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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Responses to COVID-19 - Call for Case studies

Tuesday, 6 October 2020

Call for Case Studies on Responses to COVID-19 aimed at Improving and Sustaining Health Equity from the Sustainable Health Equity Movement with the World Health Organization

Policy and International Relations, International Activities

Cultural memories and nationalist sentiments – ALLEA webinar

Monday, 5 October 2020

ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, invites you to this open webinar and to submit questions in advance.

Policy and International Relations, International Activities

A New EASAC Commentary on Hydrogen and synthetic fuels

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

No climate benefit from hydrogen unless EU stops subsidies for fossil fuels

Policy and International Relations, Research Infrastructures

Towards a Resilient Higher Education System

Thursday, 24 September 2020

If you missed Conversation 4 in the RIA Online Conversation Series: Perspectives and Pathways in a Time of Crisis examining how we ensure the protection of our higher education communities, students and staff, as we...

Policy and International Relations, Covid-19 Research Response

Perspectives and Pathways in a Time of Crisis: RIA Online Conversation Series

Wednesday, 23 September 2020

The Royal Irish Academy, Ireland’s leading body of experts in the sciences and humanities, has convened an online workshop series curated by the Academy’s Vice- President, Daniel Carey, MRIA, NUIG to address the vital...

Policy and International Relations

Call for nominations: International Science Council Awards Programme

Tuesday, 22 September 2020

The International Science Council (ISC) Awards Programme was established in 2020 by the ISC Governing Board to recognize individuals, groups, and initiatives launched by the ISC and its members that serve to advance...

Policy and International Relations, International Activities

Why should mitigation, adaptation and climate justice be at the heart of education?

Friday, 18 September 2020

Dr Cliona Murphy discusses climate change education initiatives in Europe.

Policy and International Relations, International Activities

Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education in Ireland and the UK: a discussion paper

Thursday, 17 September 2020

Higher education institutions must act to achieve better outcomes for staff from Irish Traveller, black  and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Policy and International Relations

Fake vaccines, medicines, and other medical products can kill you, says world academies network

Wednesday, 9 September 2020

The toll from falsified and substandard medical products may be as high as a million lives lost per year: The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) recommends a set of actions and urges politicians and all stakeholders to join...

Policy and International Relations, International Activities

Emissions Trading System: Stop Perverse Climate Impact of Biomass by Radically Reforming CO2 Accounting Rules

Friday, 28 August 2020

EASAC calls upon the EU to introduce requirement that net carbon emissions from biomass power stations be properly accounted for and declared under the Emissions Trading System.

Policy and International Relations, International Activities

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