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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'Gravitational Lensing: Einstein’s unfinished symphony'
Professor Richard Ellis, University College London.

'Energy beyond oil'
Professor Michael Graetzel, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Engineering our future: interdisciplinary perspectives
Hamilton Day panel discussion

Hamilton Lecture 2016
Modern cryptography in the age of cloud computing

Cancelled: Hamilton Day Public Discussion
Please note that due to Hurricane Ophelia this event has been cancelled.

Cancelled: Hamilton Day Lecture 2017: Random mountains and random distances
Please note the Hamilton Day Lecture has been cancelled due to hurricane Ophelia.

Hamilton Lecture 2018 - On coin tosses, atoms and forest fires
To celebrate William Rowan Hamilton's life and contribution to mathematics, we present the annual Hamilton Lecture given by Professor Martin Hairer (Imperial College London).

2019 McCrea Lecture: 'The European Southern Observatory in 2019, and the evolution of galaxies as probed by ALMA'
The McCrea lecture series is held in honour of Sir William McCrea MRIA (1904-1999), an eminent and influential astronomer.

Building Labs for Interdisciplinary Science: Janelia Farm and BioFrontiers
Lunchtime Lecture with Nobel Laureate Thomas Cech, Director, BioFrontiers Institute

Hamilton Lecture 2019: Parties, doughnuts and colouring: some problems in graph theory
Professor Maria Chudnovsky, Princeton University will deliver lecture to celebrate Hamilton's contribution to mathematics.
