The President’s Research Excellence and Impact Awards recognise staff at all University levels who have made outstanding contributions in the excellence and impact of their research (beyond academia).
There are a number of categories:
Outstanding Research Collaboration
This award celebrates the achievements of research collaborations by recognising their excellent research that delivers impact and an outstanding contribution to their field. Collaborations will differ among disciplines and can be composed of staff from all career stages as well as external partners and academic collaborators. Multidisciplinary collaborations are encouraged to be considered for the award.
Early Career Researcher
This award celebrates individuals in the early stages of their research career, defined as those who have held a post that includes responsibility for developing their own research agenda. There are two awards in this category, Starting and Consolidator.
Research Output
These individual faculty awards celebrate and acknowledge the excellent research that is being carried out in UL. Candidates should submit only one output for consideration for this award.
Excellence in Research Supervision
The award recognises registered UL PhD supervisors who demonstrate outstanding supervision practice and strong outcomes for postgraduate researchers (PGRs). There are two awards in this category - Emerging and Established.
Innovation
The award recognises UL employees who demonstrate outstanding ability in invention, creativity and engagement in innovation activities across the University.