Professor Anne-Marie McAlinden was officially admitted into the Royal Irish Academy in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the humanities and social sciences, during the Admittance Ceremony which took place on Friday 23^rd May in Dublin.

Anne-Marie is Professor of Law and Criminal Justice in the School of law; and a Fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice. Her pioneering scholarship focuses on legal responses to sexual offending as well as the dynamics of abuse, including in digital and institutional contexts.

The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) is an independent, all-island learned society. A small number of members are admitted each year for their distinguished contributions to scholarship and research in the sciences, humanities, social sciences and public service. Membership is by election and considered the highest academic honour in Ireland.

Since its establishment in 1785, the RIA has been honouring Ireland’s leading contributors to the world of learning. Each member is formally admitted in a special ceremony, during which they subscribe to the Member’s Declaration of Obligations and sign the Roll Book of Members. Past members have included Nobel laureates WB Yeats, Ernest Walton, Max Planck, and Seamus Heaney.

Commenting on her election, Professor McAlinden said:

“I am delighted and extremely honoured to have been elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy. The Royal Irish Academy funded my doctoral studies, and it will be my privilege and pleasure to give back as part of a community of leading experts from the social sciences and humanities. I very much look forward to supporting the Academy in advancing publicly engagement through promoting academic research and knowledge.”

 

 Professor Anne-Marie McAlinden

School of Law

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