04 August 2021
A new IAP Statement highlights medical opportunities in addressing the causes of disease and warns against the misuse of regenerative medicine technologies – also when it comes to the proposed use of stem cells to tackle COVID-19.
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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We work with sister academies across the world including the Royal Society, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Council of Finnish Academies, and the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences to provide evidence to inform policy development in health and agriculture.
News and events
20 April 2021
According to this report, legal challenges hamper the sharing of health data with researchers outside the EU/European Economic Area
30 October 2020
This ALLEA report presents the state of the art of scientific evidence in the field and explores paths to harmonise EU legislation with recent scientific developments.
