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.
Read more about the RIAWe support international collaboration in research and higher education and promote the participation of Irish experts in international public policy groups responding to global challenges. We are a member of numerous European and global scientific networks including the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC), the All European Federation of Academies (ALLEA), the International Science Council (ISC) and the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP).
ALLEA is officially launching the call for applications for the European Fund for Displaced Scientists (EFDS). This call pertains to Funding Line 1 of the EFDS, set up to support academic institutions in Europe that are accepting Ukrainian scholars displaced by the war.
The InterAcademy Partnership is seeking candidates for the 12th IAP Young Physician Leaders Programme to be held on 13-18 October 2022 in conjunction with the World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany, 16-18 October 2022.
The Royal Irish Academy stands in solidarity with the citizens and scholarly community in Ukraine and has, along with colleagues from Europe and around the world, denounced in the strongest terms the criminal invasion of that country by the Russian Federation - read the Royal Irish Academy President's statement
The Royal Irish Academy nominates suitable candidates for esteemed and prestigious international prizes. In addition to endorsing nominations, the Academy communicates successful candidates’ activities to national academics and policymakers in Ireland. International prizes the Academy engages with include the Baillet Latour Health Prize, The Wolf Prize, The John Maddox Prize and many more
The Royal Irish Academy is a member of several global academic networks and international scholarly associations. We work to raise the international profile of Ireland’s researchers and research networks, strengthen the voice of the sciences, humanities and social sciences in high-level debates, and support international collaboration and mobility through Academy grants programmes.
