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Éire signs and the 'Emergency'
Wednesday, 8 August 2018The recent hot weather saw a number of archaeological remains come to light across the country, but a gorse fire on Bray Head revealed a remnant of the more recent past: a World War Two vintage 'Éire' sign.
2018 InterAcademy Partnership Call for Proposals
Friday, 3 August 2018Nominations are now being sought for the 2018 InterAcademy Partnership Call.
Climate Change and Health
Wednesday, 25 July 2018EASAC welcomes contributions of written evidence to the EASAC Biosciences Programme.
Miss Edgeworth advises …
Tuesday, 24 July 2018Second in our Blog post series on the five Honorary Members featured in our exhibition 'Prodigies of learning: Academy women in the nineteenth century.' This month we look at Maria Edgeworth, Hon. MRIA.
Eleanor Maguire Hon. MRIA elected to British Academy
Friday, 20 July 2018Congratulations to Neuroscientist Prof Eleanor Maguire Hon. MRIA who was among the 76 academics elected as Fellows of the British Academy today in recognition of her achievements.
Hamilton 'Eureka Moment' Art Commission
Monday, 16 July 2018The RIA, in partnership with TII and DIT, is seeking expressions of interest to participate in an art commission to commemorate the 'Eureka Moment' of the famous Irish mathematician, William Rowan Hamilton.
Thirty-eight new lives just added to the DIB online
Monday, 9 July 2018Thirty-eight new lives were added to the Dictionary of Irish Biography online in June 2018, our seventeenth online update.
Member Profile: Graeme Watson
Monday, 9 July 2018Graeme Watson, computational chemist was admitted to the Royal Irish Academy on 25 May 2018.
International Science Council (ISC)
Friday, 6 July 2018Anna Davies has been elected as an ordinary member of the first Governing Board of the ISC.
Member Profile: Koen Verbruggen
Friday, 6 July 2018Koen Verbruggen, Director of the Geological Survey of Ireland was admitted to the Royal Irish Academy on 25 May 2018.