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To celebrate William Rowan Hamilton’s birthday we are announcing details of the 2017 Hamilton lecture
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For our second computer science profile, we spoke to Olga Minguett, a National College of Ireland graduate working on voice recognition technology at Optum while studying for her MSc in AI at University of Limerick, to find out how a passion for fashion led her...
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Recent graduate of TU Dublin has been recognised for his innovative work addressing the presence of chlorate in dairy products
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Applications for the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize 2021 are now extended. The new closing date for submissions will be 12 noon on Monday, 18 January 2021.
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Dr Priyanka Ganguly, a recent PhD graduate of the Institute of Technology Sligo, has been awarded the 2022 Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize for the best chemistry PhD thesis in Ireland. This prestigious prize is named in honour of the famous Irish x-ray crystallographer Kathleen...
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Applications are now open for the 2019 Engineering and Computer Science Early Career Profile Blog.
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Join Dr Lucy Jessop, Director of Public Health at the National Immunisation Office as she explains when, where and how people will get their vaccination shots.
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A broadcast documentary giving insight into the life and work of Emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry at University College Dublin, Dervilla Donnelly MRIA who was also the 2017 winner of the RIA's prestigious Cunningham Medal.
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Team Ireland won two bronze medals at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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On 22 and 23 June 2020 the Supreme Court will hear the appeal in Climate Case Ireland, a challenge to the State’s National Mitigation Plan. [1] This case raises important issues of constitutional law, human rights law and climate governance. Its significance is reflected in...
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In episode 7 behavioural economist, Professor Pete Lunn shares expert insights on how our behaviour impacts the spread of COVID-19 and what drives this behaviour.
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If you missed the Royal Irish Academy’s recent Good Science panel event you can watch it now.
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Professor Anna Davies, TCD, recounts the ‘BEHAVE’ event hosted by Future Earth Ireland in November 2017.
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Tá iarratas á lorg ó bhaill coistí nua do coistí ildisciplíneacha an Acadaimh don téarma 2022- 2026.
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In the fourth in this series of Climate Conversations, Dr Eamon Haughey discussed the challenges in the land system and the role land can play in climate mitigation and adaptation in Ireland.
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If you missed the 2022 annual Royal Irish Academy Hamilton Lecture given by Professor Avi Wigderson, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton you can watch it now. Professor Wigderson spoke about 'Cryptography: secrets and lies, knowledge and trust.'
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The Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize, formally known as the Young Chemist Prize, was established at the Academy in 2000. Since its inauguration, the Royal Irish Academy works each year with the expert members of the Physical, Chemistry and Mathematical committee to select a...
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UCD PhD student recognised for his transformative work developing vaccines against a major human pathogen
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