Higher education and research policy

Our higher education and research policy work supports the higher education sector in several ways, from helping to identify the funding needs of higher education institutions to understanding how best to support greater equality, diversity and inclusion in higher education. We identify and discuss changes in the research environment, culture, practices and policies from the perspective of researchers in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. In particular, we are committed to the development of the next generation of talent, and to promoting the value of interdisciplinary research.

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RIA Awarded Funding under Shared Island Unit to Research Higher Education in the Northwest

The RIA is a recipient of funding under the Shared Island New Foundations Awards to conduct a scoping exercise on Higher Education in the Northwest.

1 December, 2022

Higher Education Futures

Higher Education Futures Series

The Higher Education Futures Taskforce has developed a series of discussion papers on the future of higher education.

8 November, 2021

Higher Education Futures

Young Academy Survey of Early Career Researchers

The Royal Irish Academy would like to gather the views of Early Career Researchers on the proposal to establish a Young Academy in Ireland. The…

9 March, 2021

Higher Education Futures

Higher Education Futures Group Established by the Royal Irish Academy

The Academy has convened a group of experts to explore framework options for the future development of higher education across the island of Ireland.

13 August, 2020

Higher Education Futures

Reports

Our research informs and shapes discussions on the future landscape and culture of research and higher education

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Research Cultures

Higher Education Futures

Regional Development in the North-West