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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Charlemont Reports

Mothers Superior: Nuns as Maternal Figures in Spanish Popular Culture (1923 – 1936)

26 November 2021

During my research trip I accessed rare film and archival materials that have been key to developing my understanding of perceptions of nuns as mothers in the early decades of the last century. 

Dr Mary Farrelly Download

Housing and Support for Right-Wing Populism

26 November 2021

The research project analyses the effect of rapidly rising costs related to housing and rents on support for right-wing populist parties in advanced industrialized democracies

Dr Alexander Held Download

Intelligent Planning of Emerging Wireless Technologies in Railway Transportation Systems

25 November 2021

Research collaborations have been initiated between UCD and University of Toronto. A joint research paper has been published at an international conference (IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference).

Dr Xingqi Zhang Download

Geographic variation in hip fracture incidence and care-processes: a comparison between Ireland and Denmark

25 November 2021

This research showed that for many indicators of care quality after acute hip fracture, Denmark performs better than Ireland.

Dr Mary Walsh Download

What can the United Nations War Crimes Commission teach us about the principle universal jurisdiction today?

24 October 2021

The project brought together academics from all over the world who work on the topic of the United National war Crimes Commission (1943-48) 

Dr Amina Adanan Download

Mid-nineteenth century Translations of Medieval Law Tracts: The Nordic Evidence

23 November 2021

This project examines the uses of the 1274 Norwegian Landslov after it was applied in Norway. 

Dr Ciaran McDonough Download

Accurate temperature-dependent thermal characterization of phantoms for Quality Assurance of hyperthermia systems used in clinic

23 November 2021

The study has been conducted in the Erasmus MC using the commercial thermal properties device TEMPOS from METER Group, Inc. USA. 

Dr Laura Farina Download

Brexit Witness project: Negotiating the Northern Ireland/Ireland dimension of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, 2016-2020

18 August 2021

The aim of this stage of our project was to collaboratively conduct a first round of interviews to begin to build the Brexit Witness Archive.

Dr Dawn Walsh Download

Overcoming Copyright Barriers to Online Teaching and Learning post-COVID

06 November 2021

Preliminary findings show largely varying implementation of Article 5 within the Member States (Germany, Italy, Hungary). 

Dr Bernd Justin Jütte Download

Forging an Assisted Human Reproduction Framework for Ireland: Statutory Regulation of International Surrogacy Arrangements

21 November 2022

Balancing children's rights, the position of the surrogate and the rights of the intended parents must be carefully achieved.

Dr Brian Tobin Download

An exploration of the relationship between remote rural living and perspectives on ageing amongst midlife women in the Outer Hebridean islands of Scotland

01 October 2021

Preliminary findings of research show a direct relationship between place and perspectives on ageing.

Dr Alison Herbert Download

Charlemont Grants Awarded 2020/2021

19 February 2021

Please click download to view a list of the most recent Charlemont Grants awarded. Individual reports will be published here in 2022.

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Charlemont Grants Awarded 2019/2020

26 March 2020

Please click download to view a list of the most recent Charlemont Grants awarded. Individual reports will be published here in 2021.

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3D-Bioprinting of scaffolds for osteochondral repair

31 October 2019

Awarded €1,850

Dr Gayathri Kollamaram Download

Come Back to the Voice: Mary Manning Howe & The Poets' Theatre

31 October 2019

Awarded €1,200  

Dr Jonathan Creasy Download

The American Lyric at Midcentury: "griefs and music"

31 October 2019

Awarded €1,600  

Dr Eve Cobain Download

AI-enabled Automated Mutation Testing for Mobile Software Applications

31 October 2019

Awarded €1,490  

Dr Ivana Dusparic Download

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