Royal Irish Academy

Greater diversity needed in Royal Irish Academy in order to be ‘relevant’

Review finds RIA considered by some to be ‘old fashioned’ and ‘an old boys club’

The near-invisible lives of Ireland’s water beetles

Another Life: Of some 240 known wetland species, almost 70 have been listed for Red List protection

Daniel O’Connell used contradictions in his own life to achieve goals says historian

Public perception of O’Connell influenced as much by folklore, mythology as by history

Hamilton Lecture explores beauty of hyperbolic geometry

Formulas for twists and turns of shapes and surfaces intrigue Prof Caroline Series

Ireland faces ‘significant population’ of false widow spiders in next 20 years

NUI Galway’s venom study examines effect of growing colonies of spiders in urban areas

Defence Forces review notes culture and management problems

Barracks and bases countrywide visited by team and report to be ‘deeply marked’ by this

That’s Maths: The social side of mathematics

The IMS deals with high level stuff, but an opening exists for a group catering to the layperson

Handsome devil – Alison Healy on Beauchamp Bagenal

Coronavirus could be with us for many years, says vaccine creator

‘It may end up like flu ... you might have the flu vaccine at the same time as the Covid vaccine’

Refusal of mother and baby home report authors to face Oireachtas ‘deeply regrettable’ – Varadkar

Findings could be ‘put in peril’ by rush to judgment by committee members, says commission head

Another Life: From climate indifference to eco-anxiety

Michael Viney: Two new books chart the Irish response to climate change over the years

Seance of Scholars – Frank McNally on an event marking St Columcille’s 1,500th birthday

An Irishman’s Diary

Historian Mary Daly and geneticist Dan Bradley awarded RIA gold medals

Awards honour outstanding research in Ireland of global significance

The Treaty negotiations: a story of trust forged and trust broken

Did Lloyd George mesmerise Collins, or did Collins silently acquiesce to his pressure tactics?

Philip Nolan among newly elected intake of Royal Irish Academy

Prominent Nphet official among 27 new members elected to academic body

Royal Irish Academy commissions diversity review to boost female participation

The review also aims to increase ethnic diversity in the RIA in line with Irish society at large

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