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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Membership

  • Peter Courtland Agre

    MD(Johns Hopkins 1970) University Professor, Johns Hopkins University Honorary Member, Science 2011

  • Felix Aharonian

    Professor, DIAS Member, Science 2012

  • Louise Allcock

    BSc(Liverpool 1992), PhD(Liverpool 1998) Professor of Zoology, University of Galway Member, Science 2023

  • Tom Arnold

    MA Irish Government’s Special Envoy for Food Systems Member, PL&A 2016

  • John Fuller Atkins

    BA(Dubl 1965), MA(Dubl 1968), PhD(Dubl 1970), ScD(Dubl 1981) Former Director of Science Foundation Ireland, Molecular Biologist, UCC Member, Science 2003

  • Maria Baghramian

    BA(QUB 1983), PhD(Dubl 1990) ALLEA Working Group on Trust and Expertise Professor of American Philosophy, UCD Member, PL&A 2010

  • Mark Edward Bailey

    BA, MSc, MA, PhD Emeritus Director, Armagh Observatory Member, Science 2010

  • Michael George Lockhart Baillie

    PhD Professor of Palaeoecology, QUB Member, Science 1991

  • Pavel Baranov

    MSc(Lomonosov Moscow State 1994), PhD(Lomonosov Moscow State 1998)  Professor of Biomolecular Informatics, UCC Member, Science 2020

  • Toby Christopher Barnard

    MA, DPhil, FBA, FRHistS Emeritus Fellow, Hertford College, University of Oxford Honorary Member, PL&A 2001

  • Alan Michael Barrett

    BA(Dubl 1989), MA(Michigan State 1991), PhD(Michigan State 1994). Honorary Fellow, Society of Actuaries of Ireland Research Fellow, Institute for Labor Economics, Germany Director, Economic and Social Research Institute Member, PL&A 2019

  • Liam P Barry

    BE, MEngSc(NUI 1991, 1993), PhD(Univ of Rennes 1996). FInstP, SMIEEE, MOSA. Professor of Photonics Systems, DCU Member, Science 2019

  • Frank Barry

    BS(NUI 1978), MSc(NUI 1980), PhD(NUI 1983) Professor of Cellular Therapy, University of Galway Member, 2021

  • Frank Barry

    BA(NUI 1976), MA(Essex 1978), PhD(Queen's, Ontario 1985) Professor of International Business & Economic Development, TCD Member, PL&A 2021

  • Thomas Bartlett

    PhD(QUB) Professor of Irish History, University of Aberdeen Member, PL&A 1995

  • Paolo Bartoloni

    BA(Florence, 1985), PhD (La Trobe) Head of Discipline, Italian, NUIG Member, PL&A 2019

  • Ruth Barton

    BA(Dubl 1981) MA(NUI 1992) PhD(NUI 2000) University Lecturer, TCD Member, PL&A 2021

  • John Raphael (Ray) Bates

    BSc(NUI 1962), PhD(MIT 1969) Emeritus Professor of Meteorology, University of Copenhagen; Adjunct Professor of Meteorology, UCD Member, Science 1986

  • Brian Bates

    BSc, MSc(Nottm), DIC, PhD(Lond) Emeritus Professor of Physics, QUB Member, Science 1995

  • Steven Ernest John Bell

    BSc, PhD(QUB 1983, 1986) Professor of Physical Chemistry, QUB Member, Science 2020

  • Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell

    BSc(Glasgow), PhD(Cantab) President, Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Member, Science 2012

  • Keith David Bennett

    BA, MA, PhD(Cantab 1979, 1983, 1983) Emeritus Professor, University of St Andrew’s Member, Science 2011

  • Joseph Bergin

    BA,MA(NUI 1970, 1972); PhD(Cantab 1977); DLitt(Manchester 2004); DLitt(hc Sorbonne University 2019) Emeritus Professor of History, University of Manchester Honorary Member, PL&A 2020

  • Paul Anthony Elliott Bew

    MA, PhD(Cantab 1971, 1974) Professor of Politics, QUB Member, PL&A 2004

  • Werner Blau

    DiplPhys(Rosenburg 1979, 1983), DR, RER, NAT(Regensburg), MA(Dubl 1989), DSc(Dubl 1999). FTCD Professor of Physics of Advanced Materials, TCD Member, Science 2001

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