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Date Title & Description Contributors
2013-07-22

  Science: Introduction to the New Survey of Clare Island - Former President Mary McAleese

Listen to President McAleese’s speech on the significance of the Clare Island surveys and the Royal Irish Academy’s work on Clare Island. www.ria.ie Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared the content of this website responsibly and careful...
  The Royal Irish Academy author
2013-06-21

  Science: Public Lecture - Making Science Work - Sir Paul Nurse

Public Lecture - Making Science Work Sir Paul Nurse Friday, 14 June 2013, Academy House Sir Paul Nurse, President, The Royal Society, gives a lecture on Making Science Work. The photo of Sir Paul Nurse is courtesy of the BBC. www.ria.ie Disclaimer:...
  The Royal Irish Academy author
2013-06-20

  Science: Robert Lloyd Praeger and the Darwinian Revolution - Greta Jones

Robert Lloyd Praeger and the Darwinian Revolution Greta Jones, University of Ulster Ulster naturalists long sought to gain an insight into the nature of God through the study of nature. Greta Jones looks at how Darwin's theories affected Praeger and i...
  The Royal Irish Academy author
2013-06-14

  Science: Clare Island - Ice Ages and Climate Change - Peter Coxon

Clare Island: Ice ages and Climate Change Peter Coxon Peter Coxon brilliantly outlines the effects of ice ages and climate change on Clare Island and describes how these have shaped its remarkably diverse landscape. Peter Coxon is an Associate Profes...
  The Royal Irish Academy author
2013-06-14

  Science: Talks from the Heron-Allen Society - John Whittaker

Talks from the Heron-Allen Society Edward Heron-Allen Edward Heron-Allen gives a lively first-hand account of his time working on the Clare Island Survey in his journals. John Whittaker of the Heron-Allen Society discusses the journals and the memorabi...
  The Royal Irish Academy author
2013-06-14

  Science and Humanities: Clare Island Abbey and it's Paintings - Conleth Manning

Clare Island Abbey and it's Paintings Conleth Manning Conleth Manning speaks about Clare Island Abbey and its magnificent wall paintings - a very rare, intriguing and charming example of an Irish medieval painted church interior. Conleth Manning stud...
  The Royal Irish Academy author
2013-06-14

  Science: Clare Island - The Record of a 600-Million Year Assembly line - John Graham

Clare Island - The Record of a 600-Million Year Assembly Line John Graham Clare Island's dramatic and diverse landscape shows the evidence of 6000 million years of climate change. John Graham tells this fascinating story. John R. Graham is a Senior L...
  The Royal Irish Academy author
2013-06-14

  Science: Assembling the Home Team from A.G. More to R.I.I. Praeger - Declan Doogue

Assembling the Home team: from A.G. More to R.I.I. Praeger Declan Doogue Declan Doogue unravels the influences and players in Irish natural history field studies from A.G. More to the present day. Declan Doogue is the Honorary Vice-President of the D...
  The Royal Irish Academy author
2013-06-12

  Science: Academy Discourse - Molecules That Changed the World - Professor K. C. Nicolaou

Academy Discourse - Molecules That Changed the World Professor K. C. Nicolaou, University of California, San Diego Thursday, 3 November 2011, Academy House Professor K.C. Nicolaou is a Cypriot-American chemist known for the total synthesis of natural ...
  The Royal Irish Academy author
2013-06-12

  Science: Academy Discourse - The End of Ageing - Professor Roseanne Kenny

Academy Discourse - The End of Ageing Professor Roseanne Kenny, Mercer's Institute for Successful Aging, St. James Hospital and Neurosciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin Monday, 12 December 2011, Academy House In this discourse Professor Roseann...
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