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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Gold for top Irish researchers

Thursday, 29 February 2024

Colm O’Reardon, Secretary General of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science presented the 2024 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medals to Professor Máire O’Neill in the Engineering...

Grants and Awards, Gold Medals

R.J. Hunter Digital Fellowship open to applications

Tuesday, 27 February 2024

The Royal Irish Academy is delighted to welcome applications from researchers with a background and track record in a relevant research area, namely research on aspects of Irish History, 1500-1800, who have obtained a...

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2024 Michel Déon Prize now open for nominations

Monday, 26 February 2024

Readers, publishers and authors are invited to nominate the best book of non-fiction published in the past two years, for the prize worth €10,000.

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Nowlan Digitisation Grants open to applications

Thursday, 22 February 2024

The Royal Irish Academy is delighted to open applications for the Nowlan Digitisation Grants until Thursday, 11 April 2024.

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Ireland-Scotland bilateral network Grants funding announcement

Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Funding awarded for innovative collaborative projects under the Ireland–Scotland Bilateral Network Grants scheme

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Archaeology Research Grants and Radiocarbon Dates schemes open to applications

Friday, 9 February 2024

The Royal Irish Academy is delighted to open applications for the Archaeology Research Grants and Radiocarbon dates schemes until 29 March 2024.

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Dr William McCarthy wins the 2024 Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize

Friday, 2 February 2024

Recent graduate of TU Dublin has been recognised for his innovative work addressing the presence of chlorate in dairy products

Science Committees, Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences Committee, Grants and Awards

Archaeology funding

Tuesday, 9 January 2024

The RIA is delighted to announce funding for nine projects under the annual Archaeology Research Excavation Grants, Archaeological Archives Research Grants, Archaeology Legacy Grants and Directed Research for World...

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Call for entries: Kathleen Lonsdale Chemistry Prize 2024

Friday, 5 January 2024

The deadline for applications for the 2024 Kathleen Lonsdale Chemistry Prize has been extended to Friday 12 January at 17:00. The prize is open to researchers who completed a chemistry PhD in Ireland in 2023.

Science Committees, Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences Committee, Grants and Awards

Michel Déon Prize winners event in Paris

Tuesday, 5 December 2023

On the evening of 28 November at the Irish Embassy in Paris, RIA Michel Déon Prize winners Conor O’Clery (2020) and Sally Hayden (2022) participated in a conversation facilitated by Michael Cronin MRIA. Amongst the...

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