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Member Profile: Kieran McEvoy
Thursday, 20 June 2019Kieran McEvoy, a leading figure internationally on societies transitioning from conflict was admitted as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy on 24 May 2019.
The 2019 John Maddox Prize
Wednesday, 19 June 2019The John Maddox Prize recognises the work of individuals who promote sound science and evidence on a matter of public interest, facing difficulty or hostility in doing so.
Pride month DIB entry: the ‘Ladies of Llangollen’
Wednesday, 19 June 2019To mark Pride 2019 the DIB is publishing its entries on celebrated diarist Sarah Ponsonby (1755–1831) and her life partner Lady Eleanor Butler (c.1739–1829), known as the ‘Ladies of Llangollen’.
Member Profile: Tom Lodge
Wednesday, 19 June 2019Tom Lodge, contemporary political historian was admitted as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy on 24 May 2019.
Call for contributions: Open Consultation on FAIR data in the Humanities
Tuesday, 18 June 2019Working with data in the humanities? Consider contributing to the ALLEA e-Humanities draft recommendations.
Member Profile: Alan Irvine
Tuesday, 18 June 2019Alan Irvine who has a long-standing research record in hereditary skin disease was admitted as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy on 24 May 2019.
Member Profile: Moyra Haslett
Monday, 17 June 2019Professor Moyra Haslett, principal investigator for the Irish Song database was admitted as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy on 24 May 2019.
Celebrating Bloomsday: James Joyce in the DIB
Sunday, 16 June 2019To mark Bloomsday (16 June) the DIB is publishing its full, unedited entry for James Joyce by Bruce Bradley.
Celebrating Bloomsday: Nora Barnacle in the DIB
Saturday, 15 June 2019The DIB is publishing its entry for Nora Barnacle, life-partner of James Joyce. The couple had their first date on 16 June 1904, a date immortalised in his novel Ulysses (1922) and thereafter celebrated as 'Bloomsday'....
Member Profile: Yuri Gunko
Friday, 14 June 2019Professor Yuri Gunko, a world-leading expert in inorganic materials chemistry was admitted as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy on 24 May 2019.