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New DRI Website

Thursday, 25 May 2017

The Digital Repository of Ireland has launched a new website.

Digital Repository of Ireland

Call for Nominations to the DRI Board

Wednesday, 24 May 2017

The Royal Irish Academy is seeking expressions of interest from DRI Members to serve on the Digital Repository of Ireland’s (DRI) new Board.

Digital Repository of Ireland

Winners of the US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards 2017

Friday, 19 May 2017

The winners of the US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards 2017 were announced on Friday 19 May at the American Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.

Grants and Awards

Celebrating 1916 in 1966: Kevin B. Nowlan & RTÉ

Tuesday, 16 May 2017

From the Reading Room: In the latest Library Blog post Archivist Karen de Lacey delves into the Nowlan archives.

Library, Library Blog

‘A life of two exiles: Wacław Tadeusz Dobrzyński (1883-1962)’

Thursday, 11 May 2017

Listen Back: Lunchtime Lecture in association with the Polish Embassy's exhibition on the life and career of Consul-General Wacław Tadeusz Dobrzyński.

Library

Profile of the Social Sciences in Ireland

Thursday, 11 May 2017

An overview of the work being carried out in Higher Education Institutions in the Republic of Ireland published by the Social Sciences Committee.

Humanities and Social Sciences Committees, Social Sciences Committee

Royal Irish Academy Brexit Taskforce Survey now Online

Wednesday, 10 May 2017

The RIA Brexit Taskforce invites all academics to complete a short survey.

Policy and International Relations, Policy Working Groups

Research in Data Science: public vs privately funded

Wednesday, 10 May 2017

The RIA Engineering and Computer Science Committee is sponsoring a panel at the Government's Data Summit on 15 and 16 June 2017 in the Convention Centre, Dublin.

Engineering and Computer Sciences Committee

Launch of Archaeology 2025

Thursday, 4 May 2017

On 2 May Dr Ann Lynch officially launched Archaeology 2025: Strategic Pathways for Archaeology in Ireland at an event in Academy House. 

Standing Committee Archaeology

Information Session on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - 6th Assessment Cycle

Thursday, 27 April 2017

The Environmental Protection Agency organised an information session on the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) during its 6th Assessment Cycle on 12 April. The event was hosted by the Royal...

Social Sciences Committee, Science Committees, Climate Change and Environmental Sciences Committee

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