RIA News RSS RIA News RSS Feed <![CDATA[Sir Paul Nurse on Making Science Work]]> Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse discusses Making Science Work with The Irish Times.

]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:10:34 GMT <![CDATA[Former police ombudsman Nuala O’Loan joins the RIA]]> Former police ombudsman Nuala O’Loan and an ex-adviser to US politician and environmentalist Al Gore were among 21 new members of a prestigious academic body yesterday.

]]> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:14:44 GMT <![CDATA[New CEO of the Royal Irish Academy]]> Laura Mahoney has just been appointed as the new CEO of the Royal Irish Academy, Ireland’s academy for the sciences, humanities and social sciences.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 12:54:44 GMT <![CDATA[The Double Helix and Its Irish Forbearers]]> On Monday 29 April 2013 a Public lecture by Nobel Laureate James Watson entitled “The Double Helix and Its Irish Forbearers” was held in the Royal Irish Academy.

]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 16:43:39 GMT <![CDATA[A Conversation with Professor Peter Higgs and Colleagues]]> On Thursday, 2 May 2013, in the Royal Irish Academy, Professor Peter Higgs was joined by University of Edinburgh colleagues to explore four generations of research on the Higgs boson.

]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 16:42:55 GMT <![CDATA[The Royal Irish Academy Information Briefing on Fracking]]> The Fracking Workshop took place on Wednesday, the 17th April 2013. The event was covered by the Irish Independent.

]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:06:51 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Times Article: Irish history in 100 objects: lessons we have learned]]> This article by Fintan O’Toole in the Irish Times talks about the book ‘A History of Ireland in 100 Objects’ which he says will be published by the Royal Irish Academy in March.

]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:21:55 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Independent Article: James Downey: An ambiguous decade that helped mould today's Ireland]]> This feature article in the Irish Independent by James Downey discusses the eighth volume of the Royal Irish Academy series, ‘Documents on Irish Foreign Policy’.

]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 10:38:39 GMT <![CDATA[Galway Advertiser: Global Mathematical phenomenon at NUI Galway]]> Professor Donal O’Regan of NUI Galway, who was honoured last year by being elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy, has just written his 1,000 peer-reviewed mathematical article.

]]> Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:50:02 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Times Article: Archbishops are absolutely wrong about conscience ]]> This article from the Irish Times by Desmond Clarke, the emeritus professor of philosophy at UCC, mentions that he is also a member of the Royal Irish Academy.

]]> Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:45:21 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Independent Article: Robinson Does the Honours for Old Friends’ Book]]> Nick Robinson launched Essays for Toby Barnard edited by Raymond Gillespie and RF Foster, in the Royal Irish Academy on Thursday.

]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:39:39 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Times Article: The Top Titles of 2012]]> This article from the Irish Times mentions that Aoife O’Connor editor of Small Lives: Photographs of Irish Childhood 1860-1970, nominated the Royal Irish Academy’s Domestic Life in Ireland 12 essays as her favourite title of 2012.

 

]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:35:59 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Times Article: Using the Internet to Harness the Wisdom of the Crowd ]]> Prof Barry Smyth, professor of computer science at University College Dublin, looks at collective intelligence as a growing trend that seeks to exploit the computational power of millions of users.

]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:39:29 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Independent Article: Geoghegan-Quinn Reveals Battle for EU Science Funds]]> This Irish Independent article is about the presentation of the Royal Irish Academy Gold Medals to biochemist Professor Luke O’Neill and Professor of philosophy Dermot Moran.

 

]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:10:48 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Independent Article: Nation’s Gold Standard of Academia Honoured]]> This Irish Independent article is about the presentation of the Royal Irish Academy Gold Medals to biochemist Professor Luke O’Neill and Professor of philosophy Dermot Moran.

]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:00:36 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Times Article: President Among His Own At RIA Ceremony]]> This Irish Times article discusses the enrolment of President Michael D Higgins as a member of the Royal Irish Academy.

]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:13:59 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Times Article: Uncertainty Expands When There Is A Vacuum Of Trust]]> Irish Times Article: Uncertainty Expands When There Is A Vacuum Of Trust

]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:08:25 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Times Article: Healthy picture of science in Dublin]]> Science festival aims to help understanding of health issues

]]> Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:42:09 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Times Article: Ireland's future depends on science]]> Ireland's future depends on science, says Nobel winner

]]> Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:29:35 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Times Article: Physicists discover new fundamental particle, likely to be the Higgs boson]]> PHYSICISTS HAVE announced the discovery of a new fundamental particle, one previously only described in theory.

]]> Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:25:38 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Times Article: Ireland becoming anti-intellectual]]> Ireland becoming anti-intellectual, academic editor says

]]> Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:17:55 GMT <![CDATA[Irish Times article: Admittance Day]]> See Irish Times article about Admittance Day, titled "The rest is academic: New members of the RIA"

]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:35:03 GMT <![CDATA[My Education Week by Luke Drury]]> Irish Times Article by Luke Drury

Getting it all down to a science

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