Science Series
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Science: Introduction to the New Survey of Clare Island - Former President Mary McAleese
22 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Science: Public Lecture - Making Science Work - Sir Paul Nurse
21 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Public Lecture - Making Science Work Sir Paul Nurse Friday, 14 June 2013, Academy House Sir Paul Nurse, President, The Royal Society, gives a lecture...
Science: Robert Lloyd Praeger and the Darwinian Revolution - Greta Jones
20 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Lloyd Praeger and the Darwinian Revolution Greta Jones, University of Ulster Ulster naturalists long sought to gain an insight into the nature...
Science: Assembling the Home Team from A.G. More to R.I.I. Praeger - Declan Doogue
14 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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 f...
Science: Clare Island - Ice Ages and Climate Change - Peter Coxon
14 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Science: Talks from the Heron-Allen Society - John Whittaker
14 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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 Sur...
Science and Humanities: Clare Island Abbey and it's Paintings - Conleth Manning
14 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Clare Island Abbey and it's Paintings Conleth Manning Conleth Manning speaks about Clare Island Abbey and its magnificent wall paintings - a very rar...
Science: Clare Island - The Record of a 600-Million Year Assembly line - John Graham
14 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
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 mi...
Science: Academy Discourse - Molecules That Changed the World - Professor K. C. Nicolaou
12 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Academy Discourse - Molecules That Changed the World Professor K. C. Nicolaou, University of California, San Diego Thursday, 3 November 2011, Academy ...
Science: Academy Discourse - The End of Ageing - Professor Roseanne Kenny
12 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Academy Discourse - The End of Ageing Professor Roseanne Kenny, Mercer's Institute for Successful Aging, St. James Hospital and Neurosciences Institut...
Science: Marine Institute/Royal Irish Academy Lecture - Alien World - Dr Andy Wheeler
12 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Marine Institute/Royal Irish Academy Lecture - Alien World - New Discoveries of Exotic Lifeforms & Volcanic Metal Chimneys in the Deep Ocean Dr. Andy ...
Science: RIA & Science Media Centre - Introduction to the News Media for Ireland's Geoscientists
12 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
RIA and Science Media Centre Event - Introduction to the News Media for Ireland's Geoscientists Thursday, 17 May 2012, 13:30 - 18:00, Academy House C...
Science: A Conversation with Professor Peter Higgs and Colleagues
03 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
A Conversation with Professor Peter Higgs and Colleagues Thursday, 2 May 2013, Academy House On Thursday, 2 May 2013, in the Royal Irish Academy, Pro...
Science: Public Lecture - The Double Helix and Its Irish Forbearers - Nobel Laureate James Watson
03 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Public Lecture - The Double Helix and Its Irish Forbearers Nobel Laureate James Watson (Response by David McConnell) Monday, 29 April 2013, 6pm, Acade...
Science: Academy Discourse - The Speed Gene - Dr. Emmeline Hill
08 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Academy Discourse - The Speed Gene Dr. Emmeline Hill (Response by Prof. Dan Bradley) Thursday, 7th March 2013, 6pm, Academy House Dr Emmeline Hill is...
Science: Weather - Meteorology and Metereological Collections at the RIA and Met Eireann - Mairead Treanor
02 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Weather: Meteorology and Metereological Collections at the Royal Irish Academy and Met Eireann - Mairead Treanor, Librarian, Met Eireann The 2012 Sci...
Science: Scientific Collections of the Edward Worth Library - Elizabethanne Boran
02 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Scientific Collections of the Edward Worth Library - Elizabethanne Boran, Librarian, Edward Worth Library The 2012 Science Lecture Series was organis...
Science: Richard Kirwan (1733-1812) - Chemist, Barrister and Philospher - D.T. Burns, MRIA, FRSE. Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, QUB
02 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The 2012 Science Lecture Series was organised by the Academy Library as an integral element of an exhibition Science at the Royal Irish Academy: ‘Un...
Science: Minerals, Museums and Ireland's Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th Centuries - Nigel Monaghan, Keeper, Natural History Museums
02 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The 2012 Science Lecture Series was organised by the Academy Library as an integral element of an exhibition Science at the Royal Irish Academy: ‘Un...
Science: Hamilton - Mathematician and Romantic - Prof. Luke Drury, President, RIA
02 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The 2012 Science Lecture Series was organised by the Academy Library as an integral element of an exhibition Science at the Royal Irish Academy: ‘Un...