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

  • Barry O'Sullivan

    BTech(UL), PhD(NUI), FEurAI Professor and Founding Director, Insight Centre for Data Analytics, UCC Member, Science 2017

  • Fintan O'Toole

    BA(NUI 1978) Journalist and University Lecturer, Irish Times and Princeton University Member, PL&A 2020

  • Jane Helen Ohlmeyer

    MA(St Andrews 1986), MA(Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1987), PhD(Dubl 1990) Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History, TCD Member, PL&A 2011

  • Philip T Orr

    BA(East Anglia 1976), MA(Ulster 1978), Graduate Certificate of Education(QUB 1979) Independent Scholar Member, PL&A 2018

  • Stefan Oscarson

    BSc(Stockholm 1978), Teacher Certificate(Stockholm 1979), PhD(Stockholm 1985), Docent(Stockholm 1990) Professor, UCD Member, Science 2022

  • Adrian Christopher Ottewill

    MA, DPhil, DSc (Oxon) Full Professor of Mathematical Physics, UCD Member, Science 1997

  • Tim Palmer

    BSc(Bristol 1974), DPhil(Oxon 1977), DSc(Oxon 1999), DSc hc(Bristol 2016) Royal Society Research Professor, Department of Physics, University of Oxford Honorary Member, Science 2022

  • David Lorge Parnas

    BS, MS(Carnegie Institute of Technology), PhD(Carnegie Mellon University), Dr.h.c.(ETH Zurich, Louvain, Lugano, TU Wien) Retired Professor of Software Engineering, UL/McMaster Member, Science 2006

  • Roger Penrose

    Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford Honorary Member, Science 2001

  • Ivan Joseph Perry

    MB, BCh, BAO(NUI 1982), MMedSci(NUI 1988), MD(NUI 1992), MSc(London 1990), PhD(London 1995) Professor of Public Health, UCC Member, Science 2019

  • John Bernard Pethica

    MA(Cantab), PhD(Cantab). HonFTCD, FRS Cheif Scientific Advisor, National Physical Laboratory, UK and Professor of Physics, TCD Member, Science 2011

  • Philip Noel Pettit

    Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Australian National University and Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values, Princeton University Honorary Member, PL&A 2010

  • John Roland Seymour Phillips

    BA(Lond 1962), PhD(Lond 1968). FRHistS, FSA Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, UCD Member, PL&A 2001

  • Jean-Michel Picard

    MA(Provence 1973), MPhil(NUI 1979), DocLit(Paris-Sorbonne 1981) Professor, UCD Member, PL&A 2011

  • Patrick John Prendergast

    BA, BAI, PhD, ScD(Dubl 1987,1991, 2009). FIEI, FTCD Former Provost, TCD Member, Science 2008

  • Rosalind M. O. Pritchard

    BA (TCD), PGCE (QUB), MA (NUU), DPhil (NUU), MA (NUU), PG Cert in University Teaching (NUU), Emeritus Professor of Education, UU Member, PL&A 2013

  • Joseph Pulé

    BSc(Malta 1967, Reading 1969), DPhil, DSc(Oxon 1972, 1990) Associate Professor of Mathematical Physics, UCD Member, Science 1988

  • David Puttnam

    Honorary Doctorate(Griffiths University, Open University, Sunderland, Greenwich, Middlesex, Brunel and 33 others) Director, Atticus Education Member, PL&A 2015

  • Charles Martin Quinn

    BSc, PhD(QUB, 1960, 1963), MA(Oxon, 1965), DSc(Birm, 1977) Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Maynooth Member, Science 1999

  • Lochlann Gerard Quinn

    BComm(NUI 1962), Chartered Accountant(ICAI 1966), PhD(hc NUI 2003) Board Chairman, ESB, National Gallery of Ireland Member, PL&A 2008

  • Adrian E Raftery

    BA, MSC (Dubl 1976,1977) Professor of Statistics and Sociology, Director, Center for Statistics, University of Washington Honorary Member, Science 2013

  • Mani Ramaswami

    MS (Indian Institute of Technology 1984), PhD (California Institute of Technology 1990) Professor of Neurogenetics, TCD Member, Science 2014

  • Lisa Randall

    BA, PhD (Harvard) Professor of Physics, Harvard University Honorary Member, Science 2009

  • Thomas Ray

    BA(Dubl 1978), MSc, PhD(Manc 1979, 1981) Chair, Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences Committee Professor, DIAS Member, Science 2009

  • Richard Reilly

    BE, MEngSc, PhD(NUI 1987, 1990, 1992), MA. FTCD SAPEA Working Group on Transforming the Future of Ageing Professor of Neural Engineering. Director, the Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, TCD Member, Science 2012

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