Dr Junsi Wang wins Young Chemist Prize 2017
20 April 2018This award which is sponsored by Henkel, is granted to the most outstanding Irish Ph.D. thesis in the general area of the chemical sciences.
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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Academy Gold Medals: Call for nominations
20 April 2018In 2018 the Academy will award two Gold Medals: one in the Humanities and one in the Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
Extreme Weather Events in Europe
28 March 2018Ray McGrath, UCD comments on Extreme weather events in Europe in the latest blog from the Climate Change and Environmental Sciences Committee
Marking the twentieth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement
15 March 2018A special issue of Irish Studies in International Affairs is available for free download
Twenty Years after the Belfast Agreement 1998: A Young Person’s Guide to the Future
From: Wednesday, 25 April 2018To: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
A conversation about the main issues facing young people in Ireland twenty years after the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.
‘Gene Editing: Technologies, Potential and Ethical Implications’
From: Thursday, 26 April 2018To: Thursday, 26 April 2018
A one-day conference presented by the Royal Irish Academy Life and Medical Sciences Committee addressing the wide-ranging implications of the CRISPR-Cas9 technique for all of life and medical science.
Multilateralism and Interdependence: Prospects and Challenges
When: Wednesday, 02 May 201809:00-17:30
This conference will address the mounting challenges facing multilateral institutions and the processes of cooperation between states.
Tackling Climate Change: rhetoric or reality?
When: Tuesday, 15 May 2018The EPA and the Royal Irish Academy, will host a public lecture by Lord John Krebs on adapting to climate change.
