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Winning work of the 2021 Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize has implications for vaccine development
Thursday, 28 January 2021Dr Conor Crawford is the winner of the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize 2021 sponsored by Henkel. The prestigious prize is awarded for the most outstanding Irish PhD thesis in the chemical sciences and is announced...
Call for entries extended: Kathleen Lonsdale Chemistry Prize 2021
Wednesday, 13 January 2021Applications for the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize 2021 are now extended. The new closing date for submissions will be 12 noon on Monday, 18 January 2021.
Hamilton Day 2020 Review
Friday, 23 October 2020Professor Terence Tao, UCLA, delivered the Royal Irish Academy's 2020 Hamilton Lecture on the topic ‘The Cosmic Distance Ladder’
Top nine final year math’s students get Hamilton Prize
Friday, 16 October 2020Sponsors Ibec see developing STEM talent as a key role in safeguarding Ireland’s economic future.
Dr Yikai Xu awarded the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize
Monday, 6 July 2020The Belfast based PhD student was recognised for his revolutionary work in nanomaterials science in a virtual ceremony on Friday 3 July 2020.
Dr Yikai Xu wins the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize
Friday, 27 March 2020Dr Yikai Xu was selected as this year’s winner for the most outstanding Irish PhD thesis in the general area of the chemical sciences in the Henkel sponsored prize.
Hamilton Day 2019 Review
Wednesday, 23 October 2019On the 16 October each year, a day of celebrations is held to commemorate famed Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton's quaternion algebra 'Eureka moment' in 1843.
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.
Kathleen Lonsdale Chemistry Prize 2018
Monday, 24 December 2018Closing 12 noon Wed 9 January. Last call for submissions from Irish Ph.D. thesis students in the general area of Chemical Science.
Hamilton Day 2018 Review
Thursday, 18 October 2018This year we were honoured to have Fields Medallist Martin Hairer with us to celebrate Hamilton Day, commemorating famed mathematician William Rowan Hamilton's 'Eureka moment'.