Category: Science

Burning Questions podcast

Burning Questions is a new podcast that shines a spotlight on expertise in the fields of engineering, mechanics and computer science across the island of…

Ireland’s construction industry, education, research and training sectors are urged to work together to plan future of delivery of construction needs

A report released today by the Royal Irish Academy and the Construction Industry Federation contains recommendations for the construction industry, education and training, and research…

The 19th RIA/URSI Research Colloquium on Radio Science and Communications

Colloquium with papers from academics and industry with a poster exhibition and free public lecture.

Next Generation Construction Conference

Conference to highlight changing education and research needs of future construction workforce will take place on Thursday, 24 November at the Royal Irish Academy.

Sustainability Series: Challenges and Opportunities for Science in Society

Watch Jennifer McElwain MRIA explore past climates, atmospheres and landscapes with fossil plants to inform a sustainable future in the second of the Royal Irish…

GG committee responds to consultation on climate change curriculum

The RIA’s Geography and Geosciences Committee has participated in a consultation on the new leaving cert subject on climate action and sustainable development

Watch: Selling Planet Earth: re-purposing geoscience for sustainable human wellbeing

If you missed the first lecture in our Sustainability Lecture series: Challenges and Opportunities for Science in Society you can watch it now.

RIA White Paper, ‘Better together: Knowledge co-production for a sustainable society’

The RIA white paper, ‘Better together: Knowledge co-production for a sustainable society’, provides an overview of knowledge co-production for sustainability and environmental research in Ireland;…

Watch Ireland’s Grasslands and Carbon

In the sixth in this series of Climate Conversations held on 24 November 2021, Professor Matthew Saunders gave a talk on Ireland’s Grasslands and Carbon.

Vaccine Questions Ep8: Looking to the future with Professor Christine Loscher

In the final episode of this series, Professor of Immunology Christine Loscher discusses the vaccine rollout and answers questions on vaccines for teens, booster shots…

Vaccines: a life-saving choice

A new expert statement from the RIA’s Life and Medical Sciences Committee written by Kingston Mills MRIA, Bert Rima MRIA and Dick Ahlstrom.

Vaccine Questions Ep7: Understanding human behaviour with Professor Pete Lunn

In episode 7 behavioural economist, Professor Pete Lunn shares expert insights on how our behaviour impacts the spread of COVID-19 and what drives this behaviour.