Category: Policy and International Relations

Irish experts join new European Academies project on meat alternatives

European academies have initiated a biosciences project looking at different meat/protein alternatives including new (e.g. cultivated meat) and more traditional techniques (e.g., some fermentation processes, plant proteins).

The future of Europe depends on robust, open and free science education

EU National Academies call on European Parliament candidates to support open, robust and free science and education.

Finding Common Ground, Building Community- New Report from RIA

The Royal Irish Academy has published a discussion paper which examines higher education policy and provision across the North-west of Ireland.

EASAC report released: Towards an International Plastics Treaty

Systemic failures are driving rapid growth in production, consumption and leakage of plastics in the marine, terrestrial and freshwater environments, shows a new EASAC Commentary.…

Brian Norton MRIA, elected to the position of EASAC Vice-President

The Academy would like to extend its congratulations to Brian Norton MRIA, on his election to the position of EASAC Vice-President.

Watch back: Ireland and the COVID-19 pandemic

This conference focusing on the specificities of pandemic experience in Ireland originally took place on 14 June 2023.

Revised European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity Launched at ALLEA General Assembly

The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity – Revised Edition 2023 was today (23 June 2023) released at the ALLEA General Assembly.

Event Report on International Reflections on STEM Education

An event report has now been published summarising the key take-aways from the recent symposium “International Reflections on STEM Education”.

RIA Awarded Funding under Shared Island Unit to Research Higher Education in the Northwest

The RIA is a recipient of funding under the Shared Island New Foundations Awards to conduct a scoping exercise on Higher Education in the Northwest.

Building an ERA that fosters Academic Freedom and Excellence

In a new statement, the Royal Irish Academy as a member of the ALLEA European Research Area Working Group sets priorities for building a new…

SAPEA Call for Nomination of Experts: Towards Sustainable Food Consumption

SAPEA are seeking experts to sit on a new SAPEA Working Group on ’Towards Sustainable Food Consumption’.

2022 IAP Young Physician Leaders (YPL) Programme Call for candidates

The InterAcademy Partnership is seeking candidates for the 12th IAP Young Physician Leaders Programme to be held on 13-18 October 2022 in conjunction with the…