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Eoin O'Mahony Bursary in Irish History
Tuesday, 21 May 2019The Royal Irish Academy is delighted to announce the awarding of seven bursaries under the 2019 Eoin O'Mahony Bursary in Irish History scheme.
Winners of the 2019 US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards announced
Friday, 17 May 2019The winners of the 2019 US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards were announced on Friday 17 May at the American Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.
Academy Gold Medals: call for nominations
Tuesday, 14 May 2019In 2019 the Academy will award two Gold Medals: one in the Social Sciences and one in the Engineering Sciences.
2019 Archaeology Grants closing soon
Wednesday, 13 March 2019Apply now to the annual Archaeology Research Grants Scheme and the Radiocarbon C14 scheme, closing 5pm 22 March 2019.
Shortlist announced for 2019 US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards
Thursday, 7 March 2019The shortlisted organisations for the 2019 US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards were announced at the American Chamber of Commerce Transatlantic Conference on Thursday, 7 March.
RJ Hunter Fellowship Event
Monday, 25 February 2019Listen to Gerard Farrell speak about ‘An ethnohistory of Gaelic Ulster, 1500-1700’ and David Heffernan on ‘The Goldsmiths Company of London and the Londonderry Plantation under James I, c. 1609–25'.
Interviews with 2018 Gold Medallists
Thursday, 21 February 2019Watch the 2018 Academy Gold Medals winners, Kathleen James-Chakraborty, MRIA and Stephen J. Smartt, MRIA sharing their views on what it means to receive their awards
Eoin O'Mahony Bursary in Irish History open
Thursday, 21 February 2019The Eoin O’Mahony Bursary in Irish History was established in memory of the genealogist and newspaper columnist Eoin O’Mahony, and is now open for applications.
The Royal Irish Academy-Royal Society International Exchange Cost Share Programme now open
Wednesday, 30 January 2019The Royal Irish Academy - Royal Society International Exchange Cost Share Programme is designed to enable international collaboration within the natural sciences, by providing the marginal costs of research.
Dr Xinxin Xiao wins Kathleen Lonsdale Prize 2018
Monday, 28 January 2019Dr. Xinxin Xiao, a PhD graduate of University Limerick, has been selected as this year’s winner of the Royal Irish Academy’s Kathleen Lonsdale Chemistry Prize, sponsored by Henkel.