Research Day

Join us for the Royal Irish Academy's second Research Day event. Drawing on the RIA’s internationally renowned research programmes and higher education policy initiatives, this year’s programme offers insights into the use of national and international collaborations to shape policy, and the blending of cutting-edge technology with established scholarship to transform the ways we preserve, understand and share Ireland’s rich linguistic, historical and cultural heritage.

Event Details

Date:: 19 November, 2024, 08:45 – 16:15
Venue: The Royal Irish Academy
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Here's what to expect on the day:

9.30-11.00 - Panel 1: Dictionaries and Documents, chaired by Eve Patten MRIA

Dr Charles Dillon (FNG): Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s Irish Dictionary: In the Particular the Universal
Dr Anthony Harvey (DMLCS): Interpreting a Dictionary’s Interpretations
Dr Michael Kennedy (DIFP): How OCR and AI Can Help Foreign Policy Document Editing: A Practical Case Study
Dr Eoin Kinsella (DIB): The Digital Journeys of the Dictionary of Irish Biography

11.15 – 12.45 - Panel 2: Research, Resources, and Digital Innovations, chaired by Dr Peter Crooks (TCD)

Dr Lisa Griffith (DRI): The Future of Irish Research Data
Barbara McCormack (RIA Library) and Prof Pádraig Ó Macháin (UCC): The Inks & Skins Project and Manuscripts in the RIA Library
Sarah Gearty (IHTA): Creating and Preserving the Digital Atlas of Cork/Corcaigh

12.45–13.45 Lunch (catered onsite)

13.15 – 13.45 - Working Lunch Session: RIA Publications Clinic

Gill Fitzgerald-Kelly: How to Publish with the Royal Irish Academy

13.45–14.45 - Panel 3: Connecting People and Ideas, chaired by Dr Siobhán O'Sullivan (RIA)

Rory Montgomery (ARINS): The Impact of Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South
Niamh McCabe (Grants): The Ireland-Scotland Bilateral Network Grants
Sinéad Riordan (P&IR): The Brexit Effect and Higher Education

14.55–15.55 - Panel 4, Research Partnerships and Identities chaired by Dan Carey MRIA

Dr Michelle Doran (NORF): Ireland’s National Persistent Identifier (PID) Recommendations and Roadmap
Prof Sonja Tiernan (IHA): The Irish Humanities Alliance: Championing Arts and Humanities Research
Katherine Martin (Grangegorman Histories): The Strengths of a Partnership Structure for Public History Projects

Closing Remarks:

Pat Guiry MRIA (UCD)

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