Jack Perry receives Teagasc 2026 Walsh Scholars Gold award

Jack Perry, a PhD student studying aphid management for Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) has won the Teagasc 2026 Walsh Scholar Gold Medal Award for his research work.

Jack Perry (second from left) receives the 2026 Walsh Scholars Gold Medal from (left to right) Professor Frank O’Mara, director of Teagasc; Professor Pat Dillon, director of Research and Jane Kavanagh, head of Research Development and Walsh Scholars at Teagasc.

Jack Perry, a PhD student in Teagasc’s Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, has been awarded the 2026 Walsh Scholars Gold Medal.

The Walsh Scholars Gold Medal is the highest honour presented to a postgraduate student within the Teagasc Walsh Scholars Programme.