Charlemont Grants scheme open
22 September 2021The Royal Irish Academy is delighted to announce that the Charlemont Grants scheme is open to applications until 3rd November.
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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How did past drought phases impact upon human perception of their environment?
22 September 2021In today's blog on Climate and Society in Ireland, Gill Plunkett, David M. Brown and Graeme T. Swindles consider the impacts that droughts might have had on human populations in prehistoric...
Important notice in relation to Covid-19
21 September 2021Academy House is open subject to maximum occupancy levels.
Discourse Series speakers announced
20 September 2021The Royal Irish Academy is delighted to announce the speakers for their 2021/22 Discourse Series which will be sponsored by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP.
Nicholas Canny MRIA: Historian
16 September 2021Professor Canny’s most recent book reveals that Irish people have proved ourselves less capable than the populations of most other European countries of reaching an agreed narrative concerning our early modern past.
Colum Cille 1500: Téacsanna agus Traidisiúin / Columba 1500: Texts and Traditions
From: Wednesday, 25 August 2021To: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Library Lunchtime Lecture Series, in collaboration with Coiste Léann na Gaeilge, Litríocht na Gaeilge agus na gCultúr Ceilteach, celebrating the 1500th anniversary of the birth of St Colum Cille.
Academy Discourse: Darwin’s Afterlives: Recollection and the Making of Biography
When: Tuesday, 28 September 2021Janet Browne Hon. MRIA explores the construction and reconstruction of Darwin's retrospective account of his life, sponsored by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP.
A History of Ireland in 100 (and More) Words
When: Friday, 01 October 202121:30-23:00 Irish Time / 16.30-18:00 US Time
Join RIA authors of A history of Ireland in 100 words for a virtual event organised by Princeton University, NJ.
Grangegorman Histories: historical language and terminology and the history of mental illness
When: Thursday, 07 October 2021This online discussion with invited panellists will explore the evolution of language and terminology associated with mental illness.
Rathmines through time and space: from medieval rath to flatland
When: Thursday, 07 October 2021As part of the Dublin Festival of History and to celebrate the publication of Rathmines, Séamas Ó Maitiú will discuss the development of the Dublin suburb.
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