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The Social Science Committee held a conference on 29th and 30th October 2015, entitled Debating Austerity.
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Mr Michael Ring T.D., Minister for Rural and Community Development, launched the Rural Conversations report at 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 4 September 2019 at the Royal Irish Academy.
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Open Call seeking Expressions of Interest to serve on the Royal Irish Academy's Social Sciences Committee. This Open Call closed at 23:00 on 16 January 2017.
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We regret to announce that this event, which had been scheduled for Thursday 21 November 2019 at 3.00 p.m., has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. We apologise most sincerely for the inconvenience caused. All ticket purchases shall be refunded.
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An overview of the work being carried out in Higher Education Institutions in the Republic of Ireland published by the Social Sciences Committee.
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If you missed our sell out conference on the 27 February 2020 commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland you can listen to it now.
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Free from the RIA to mark ten years since the bank guarantee: our definitive volume on the crisis and recovery
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Calling 18- to 25-year-olds on the island of Ireland to tell the story of your generation through your smartphone lens. Photographs with accompanying captions will be selected for an online exhibition. Closing date for submissions now extended to Monday, 2 November 2020.
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The Royal Irish Academy is issuing an open call seeking expressions of interest to serve on the Standing Committee for International Affairs (SCIA), for its new four year term commencing January 2019.
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View the 'Snap That' online photography and caption exhibition of life through the lens of Ireland’s 18- to 25-year-olds
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The first event in the Rural Conversations Series was held in NUIG on 8 November. The report and podcast from the event are now available.
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If you missed our recent keynote and panel discussion on housing held online on 26 February 2021 you can watch it now.
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This Expert Statement outlines the relationship between the STEM disciplines and the social sciences in Ireland through an analysis of the sites of collaboration, opportunities and challenges, and policy initiatives.
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As Ireland nears the end of its two year term on the UN Security Council, this event reflected on and evaluated Ireland's contribution to the work of the Council and the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This event was recorded on 23.11.22
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Rural Conversation No. 2: ‘Enhancing social cohesion among communities in rural Ireland’, the second in the series was held on 28 February 2019 in Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT). The report and podcast from the event are now available.
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This one-day conference held on 11 December 2018 produced in partnership with the Houses of the Oireachtas to mark the 100th anniversary of Dáil Éireann is is now available to watch online.
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The final in the series of three Rural Conversations was held on Thursday, 4 April 2019 and hosted in Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT). The report and podcast from this event are now available.
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If you missed our panel discussion exploring the challenges and opportunities that social media opens in our society you can listen to it now.
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