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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
2022 Michel Déon Shortlist Announced
Wednesday, 18 May 2022The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) in association with the Department of Foreign Affairs has today announced the six shortlisted titles for the 2022 Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction.
New knowledge partnerships needed to address sustainability challenges
Wednesday, 18 May 2022How academics, members of the public and policy makers can work together to research solutions to climate change challenges. Find out more in this blog by Dr Paul Bolger, UCC.
Much more than meh: The Northern Ireland Assembly Elections of 5 May 2022
Wednesday, 11 May 2022The Northern Ireland Assembly election of May 2022 was transformational, despite very small shifts in the magnitudes of seats won by the two dominant blocs.
Archiving Reproductive Health Wins Open Scholarship Prize
Monday, 9 May 2022The Archiving Reproductive Health (ARH) project recently won third place in the Open Scholarship Prize 2022.
ARINS podcast episode 11: A Shared Ireland? Identity, Meaning, Representation and Sport
Thursday, 5 May 2022In this episode, Katie Liston, Joseph Maguire and Bruce Kidd explore the role of sports in crafting identities and shaping politics on the island of Ireland.
Academy Discourse: The future of higher education
Tuesday, 3 May 2022If you missed last week's Discourse with Professor Sir Adrian Smith, President of The Royal Society talking with Orla Feely MRIA on the future of higher education you can watch it back now.
Ogam script in the RIA Library collections
Tuesday, 3 May 2022In our latest Library Blog post guest blogger Deborah Hayden, Department of Early Irish, Maynooth University takes a fascinating look at the Irish language writing system of Ogam in the manuscripts of the RIA library.
1 May 1922: Dublin Corporation Calls for the Censorship of Films
Sunday, 1 May 2022Read Kevin Rockett's essay on 'Keeping Hollywood’s ‘Monkey House’ Morality Out Of Ireland' on Century Ireland.
RIA Diversity Report
Friday, 22 April 2022In early 2021 concerns were raised about the diversity of the Academy’s membership, particularly the slow pace of change in the gender balance of the membership and in the diversity of new members appointed annually.