RDS Science Live Demonstration Lecture Bursaries
The RDS has established a fund to provide bursaries to educators to develop science demonstration lectures for primary and secondary school students.
The aim of the Society's founders in 1731 was to improve Ireland's economic condition by promoting the development of Agriculture, Arts, Science and Industry. These Foundation objectives today are undertaken by five Standing Committees: Agriculture & Rural Affairs; Science & Technology; Arts; Equestrian and Industry & Commerce who each work to further the broad economic and cultural development of Ireland. The Society's Council oversees all these activities. Below is an overview of the entire RDS Foundation Programme.
Augustine Henry Forestry Lecture
The RDS is dedicated to attracting the best guest speakers to address not only the current and future issues facing forestry in Ireland but also lectures that will help illuminate the past and show how this area of Irish agriculture has changed over the centuries.
Weapons of Mass Destruction of the Immune System
Designed to explain how our body seeks and destroys invaders, the RDS organises a series of short immunology lectures for schools every year which is aimed specifically at those in Transition Year and above.
RDS / Intel Prize Lecture for Nanoscience
In recognition of the significant achievements being made by Irish scientists and scientists based in Ireland to the field of nanoscience the RDS in partnership with Intel Ireland have inaugurated a Prize Lecture for Nanoscience.
Robert Mallet - Irish Engineer and Scientist Exhibition
The Irish engineer and scientist Robert Mallet (1810–1881) is one of Ireland's many unsung scientific heroes. His contributions to the fields of engineering, seismology, volcanology and ballistic ordnance were of global significance.
Irish Society for Immunology Public Lecture Award
Each year the RDS organises a public lecture on the matter of immunology and how it pertains to people's health. The lecture is free of charge and aimed specifically at a general audience.
RDS Science Live for Teachers
The RDS Science Live for Teachers programme involves two annual workshops developed to provide teachers with an opportunity to hone their skills to help teach and demonstrate the science curriculum.
RDS Allotment Awards
The RDS Allotment Awards aim to recognise the hard work, dedication and attention to detail that is being undertaken by those involved in allotment gardening and also to promote an area that encourages people to become more aware of rural issues.
RDS Young Sheep Farmer Award
Sheep farming is an important indigenous industry in Ireland that is worth more than €250 million each year to the economy. Through this Award the RDS, in collaboration with Macra na Feirme and the Irish Farmers Journal, acknowledges the importance of this industry.
RDS Science Live Demonstration Lecture Series
The RDS Science Live Demonstration Lecture series involves funding science communicators to develop high quality workshops that are aimed at those in primary and secondary school.
