2024 RIA Gold Medals Presentation Ceremony
On 29 February, Colm O’Reardon, Secretary General of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science presented the 2024 Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Gold Medals to Professor Máire O’Neill in the field of the Engineering Sciences and to Professor Brigid Laffan in the field of Social Sciences at a ceremony hosted by Professor Pat Guiry, President of the RIA.
The RIA awards two Gold Medals annually to recognise and foster excellence in research which advances the public good, both nationally and internationally. The awards showcase the exceptional research taking place in higher education in Ireland that impacts our lives, benefits society and inspires future generations of researchers.