgraduate Research Masters/PhD student supervision at SETU.
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