Ireland

"Royal Irish Academy"

Council Members

Professor James Slevin, President; Professor Howard Clarke, Secretary.

RIA Life Sciences Committee:

Prof. R.A. Anderson, Prof. T. Bolger, Dr. J. Breen, Dr. M. Comer, Prof. J. Davenport, MRIA , Prof. S. Downes, Dr. P. Engel, MRIA, Dr. J. Farrar, Ms. L. Fegan, Dr. E. Gosling, Prof. B. Harvey, Chair, Prof. J.J.A. Heffron, MRIA, Prof. D. Kenny, Prof. K. Ohlendieck, Prof. R. O'Kennedy, Prof. L. O'Neill, Dr. F. Regan, Prof. B. Rima, MRIA, Prof. J.F. Roche, MRIA, Prof. T. Smith, Dr. C. Spillane, Dr. A. Taylor

Dr. J. Wilson, Secretary

Contact Information

19 Dawson Street,

Dublin 2, Ireland.

Tel.: +353 1 6762570

Fax: +353 1 6762346

Email: admin@ria.ie

Term of Office of National Committee

The committee agreed to work with other committees of the Academy and now forms part of the Royal Irish Academy Life Sciences Committee. This committee is now the contact for the IUNS.

Consultants

As above.

Year Established

1785

Activities in 2003-2004

Dr. Helen Roche was awarded the RIA Award in Nutritional Sciences in recognition of her contribution to research.

In March 2004 the committee organized a conference entitled ‘The Ethics of Eating’. Full details including press coverage can be found at http://www.ria.ie/events/ethics.htm