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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Past Members

  • Derrick Samuel Frederick Crothers

    BA, MA(Oxon), PhD(QUB). Hon FTCD Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics, QUB , Science 1991

  • Don William Cruickshank

    MA(Aberdeen 1965), PhD(Cantab 1969) Emeritus Professor of Spanish, UCD , PL&A 2004

  • Seamus Francis Deane

    BA, MA(QUB), PhD(Cantab), DLitt(hc Ulster) Keough Emeritus Professor of Irish Studies, University of Notre Dame , PL&A 1981

  • Seán Dineen

    BSc, MSc(NUI 1964, 1965), DSc(NUI 1975), PhD(University of Maryland 1969) Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, UCD , Science 1987

  • Patrick J. Dowling

    BE (NUI), DIC, PhD (Lond), LLD (hc NUI), DSc (hc Vilnius TU, Ulster), FIC (Imperial College), CEng, CCMI, FRS, FICE, FIStructE, FRINA, FIEI, FASCE, FCGI, FIAE, FREng Former Member of the Governing Authority UCD (2008-2013), Retired Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive, Emeritus Professor, University of Surrey , Science 2007

  • Roger George Hamill Downer

    PhD(Western Ontario 1970), DSc, LLD(QUB 1984, hc 2003), DSc(hc Waterloo 2004). President Emeritus, UL. Member, Science 2004

  • Robert Elgie

    BA(Oxon 1987), PhD(LSE 1992) Professor of Government and International Studies, DCU , PL&A 2017

  • George Francis Eogan

    BA, PhD, DLitt, LittD(hc Dubl) Emeritus Professor of Celtic Archaeology, UCD , PL&A 1969

  • Jerald L Ericksen

    Retired, University of Minnesota , Science 1999

  • Gwilym Owen Evans

    MSc, PhD, DSc(Wales) Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Zoology, UCD , Science 1973

  • J Ronan Fanning

    PhD(Cantab) Professor Emeritus of Modern History,, UCD , PL&A 1989

  • David Patrick Brian Fitzpatrick

    BA(Melb), PhD(Cantab) Professor of Modern History, TCD , PL&A 2001

  • Otto-Hermann Frey

    Emeritus Professor of Archaeology, University of Marburg Honorary Member, PL&A 2000

  • Peter Froggatt

    MB(1952), MD(Dubl 1957), PhD(QUB 1967), DSc(hc NUI), LLD(Dubl, hc QUB) Former President and Vice-Chancellor, QUB. , Science 1978

  • Murray Gell-Mann

    BSc (Yale), PhD (MIT) Robert Andrews Millikan Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics, California Institute of Technology Honorary Member, Science 2003

  • Raymond Gillespie

    BA(QUB 1978), PhD(Dubl 1982) Professor of History, Maynooth , PL&A 2001

  • Raymond Brian Gilliland

    BA, BSc, ScD(Dubl) Retired Microbiologist, TCD , Science 1972

  • David Willoughby Gooding

    MA, PhD(Cantab 1952, 1954) Emeritus Professor of Old Testament Greek, QUB , PL&A 1977

  • Peter John Gregson

    BSc, PhD(Imperial College). MIM, CEng, FIMMM(Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining) Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor, Cranfield. , Science 2007

  • Robert H. Grubbs

    Victor & Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology Honorary Member, Science 1999

  • Eric Pratt Hamp

    Robert Maynard Hutchins Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Linguistics, University of Chicago , PL&A 1989

  • Geoffrey Joseph Philip Hand

    MA(NUI), DPhil(Oxon). FRHistS Emeritus Professor and former Chairman, Irish Manuscripts Commission , PL&A 1970

  • Damian Francis Hannan

    BAgrSc, MAgrSc(NUI), MA, PhD(Michigan State). Former Research Professor, ESRI , PL&A 1989

  • Peter Desmond Harbison

    MA(NUI), Dr Phil(Marburg). HonFTCD Professor of Archaeology, Royal Hibernian Academy and Honorary Academic Editor, Royal Irish Academy , PL&A 1979

  • Thomas P. Hardiman

    BE, BSc, LLD(hc), DLitt(hc) Chairman Telegael Media Group, An Spidéal, Supervisory Board Member EU Japan Industrial Cooperation Centre, Tokyo Member, Science 1980

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