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Archaeology Grants open

Friday, 10 February 2023

Archaeology Research Grants, Archaeological Research for World Heritage Sites and Archaeology Radiocarbon dates schemes open

Grants and Awards

Interview with 'Irish Sporting Lives' editors Terry Clavin and Turlough O'Riordan (Books Ireland Magazine)

Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Forgotten heroes, unforgettable failures, the tragic, talented lives cut short – would they feel disappointed to be lost to the archives or do they think they expected to end up there at all? Fiona Murphy of Books...

Publications, Dictionary of Irish Biography

Sport and the Richmond Lunatic Asylum

Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Paul Rouse is a professor in the School of History at University College Dublin. He has written extensively on the history of Irish sport and the global history of sport. In this essay, Paul uncovers the origin and...

Grangegorman Histories

Visit to the Academy by the Centre of Peace and Democracy NI

Tuesday, 7 February 2023

Political and Civic Fellows from all walks of life, from Northern Ireland, associated with the Centre of Peace and Democracy paid a visit to the Academy.

Policy and International Relations

Assessing the state of public opinion on the constitutional future of the island

Monday, 6 February 2023

Two polls, conducted simultaneously in Northern Ireland and the Republic, examined voters’ attitudes to a possible united Ireland and referendums on the issue.

Publications, ARINS - Analysis and Research: Ireland North and South

ARINS Podcast 19: The ARINS/Irish Times survey: origins and outcomes

Thursday, 2 February 2023

In podcast #19, host Rory Montgomery is joined by John Garry, Professor of Political Behaviour at Queens University Belfast, and Brendan O’Leary Lauder Professor of Political Science at University of Pennsylvania.

ARINS - Analysis and Research: Ireland North and South

Event Report on International Reflections on STEM Education

Thursday, 2 February 2023

An event report has now been published summarising the key take-aways from the recent symposium “International Reflections on STEM Education”. 

Policy and International Relations, International Activities

Dr Chunchun Li wins the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize 2023

Wednesday, 1 February 2023

Recent Queen's University Belfast graduate wins prize for best chemistry PhD in Ireland.

Science Committees, Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences Committee, Grants and Awards

Watchback: Higher Education Futures Conference

Thursday, 26 January 2023

Exploration and Transformation: The future of higher education on the island of Ireland took place on 25 November 2022. Watch back the conference and learn more.

Policy and International Relations

Launch of 'Into Europe: Ireland and the EU, 1973-2023'

Thursday, 26 January 2023

New RIA/DFA exhibition on fifty years of Irish EEC/EU membership launched by Tánaiste Micheál Martin

Documents on Irish Foreign Policy

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