2022 UCD Research Impact competition
Today, 23 January 2023, UCD Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact Professor Orla Feely announced the winner and runners-up of the 2022 UCD Research Impact Case Study Competition.
The annual competition encourages researchers of all disciplines to write a case study that tells the story of how their work has made a positive difference.
The winner for 2022, ‘Helping parents support youth mental health’, was led by Professor Eilis Hennessy with Aine French and Dr Daráine Murphy from UCD School of Psychology.
Professor Feely commented:
“As Chair of the panel, it has been exciting to learn more about the many ways that UCD’s researchers are changing the world. This year’s finalists are helping to improve health and wellbeing, protect the environment, address the climate crisis, influence policy, stimulate economic growth, enrich people’s lives, and inspire the next generation. I would like to congratulate them on this achievement, and thank them for their commitment to ensuring that people benefit from their research.”
The 2022 UCD Research Impact Case Study Competition runners-up included Earth Institute members:
Dr Alma Clavin, Associate Professor Gerald Mills, Professor Niamh Moore-Cherry
Empowering community-led green urban development
Associate Professor Tom Curran
Fighting fatbergs – avoiding sewer blockages
Assistant Professor Sarah Cotterill
Every drop counts – making a case for water conservation in Ireland
Professor Feely said:
“I encourage UCD researchers to apply for the 2023 Research Impact Competition launching this Spring. It is a fantastic way to highlight how their work is making a positive difference to people's lives. To help you reflect on your research impact, we encourage you to visit the UCD Impact Toolkit.”
The 2022 UCD Research Impact Case Study Competition winner and runners-up were:
Winner
Professor Eilis Hennessy, Aine French, Dr Daráine Murphy
Helping parents support youth mental health
Runners-up
Professor Katherine O’Donnell, Professor Hugh Campbell Inspiring a site of national conscience at the Sean McDermott Street Magdalene Laundry
UCD Diabetes Complications Research Centre
Changing the guidelines for treating type 2 diabetes
Assistant Professor Alexander Kondakov, Sergey Katsuba
A decade of violence: monitoring anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in Russia
Dr Alma Clavin, Associate Professor Gerald Mills, Professor Niamh Moore-Cherry
Empowering community-led green urban development
Associate Professor Tom Curran
Fighting fatbergs – avoiding sewer blockages
Assistant Professor Nan Zhang
From lab to bedside: bringing medical devices to the market quicker
Assistant Professor Sarah Cotterill
Every drop counts – making a case for water conservation in Ireland
Assistant Professor Laura K Taylor, Dearbháile Counihan
Helping Kids! – promoting inclusive peacebuilding
Dr Ricardo Simon Carbajo, Dr Quan Le, Dr Rajnish Rakholia, Bang Quoc Ho & Hoang Ngoc Khue Vu
HealthyAir: addressing the impacts of air pollution in Vietnam
Professor Deirdre Raftery, Professor Marie Clarke
PINNACLE: empowering women in India and Pakistan to become education leaders
