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22 May 1922: The Forcible Hair Cutting of the Cullen Sisters of Keenaghan, Co. Tyrone

Read Mary McAuliffe’s essay on ‘Gendered Violence Against Women’ on Century Ireland.

Publications

Watch back the TU Dublin ‘Stages of Memory’ online series of talks

In April and May 2022, TU Dublin Conservatoire presented three Thursday talks by leading experts in the histories of Grangegorman. ‘Stages of Memory’ is supported…

Grangegorman Histories

Planned execution of disaster medicine scholar Ahmadreza Djalali must be halted immediately

The Royal Irish Academy expresses grave concern for the well-being of Dr Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-Swedish scholar of disaster medicine, who is at imminent risk…

Policy and International Relations

Towards Climate Sustainability of the Academic System in Europe and Beyond

The academic system is not exempt from imperatives to transition to climate sustainability, new report from European Academies claims

Policy and International Relations

ARINS podcast episode 11: A Shared Ireland? Identity, Meaning, Representation and Sport

In this episode, Katie Liston, Joseph Maguire and Bruce Kidd explore the role of sports in crafting identities and shaping politics on the island of…

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Watchback Discourse Series | The future of higher education, with Professor Sir Adrian Smith and Orla Feely MRIA

Watch the recording of this Discourse with Professor Sir Adrian Smith in conversation with Orla Feely MRIA, which took place on 28 April 2022.

Public Engagement

1 May 1922: Dublin Corporation Calls for the Censorship of Films

Read Kevin Rockett’s essay on ‘Keeping Hollywood’s ‘Monkey House’ Morality Out Of Ireland’ on Century Ireland.

Publications

Patent system needs adjustment to harmonize with open science objectives, European Academies say

This new ALLEA statement examines the current patent system in the context of the ideals and objectives of open science and recommends, among others, the…

Policy and International Relations

Launch of EASAC Report on “Regenerative Agriculture”

Regenerative Agriculture: Healthy Soil Best Bet for Carbon Storage. This report provides evidence that regenerative agriculture holds promising keys to reducing climate risks while providing…

Policy and International Relations

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Watchback Discourse Series | The Changing World of Money and Finance

Watch the recording of  the conversation between Frances Ruane MRIA and Patrick Honohan MRIA, which took place on 6 April 2022.

Public Engagement

ARINS podcast episode 10: Police governance, oversight and accountability in a united Ireland

In this episode, Vicky Conway and Roger Mac Ginty examine how policing in a united Ireland might coordinate questions of governance, oversight and accountability.

ARINS: Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South

Two women (Ruth M.J. Byrne MRIA on the left and Jennifer C. McElwain MRIA on the right) pose for a photograph (from the shoulders up) with their RIA Gold Medals in a green case, held in both their hands. Ruth M.J. Byrne MRIA is wearing glasses and has shoulder-length strawberry blonde hair. She is wearing a grey shirt and black blazer. Jennifer C. McElwain MRIA has silver curly hair and wears red lipstick. She is wearing black and wears gold jewellery. A painting hangs on a wallpapered wall in the background of the lavish room they stand in.

2021 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medals presented

On 4 April 2022, Ruth M.J. Byrne MRIA, Professor of Cognitive Science, Trinity College Dublin was awarded the 2021 RIA Gold Medal in the Social…

Grants, Prizes and Awards