Folks - IFAS has a nominal position within the RIA. From time to time they send on material. Here is one such request and I have forwarded it on for information.
If anyone is interested, let me know and I can forward you on another one-page info document.
Cheers
Dave
ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY
ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW COMMITTEE FOR CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
The Academy Committee for Chemical and Physical Sciences is a committee of the Royal Irish Academy, with a remit to pursue strategic and policy development in the areas of chemistry and physics on an All-Ireland basis. The Committee promotes the disciplines by organising lectures, conferences and events on relevant topics and on policy issues involving the science community, with a focus on academia. For more information on the activities of the committee in its last term, please see attached.
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