| Year | Competition | Organisation | Group Member | Award | Role | Where |
| 2016 | Jocelyn Bell Burnell Medal & Prize | DCU | Ms Jennifer Gaughran | Finalist | Postgraduate student | BioAT / Physical Sciences |
| 2015 | μTAS conference video competition | DCU | Mr Daniel Kirby | Winner | Postgraduate student | Physical Sciences |
| 2015 | Postgraduate competition ”Tell it Straight” | DCU | Mr Daniel Kirby | Runner up | Postgraduate student | Physical Sciences |
| 2015 | Outstanding student paper award | MEMS | Ms Jennifer Gaughran | Finalist | Postgraduate student | BioAT / Physical Sciences |
| 2015 | IRC4 Postdoctoral Fellowship | DCU | Dr. Charles Nwankire | Recipient | Postdoctoral researcher | BDI / Physical Sciences |
| 2015 | Physics poster competition | BOC | Ms Jennifer Gaughran | 3rd prize | Postgraduate student | BioAT / Physical Sciences |
| 2014 | Science communication competition ”Thesis in 3” | DCU | Ms Jennifer Gaughran | Winner | Postgraduate student | BioAT / Physical Sciences |
| 2014 | Postgraduate competition ”Tell it Straight” | DCU | Ms Jennifer Gaughran | Winner | Postgraduate student | BioAT / Physical Sciences |
| 2014 | IOPI Rosse medal | IOPI | Ms Jennifer Gaughran | Winner | Postgraduate student | BioAT / Physical Sciences |
| 2013 | Best 4th-year project | DCU – Physics | Ms Claire O’Connell | Winner | Postgraduate student | Physical Sciences |
| 2013 | Physics poster competition | BOC | Mr Daniel Kirby | Winner | Postgraduate student | BDI / Physical Sciences |
| 2013 | IOPI Rosse medal | IOPI | Mr Daniel Kirby | Winner | Postgraduate student | BDI / Physical Sciences |
| 2013 | Postgraduate poster competition | DCU3 Physics | Mr Daniel Kirby | 1st prize | Postgraduate student | BDI / Physical Sciences |
| 2012 | IOPI Rosse medal | IOPI | Mr Daniel Kirby | Runner-up | Postgraduate student | BDI / Physical Sciences |
| 2011 | Honours degree | ISA1 Irish Branch | Ms Jennifer Gaughran | Winner | Postgraduate student | BioAT / Physical Sciences |
| 2010 | Research Fellowship | ICS2 | Dr. Gregor Kijanka | 3-year grant | Postdoctoral researcher | BDI |
1 International Society of Automation 2 Irish Cancer Society 3 Dublin City University 4 Irish Research Council