Life and Health Sciences Committee Reports

The role of Irish Bioethics: (re)building trust and reasonable discourse in medicine, science and technology
14 January 2022Report from the Royal Irish Academy symposium held on 15 April 2021.
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Vaccines: a life-saving choice
11 July 2021Expert statement from Academy's Life and Medical Sciences committee.
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Clinical Trials
20 June 2018Our Life and Medical Sciences Committee have released a statement on Clinical Trials in Ireland looking at clinical trials and examining good clinical practice, patient consent and the economy of clinical trials.
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Exploiting nature's recyclers for a cleaner environment
01 October 2015Expert Statement of the Royal Irish Academy Life and Medical Sciences Committee
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Nutrition and Health: Focus on fats from the personalised perspective
01 October 2015Expert Statement of the Royal Irish Academy Life and Medical Sciences Committee
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Myopia: a growing problem
01 October 2015Expert Statement of the Royal Irish Academy Life and Medical Sciences Committee
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Clostridium difficile
01 October 2015Expert Statement of the Royal Irish Academy Life and Medical Sciences Committee.
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Life Sciences Issue 5: Parasites – Hidden Horrors in our Midst
30 November 2012The fifth statement is entitled Parasites – Hidden Horrors in our Midst
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Life Sciences Issue 4: Biodiversity in our Lives
01 December 2011The fourth statement is entitled Biodiversity in our Lives
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Life Science Issues 3: DNA Fingerprinting: The Code to Identification
30 November 2011The third statement is entitled DNA Fingerprinting: The Code to Identification.
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Life Sciences Issue 2: Diet, Physical Activity and Health
30 June 2011The second statement is entitled Diet, Physical Activity and Health.
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Life Sciences Issue 1: The need for life sciences in Ireland
28 February 2011The first statement is entitled The Need for Life Sciences in Ireland.
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