THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY IS IRELAND'S LEADING BODY OF EXPERTS IN THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

The Royal Irish Academy/Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann champions research. We identify and recognise Ireland’s world class researchers. We support scholarship and promote awareness of how science and the humanities enrich our lives and benefit society. We believe that good research needs to be promoted, sustained and communicated. The Academy is run by a Council of its members. Membership is by election and considered the highest academic honour in Ireland.

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Membership

  • Mary Gallagher

    BA(Dubl), DEA(Paris), DèsL(Paris) Associate Professor of French, UCD Member, PL&A 2005

  • Michael Gallagher

    BA(Lancaster 1972), MSc(Essex 1973), MSc(Strathclyde 1974), PhD(Strathclyde 1979) Professor of Comparative Politics, Head of Department of Political Science, TCD. Member, PL&A 2013

  • Gladys Ganiel

    BA(Providence College 1999), MA(NUI 2001), PhD(NUI 2005) Reader in Sociology, QUB Member, PL&A 2022

  • Frank Gannon

    BSc(NUI), PhD(Leicester) Emeritus Fellow, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Member, Science 2007

  • Stephen James Gardiner

    BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc(QUB) Professor of Mathematics, UCD Member, Science 2000

  • Graham Gargett

    BA(Reading, 1967), PhD(East Anglia, 1974) Professor of French Culture and Ideas, UU Member, PL&A 2006

  • Paul Michael Garrett

    DLitt(NUI 2020), PhD(Nottingham 2002), PGCAP(Nottingham 2001), MA(Liverpool 1998), MA(Lancaster 1994), Postgraduate Diploma(Manchester 1992), Certificate of Professional Development(Liverpool Polytechnic 1986), BA(Sussex 1982) Senior Lecturer, University of Galway Member, PL&A 2020

  • Thomas Christopher Garvin

    BA, MA(NUI 1964, 1966), PhD(Georgia 1974) Professor of Politics, UCD Member, PL&A 2003

  • Conor Anthony Gearty

    BCL (NUI 1978), LLB(Cantab 1980), PhD(Cantab 1986). FBA London School of Economics and Politics Honorary Member, PL&A 2015

  • Robert Benjamin Gerwarth

    DPhil(Oxon), MA(Humboldt University) Professor of Modern History, UCD Member, PL&A 2012

  • Fabiola Gianotti

    PhD(Milano 1989) CERN Honorary Member, Science 2015

  • Ian Keith Gibson

    SA (Dubl 1960), D. Litt (hc Dubl 1992) Hispanist and author Honorary Member, PL&A 2012

  • Henry Brian Gilbody

    BSc, PhD(Lond) Emeritus Professor of Physics, QUB Member, Science 1975

  • Paul Stanley Giller

    BSc(QMC 1976), PhD(Imperial College 1979), DIC(Imperial College). Professor Emeritus of Ecology, UCC Member, Science 2018

  • Dermot Gleeson

    BA, LLM, Barrister-at-Law Senior Counsel, former Attorney General of Ireland, Former Chairman of the Governing Body, University College Cork Member, PL&A 2002

  • Catherine Godson

    BSc, PhD(NUI). RIA Secretary for Science Professor, Conway Institute & School of Medicine, UCD; Director Diabetes Complications Research Centre, UCD Member, Science 2011

  • Jonathan Lamb Gorman

    MA(Edin 1970), PhD(Cantab 1973) Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy, Queen's University Belfast Member, PL&A 2005

  • Roderick Ian S. Gow

    PhD(Liver) Associate Professor of Mathematics, UCD Member, Science 1997

  • William George Graham

    BSc, PhD(QUB, 1971, 1974). CPhys Professor of Physics, QUB Member, Science 2006

  • Peter Gray

    BA(Cantab 1987), PhD(Cantab 1992) Professor of Modern History and Head of School, QUB Member, PL&A 2013

  • Ann Martin Graybiel

    Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Honorary Member, Science 2023

  • John Martin Gregg

    BA, MA, PhD(Cantab 1991, 1995) Professor of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, QUB Member, Science 2018

  • Nicholas Grene

    BA(Dubl), PhD(Cantab) Professor of English Literature, TCD Member, PL&A 1997

  • Patrick Griffin

    BA(Notre Dame 1987), MA(Columbia 1991), MA(Oxon 2022), PhD(Northwestern 1999) Historian, University of Notre Dame Honorary Member, PL&A 2022

  • Jane Grimson

    Fellow Emeritus, School of Computer Science and Statistics, TCD Member, Science 2009

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