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The President’s Research Excellence and Impact Research Output award celebrates and acknowledges the excellent research that has been carried out in UL. Research outputs include research that is published, disseminated, or made publicly available in the form of accessible research outputs. 

Candidates should submit one single Research Output for consideration for this award.

A Research Output can include (but not limited to) publications, prototypes, datasets, software, books, book chapters, journal articles, conference contributions, artefacts, devices, products, patents, exhibitions, performances, compositions, designs, research reports for external bodies, websites, digital or visual media, research data sets, translations, structures or buildings, and new materials.

The President's Research Excellence and Impact Research Output Award is awarded at faculty level. 

There are four categories per faculty: 

• Research Output Starting applicants have between 2-7 year's experience post PhD as of the closing date for applications
• Research Output Consolidator applicants have between 7-12 year's experience post PhD as of the closing date for applications
• Research Output Advanced applicants have greater than 12 year's experience post PhD as of the closing date for applications)
• Research Output Interdisciplinary applicants must be interdisciplinary. Applicants should outline evidence of their contribution to the single output.

Prize

President’s Research Excellence and Impact medal and €1,000 research funding (One award per category)

Impact of winning the award

Winning awards can have a hugely positive impact on your career as a researcher.

WATCH previous winners of the President's Research Excellence and Impact Awards outline how winning the award has been for them.

How to apply

The application form is the same for all faculties and categories

President's Research Excellence and Impact Research Output Award

Timeline

For further information please contact the Research Impact Officer, Yvonne.Kiely@ul.ie

Application and award process 

1. Applications are made by email to researchimpact@ul.ie using the appropriate form.
2. The applicant must be a current ������ employee at the time of the award.
3. In the case of the President’s Research Excellence and Impact Research Output Awards, previous applications (excluding winners of that category) may be re-submitted for the awards in subsequent years, subject to their meeting the relevant eligibility criteria.
4. Applications for Research Output Award must be accompanied by a fully accessible copy of the research output being proposed as part of the assessment process 
5. Applicants are advised to stay within the word-count limit set on the forms. Submitted forms which exceed word-count limits will be disregarded. 

Evaluation 

The President’s Research Excellence and Impact Research Output awards will be adjudicated by a panel chaired by the Assistant Deans Research of each faculty. 

Excellence 

Evidence of a sustained body of excellent research outputs within a discipline or beyond.

Impact 

Clearly articulated and evidence-based impact(s) of the research outputs. The reach and significance of the impact should be well articulated and evidenced. Research impact can be defined as “the demonstrable contribution that excellent research makes to society and the economy.”¹

This definition refers to ‘excellent research’; in other words, research that is recognised internationally for its originality, significance and/ or rigour. For early career researchers the focus can also be on ‘potential impact’ and ‘pathways to impact’ as appropriate. 

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