
Sir Kenneth Percy Bloomfield
BA, MA(Oxon 1952, 1956), LLD(hc QUB 1991), DUniv(hc Open University 2000), DLitt(hc Ulster 2002)Writer and former Chairman Northern Ireland Higher Education Council
Member PL&AElected in 2008
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.
Read more about the RIAWriter and former Chairman Northern Ireland Higher Education Council
Member PL&AElected in 2008