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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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Suffrage poem reading at the United Nations
Tuesday, 4 December 2018Watch author Eavan Boland, Hon. MRIA, read her commemorative poem on UN television
Winner of €10,000 Michel Déon Prize announced
Tuesday, 4 December 2018The winner of the inaugural Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction is Breandán Mac Suibhne for his book The End of Outrage: Post-Famine Adjustment in Rural Ireland
Chris Bean discusses 'Recent insights into how the Earth works: embracing uncertainty'
Wednesday, 10 October 2018Watch an interview and full discourse with Professor Chris Bean in which he discusses predictability and uncertainty in forecasting volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides.
Michel Déon Prize Shortlist Announced
Friday, 5 October 2018The six shortlisted titles for the inaugural Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction has been announced today.
Royal Irish Academy Public Discourse Series 2018/19 sponsored by Mason Hayes & Curran
Wednesday, 19 September 2018Between September 2018 and April 2019, this Series will include expert speakers on a wide range of subjects including cybersecurity, the experience of female politicians at the highest ranks of Irish parliamentary...
Everything you wanted to know about Knowth in six volumes: now available free online
Tuesday, 21 August 2018To mark the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the world renowned Eastern Tomb at Knowth, we are publishing free online our six books on Excavations at Knowth via the Digital Repository of Ireland.
Hamilton 'Eureka Moment' Art Commission
Monday, 16 July 2018The RIA, in partnership with TII and DIT, is seeking expressions of interest to participate in an art commission to commemorate the 'Eureka Moment' of the famous Irish mathematician, William Rowan Hamilton.
Zahra Bahrololoumi Women in leadership Masterclass
Monday, 2 July 2018Zahra Bahrololoumi gave the fifth masterclass in our Women in Leadership Series, that sees ouststanding women leaders share their experiences with the next generation of female leaders to inspire, motivate and mentor.
Nobel Laureate, Sir Venki Ramakrishnan on the ribosome, proteins and antibiotic resistance
Sunday, 1 July 2018Nobel Laureate, Sir Venkatraman 'Venki' Ramakrishnan, President of the Royal Society on 18 June in Academy House presents an Academy Discourse titled ‘Antibiotics and the cell’s protein factory’ - the sixth in the...
Dr Orlaigh Quinn Women in leadership Masterclass
Thursday, 31 May 2018Dr Orlaigh Quinn gave the fourth in our Women in Leadership Series, that sees ouststanding women leaders share their experiences with the next generation of female leaders to inspire, motivate and mentor.