The Royal Irish Academy is Ireland’s leading body of experts in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. We recognise world class researchers, support scholarship and promote awareness of how science, humanities and social science enrich our lives and benefit society.

The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) is an independent, all-island learned society established under charter in 1785. It has approximately 680 members, chosen for their distinguished contributions to scholarship and research in the sciences, humanities, social sciences and public service.

Jan 3, 2025 · Using high quality images provided by Irish Script on Screen (ISOS), a digital facsimile of the manuscript has been created which allows viewers to manually turn (or click) through the pages to explore each folio in detail.

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Discourse Series | AI and creativity: boosting innovation or limiting originality? 26 March 2025 18:00 – 19:30 Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2

The early academy was concerned to provide an opportunity for the development of antiquarian studies and was the first Irish society to successfully balance the requirements of the sciences and the humanities.

Nov 19, 2024 · Smurfit Professor of Medical Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, has received the 2025 RIA Gold Medal in Life and Medical Sciences. Professor Martin has made major contributions to our understanding of programmed cell death (known as apoptosis), a process that eliminates billions of cells from our tissues each day with surgical precision.

May 24, 2024 · Admittance Day 2024 28 newly elected Members were officially admitted to the Academy this afternoon, for their exceptional contributions to the sciences, humanities and social sciences, as well as to public service.

The Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) was established with the aim to record the topographical development of a selection of Irish towns both large and small. Each town is published separately as a fascicle or folder and includes a series of maps complemented by a detailed text section.

The photographs range from the depiction of Irish landscapes, places and objects of historical, archaeological and architectural interest to portraits of individuals, manuscripts and records of Academy events.