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Launch of Impact 2030: Ireland's new research and innovation strategy
Friday, 20 May 2022President, Royal Irish Academy welcomes launch of Impact 2030: Ireland's new research and innovation strategy
Planned execution of disaster medicine scholar Ahmadreza Djalali must be halted immediately
Wednesday, 18 May 2022The Royal Irish Academy expresses grave concern for the well-being of Dr Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-Swedish scholar of disaster medicine, who is at imminent risk of execution.
Towards Climate Sustainability of the Academic System in Europe and Beyond
Wednesday, 18 May 2022The academic system is not exempt from imperatives to transition to climate sustainability, new report from European Academies claims
Patent system needs adjustment to harmonize with open science objectives, European Academies say
Wednesday, 13 April 2022This new ALLEA statement examines the current patent system in the context of the ideals and objectives of open science and recommends, among others, the introduction of grace periods in patent applications to make...
Launch of EASAC Report on "Regenerative Agriculture"
Tuesday, 12 April 2022Regenerative Agriculture: Healthy Soil Best Bet for Carbon Storage. This report provides evidence that regenerative agriculture holds promising keys to reducing climate risks while providing the growing world population...
Breakthrough Prize Foundation partners with ALLEA to support scientists forced to leave Ukraine
Friday, 1 April 2022Foundation dedicates $1.5 million from a $3 million pledge for impacted scientists to ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, for distribution via European academic institutions.
Royal Irish Academy ongoing support of Ukraine
Wednesday, 16 March 2022The Royal Irish Academy stands in solidarity with the citizens and scholarly community in Ukraine and has, along with colleagues from Europe and around the world, denounced in the strongest terms the criminal invasion...
Statement in support of Ukraine, its citizens and academics
Wednesday, 16 March 2022Today, the President of the Royal Irish Academy has released a statement in support of Ukraine, its citizens and academics. The statement is a response to the ongoing military incursion by Russia into the country and...
Science supports new and improved cancer screening programmes, say EU advisors
Friday, 11 March 2022There is a strong scientific basis for introducing life-saving screening programmes in EU member states for both lung cancer and prostate cancer, according to experts advising the European Commission ahead of an...
Forest bioenergy update: BECCS and its role in integrated assessment models
Friday, 11 March 2022“Look before you Leap”: European Science Academies Caution against Subsidies for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)