TU Dublin Research & Innovation Awards 2025: Celebrate with Us November 3rd
TU Dublin Research and Innovation is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Research & Innovation Awards, a celebration of the exceptional achievements and contributions of our research and innovation community. The event will take place on Monday 3rd November, in the East Quad Concert Hall, bringing together researchers, staff, students, partners, funders, and other invited guests.
Event Highlights
The ceremony will be hosted by Dr Mark Henry, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer, with a welcome address from Dr Deirdre Lillis, President of TU Dublin. This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr Jennifer Brennan, Research & Innovation Strategy Lead, Department of Climate, Energy & the Environment, who will share her insights on research and innovation impact in Ireland and beyond.
Winners will be presented with bespoke awards created by TU Dublin CreateLab, symbolising creativity, innovation, and excellence.
Event Details
- Registration Form
- Date: Monday, November 3rd 2025
- Location: East Quad Concert Hall
- Registration: Opens at 5:00pm
- Refreshments: Provided by Kennedys Catering from 5:30pm and after the ceremony
- Event Start: 6:30pm
- Photography/Videography: GlassEye will provide coverage from 5:00pm, including professional headshots before the ceremony
2025 Shortlist
Early Researcher Career Award
- Dr Bilal Javed, Dr Elena Alexa, Dr Grainne Scanlon, Dr Keith Murphy, Dr Keith Quille & Dr Mark Mulville
Established Researcher Career Award
- Dr Eamon Maher, Professor Fiona Lyng, Dr Furong Tian, Professor Max Ammann & Professor Yuliya Semenova
Excellence in Research Supervision Award
- Dr Dympna O'Sullivan, Dr George Amarandei, Professor Izabela Naydenova, Professor Orla Howe, Dr Robert Ross, Professor Thomas Cooney & Professor Yuliya Semenova
Excellence in Provision of Support to Researchers
- Aleksandra Rulikowska, Declan O'Donovan, Guldan Kalem, Professor Hugh J. Byrne & Professor Mary McNamara
Community Engaged Research Award
- Dr Christina Thorpe, Professor Christine O'Connor, Dr Ciara Ahern, Dr Keith Murphy & Paula Kelly
Multidisciplinary Research Team Award
- 3R Team & Dr Chao Ji-Hyland, 'Grosafe' - Dr Christina Thorpe & Dr Matt Bowden, Irish Building Stock Observatory & Dr Ciara Ahern, Nanolab Research Centre & Dr Furong Tian and PRISM & Professor Fiona Lyng
Sustainability Research Award
- Dr Amit Jaiswal, Dr Aoife Donnelly, Dr Eoin McGillicuddy, Dr Glenn Loughran, Dr Nigel Vahey, Dr Patrick Daly & Dr Philippe Lemarchand
Innovation Impact Award
- Dr Azza Silotry Naik, Dr Joseph Mohan, Dr Keith Quill, Dr Philippe Lemarchand & Dr Swarna Jaiswal
One to Watch Award
- Dr Brian Vaughan, Dr Dervil Cody, Dr Qianru Shang, Dr Sean Bond & Dr Shane O'Reilly
Case Study Competition
- Bias in Women’s Healthcare – Andrea Heaney / Dr Emma Murphy / Dr Eugene Hickey
- Co-Designing Digital Futures for Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities – Dr Dympna O’Sullivan / Dr Emma Murphy
- Enhancing Network Monitoring through AdaptMon – Fatemeh Amou Aghaei / Dr Ruairí de Fréin
- GEECharge: Mobile On-Demand EV Charging Units for Sustainable Dublin – Alexander Mutiso Mutua / Dr Ruairí de Fréin
- Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Safety and Compliance in Cosmetics – Dr Furong Tian / Gayathree Thenuwara
- Nanomaterial-derived biosensors and diagnostics with industry – Dr Bilal Javed / Dr Furong Tian
- Pride and Prejudice: Pro-social preferences, charitable donations, and the LGBTQ+ community – Antonio Vega / Dr Emma Howard
- Research Impact Document: Integrating Patient Generated Health for Enhanced Healthcare – Abdullahi Abubakar Kawu / Dr Dympna O’Sullivan
- Seeing the Future: Harnessing Stakeholder Voices to Tackle Childhood Myopia – Eoin Kerin / Dr Siofra Harrington
- Shamrock Rovers in the Community – Dr Glenn Doyle / AnnaMaria Mullally / Alan Fitzpatrick
- Still With Us: Historical Irish Whiskey Grains Driving Modern Innovation – Dr Fionnán O'Connor / Dr Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire
The TU Dublin Research & Innovation Awards 2025 promise to be a vibrant celebration of discovery, creativity, and impact. We look forward to welcoming the TU Dublin community and our partners to celebrate these achievements on November 3rd.