An Irish envoy to revolutionary Russia, 1921
13 September 2018Who was Patrick McCartan, and why did Dáil Éireann send him to Russia during the War of Independence?
THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY IS IRELAND'S LEADING BODY OF EXPERTS IN THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
The Royal Irish Academy/Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann champions research. We identify and recognise Ireland’s world class researchers. We support scholarship and promote awareness of how science and the humanities enrich our lives and benefit society. We believe that good research needs to be promoted, sustained and communicated. The Academy is run by a Council of its members. Membership is by election and considered the highest Academic honour in Ireland.
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Call for nominations: All European Academies Madame de Staël Prize for Cultural Values 2019
13 September 2018ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities
Serve on the Standing Committee for International Affairs
13 September 2018The Royal Irish Academy is issuing an open call seeking expressions of interest to serve on the Standing Committee for International Affairs (SCIA), for its new four year term commencing January 2019. The SCIA is a...
10 years on, was austerity worth it? Debating Austerity, the RIA’s volume on the crisis and recovery, is now free to download
11 September 2018Free from the RIA to mark ten years since the bank guarantee: our definitive volume on the crisis and recovery
€10,000 Non-fiction book prize launched today
22 August 2018The inaugural Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction will be awarded by the Royal Irish Academy in December 2018 for the best non-fiction book by a writer domiciled in Ireland.
Judging Shaw exhibition
From: Wednesday, 22 August 2018To: Friday, 02 November 2018
A touring exhibition based on Judging Shaw by Fintan O'Toole
Culture Night
When: Friday, 21 September 2018Open: 17:00 - 21:00
Visit Academy House this Culture Night, we have lots to do and see.
Dublin Festival of History
From: Monday, 24 September 2018To: Friday, 05 October 2018
The annual Dublin Festival of History takes place 24 Sep. - 7 Oct. at various venues across the city. This year the Library and the Irish Historic Towns Atlas will be participating for the...
Recent insights into how the Earth works: embracing uncertainty
When: Tuesday, 25 September 2018This Academy Discourse by Professor Chris Bean, School of Cosmic Physics, Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies is the seventh in the series sponsored by Mason Hayes & Curran.
Hamilton Lecture 2018 - On coin tosses, atoms and forest fires
When: Tuesday, 16 October 2018To celebrate William Rowan Hamilton's life and contribution to mathematics, the Royal Irish Academy presents the annual Hamilton Lecture. This year's Hamilton speaker is Professor Martin Hairer (Imperial...
