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Ulster University claims double honours at the Education Awards 2026

Ulster University claimed both the Overall Excellence Award and the Best Marketing / Communications Team award at the Education Awards 2026, recognised for consistent innovation in teaching and student outcomes alongside a large-scale marketing and recruitment operation delivering measurable impact across Ireland and beyond. The double win sets a strong benchmark for higher education institutions across the sector, demonstrating the standard of academic ambition, strategic clarity, and operational performance that future entrants will look to match.

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Professor Michael Peter Kennedy named Outstanding Contribution Award Leader 2026 at the Education Awards

Professor Michael Peter Kennedy was named Outstanding Contribution Award Leader 2026 at the Education Awards, recognised for a distinguished career in microelectronic engineering that spans over 400 publications, multiple patents, key national research centre foundations, and decades of academic and industry leadership across Ireland's leading universities. His recognition sets a compelling benchmark for scholarly excellence and cross-sector impact, underscoring the standard of sustained contribution to education, research, and industry that the Education Awards continue to celebrate.

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Dr Mary Kelly joins judging panel for Education Awards 2026

Dr Mary Kelly, President of Hibernia College, brings to the Education Awards 2026 judging panel a career that began in primary school classrooms in Ireland and abroad and has since reached the executive leadership of one of the country's most distinctive higher education institutions. The Education Awards 2026 ceremony takes place on 16 April at the Johnstown Estate, Enfield, Co. Meath.

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