THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY IS IRELAND'S LEADING BODY OF EXPERTS IN THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

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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At the Royal Irish Academy we champion Irish academic research. We identify and recognise Ireland’s world class researchers, support excellent 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.

Support from our donors, corporate friends, sponsors and affiliates aids the Royal Irish Academy to nurture our best young academics, to preserve our treasured library resources for current and future researchers, to present engaging, informative and challenging events and publications that impact public thinking and policy formation.

Find out more about how the generous support of our donors, corporate friends, sponsors and affiliates makes our work possible. For a list of donations received from private individuals in 2018, please see our Annual Review. If you would like to become a supporter of Irish research, you can donate online now. 

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