We are delighted to announce the nine finalists for this year’s Universal Design Student Awards!
Finalists’ projects can be viewed in our AwardForce Gallery where it is also possible to vote for your favourite project to win the People's Choice award 2026.
UD Student Award Finalists 2026
Built Environment
- Bandon Food Exchange, Munster TU
- Columbia Mills Accessible Music Venue, TU Dublin
- Willow Speech and Language Therapy Centre, TU Dublin
Digital
- BrightScan, Maynooth University
- Misread, TU Dublin
- TextVerser, Trinity College Dublin
Products & Services
- LumiHear, University of Limerick
- Pebble - The Reading Assistant, TU Dublin
- Siling, Trinity College Dublin
How to vote for the People's Choice Award
This year, it will also be possible to vote online for your favourite project to win this year’s People’s Choice Award.
- Visit our AwardForce Gallery
- Create an account
- Vote for your favourite project!
Voting closes on Monday 02 November 2026.
UD Student Awards Event
Finalists will present their projects at the UD Student Awards event on Tuesday 03 November 2026 at the Bailey Allen Hall, University of Galway where we will be also presenting the winners with their prizes.
We would be delighted if you joined us. Keep an eye on our social media for updates on how to register.
This is an AccessibleEU Event
AccessibleEU is one of the flagship initiatives proposed by the European Commission Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030. It is a resource Centre on accessibility working on areas such as built environment, transport, information and communication technologies to ensure the participation of persons with disabilities in all areas of life on equal basis with others. The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design is delighted to be a member of the AccesibileEU Community of Practice. If you want to know more about AccessibleEU visit www.accessible-eu-centre.ec.europa.eu.
UD26 Conference
If you are attending the UD26 Conference in Galway this November, you are also invited to the UD Student Awards event on Tuesday 03 November, the evening before the conference begins.
We would be delighted to welcome you. Keep an eye on our social media to get updates on when to register.