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WHAT’S THE MEANING of life? Is our universe real? Do we have free will? These are just some of the questions that Irish teenagers could be contemplating in 2017, when a philosophy course is set to be introduced into the school curriculum at Junior Cert...
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EASAC are seeking nominations for the Working Group on Homeopathy.
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The RIA and the British Academy launch a joint series of briefing papers aimed at considering key issues related to UK's withdrawal from the EU.
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The Scientific Committee of the Louis-Jeantet Foundation is actively searching for nominations for the 2020 Louis-Jeantet Prizes.
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Dr Lee will now attend the 9th IAP YPL Programme taking place on 24-29 October 2019 in conjunction with the World Health Summit being held in Berlin, Germany, 27-29 October 2019.
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The current EU rules on genetically modified organisms (GMO) are not fit for purpose anymore, leading scientists warn in a newly released EASAC commentary.
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The EU head of states’ deal on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2021-2027) and on the COVID-19 pandemic recovery funds represents a severe and long-term threat to Europe’s capacities as a world leader in science, research and innovation.
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If you missed the first seminar in our Research for Public Policy Series 'Opportunities for Ireland' you can watch it now.
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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.
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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.
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Stefan Decker MRIA is a professor at the National University of Ireland and the director of the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) in Galway. His current research interests include the Semantic Web, metadata, ontologies and semi-structured data, web services, and applications for Digital Libraries, Knowledge...
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The development of a Circular Economy is critical to the EU. EASAC have just launched two important reports for policymakers on this issue.
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SAPEA call for nominations on the topic "Making Sense of Science" to provide scientific advice witin the European Commission’s Scientific Advice Mechanism.
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The Royal Irish Academy is seeking expressions of interest from persons interested in being part of the second term of Future Earth Ireland.
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In the third of the series, Mike Hynes, School of Political Science & Sociology, National University of Ireland Galway', discusses the case for a REaL research resource.
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The International Science Council (ISC) has established an online COVID-19 Global Science Portal to amplify the response of the science community and the need for scientific expertise in this time of crisis.
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If you missed Conversation 4 in the RIA Online Conversation Series: Perspectives and Pathways in a Time of Crisis examining how we ensure the protection of our higher education communities, students and staff, as we embark on a new academic year during the Covid-19 Pandemic...
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The National Academies of Scotland, Wales and the island of Ireland join forces to launch the Celtic Academies Alliance.
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The Higher Education Futures Taskforce has developed a series of discussion papers on the future of higher education.
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The Royal Irish Academy welcomes today’s announcement by the Government to approve the appointment of a Government Science Advisor and establish a National Science Advice Forum.
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Rapporteurs Report
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Royal Irish Academy has released its Submission to Ireland's National Position Paper on the EU 9th Framework Programme
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The Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy have issued a call for the 2019 Antonio Feltrinelli Prizes.
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The working group, through Ireland's Dr Cliona Murphy's leadership, will be submitting a statement on the status of climate change education in Europe to the European Commission.
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The newly created Kate O'Brien research prize focuses on relations between Ireland and Spain with a subject devoted to literature and/or women and gender perspective.
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