Research for Public Policy Seminar Series- Recording of Session 1

The Research for Public Policy seminar series is a joint initiative of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) and the Irish Research Council (IRC). We aim to ignite important conversations about why evidence-based policy matters and how to harness the diverse expertise of Ireland’s researchers for the common good. Session 1 of the series took place on the 27 of January 2021 at 16:00 and can be watched now.

Research for Public Policy: Opportunities for Ireland

Speakers on the day were:

• Welcome: Mary Canning, President of RIA
• Simon Harris TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
• Professor Peter Clinch, Chair of SFI
• Jane Grimson, MRIA, former Chair of HRB
• Moderator: Jane Ohlmeyer, MRIA, Chair of IRC

The second session in the series will take place on the 10th of February at 4pm and can be booked here: https://www.ria.ie/research-public-policy-developing-architecture-dialogue

Queries related to the series should be directed to policy@ria.ie.