Policy and International Relations
Latest News Articles
Upcoming Events
Filter News
Breakfast Briefing: Ecosystem Services, Agriculture and Neonicotinoids
Wednesday, 22 April 2015The Academy hosted a breakfast briefing on Wednesday 22 April for key Irish stakeholders on the latest European Science Advisory Council (EASAC) report on ‘Ecosystem Services, Agriculture and Neonicotinoids, in Academy...
Consultation Forum on the Role, Value and Scale of Higher Education in Ireland
Monday, 23 March 2015The Academy at the request of the Expert Group on Future Funding for Higher Education convened a consultation forum for the academic community on 23 March 2015 in Academy House.
Philosophy to be taught for the Junior Cert
Tuesday, 6 January 2015WHAT’S THE MEANING of life? Is our universe real? Do we have free will? These are just some of the questions that Irish teenagers could be contemplating in 2017, when a philosophy course is set to be introduced into the...
Brian MacCraith: It’s Time to Get Serious About STEM Education in Ireland!
Wednesday, 19 November 2014Brian MacCraith is President of Dublin City University and Chair of the STEM Education Review Group (established by Minister Seán Sherlock, Minister for Science and Innovation). Professor MacCraith holds a Personal...
Jane Grimson: Women in Engineering
Monday, 17 November 2014Jane Grimson was the first woman to graduate in engineering from the University of Dublin, Trinity College. She holds a Masters and Doctorate in Computer Science from the Universities of Toronto and Edinburgh,...
Sandra Collins: STEM and Mobility
Friday, 14 November 2014Dr Sandra Collins is the director of the Digital Repository of Ireland, the national trusted digital repository for humanities and social sciences data headquartered in the Royal Irish Academy. She is also a funded...
Donald Fitzmaurice: Time to Build Home-Grown Businesses that Can Compete Globally
Wednesday, 12 November 2014Donald Fitzmaurice is a founder and chief executive officer of Brandtone, a mobile marketing company headquartered in Ireland that conducts campaigns in emerging markets for brands, including Unilever, Syngenta,...
Alan Smeaton: Why Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is Essential for Good STEM Education
Monday, 10 November 2014As a research scientist, it is my duty to keep abreast of developments in my field and I do this by reading newspapers and books, attending and presenting at conferences and other events, and by dialogue and interaction...
Future Earth Townhall
Wednesday, 17 September 2014On the 17 September 2014 the Royal Irish Academy hoste the first national Future Earth townhall.
Dr. Sandra Collins: Open Access for Data
Saturday, 23 November 2013Dr. Sandra Collins is the Director of the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI). She was appointed to this role in the Royal Irish Academy in 2011. She is also a Funded Investigator in the SFI-funded INSIGHT: Ireland's...