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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We work with sister academies across the world including the Royal Society, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Council of Finnish Academies, and the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences to provide evidence to inform policy development in health and agriculture.

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