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08 November 2023

John Bell Day Lecture 2023: Testing the foundations of quantum mechanics with levitated mechanical systems

The 2023 John Bell Lecture will be given by Professor Hendrik Ulbricht, Professor of Physics at the University of Southampton.

Public Lecture
08 November 2023

Exhibition: The Great Industrial Exhibition of 1853

This exhibition tells the story of the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1853 which took place on the grounds of Leinster House, Dublin.

Library, Exhibition
02 November 2023

National Open Research Festival 2023 (#NORFest2023)

NORFest2023 will bring together stakeholders from the research community to discuss Ireland's transition to Open Research.

23 October 2023

Promoting Ethics and Integrity in Scientific Research and Practice

Online discussion hosted by the Royal Irish Academy and the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP). 

Policy and International Relations
17 October 2023

Discourse Series: The Nobel Prize and the idea of the universal

Delivered by Anders Olsson, Chair of the Nobel Committee. This Discourse will discuss the universal aims of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

16 October 2023

Hamilton Lecture 2023 ‘How surprisingly intricate are random structures?’

Professor Wendelin Werner, University of Cambridge, will deliver the 2023 Royal Irish Academy Hamilton Lecture.

Science Committees, Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences Committee, Hamilton Day
13 October 2023

God, Kings and Commissioners

A one-day conference examining research and church records after disestablishment.

Humanities and Social Sciences Committees, Historical Studies Committee
10 October 2023

Trigger warnings: exhibiting sensitive materials

How can we show sensitive materials in a way that is constructive rather than upsetting? Join us on 10 October for an informative and engaging conversation with professionals and researchers in the field of museum...

Grangegorman Histories
06 October 2023

Gone and forgotten?: reflections on the Roman empire in early Ireland

Join us for a lunchtime library lecture as part of the Dublin Festival of History on early Irish writer's representations of Imperial Rome by Dr Damian Bracken, UCC School of History.

Library
05 October 2023

History Research for Schools Day

As part of the Dublin Festival of History we will run a Leaving Certificate History Research Project talk.

Digital Repository of Ireland, Documents on Irish Foreign Policy, Irish Historic Towns Atlas

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