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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'.

Dr Junsi Wang wins Young Chemist Prize 2017
Friday, 20 April 2018This award which is sponsored by Henkel, is granted to the most outstanding Irish Ph.D. thesis in the general area of the chemical sciences.


Open Call to serve on Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences Committee
Thursday, 17 August 2017Open call seeking expressions of interest to serve on its Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences Committee (PCMSC).

Ireland’s success at International Mathematics Olympiad
Wednesday, 2 August 2017Team Ireland won two bronze medals at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Hamilton Day Lecture 2017: 'Random mountains and random distances'
Wednesday, 2 August 2017To celebrate William Rowan Hamilton’s birthday we are announcing details of the 2017 Hamilton lecture