Professor Imelda Maher joins the Royal Irish Academy.
Imelda Maher, Sutherland Professor of European Law, was recently admitted as a member of the Royal Irish Academy. Membership is the highest academic honour in Ireland and is awarded to those who have attained distinction in education and research. Professor Maher’s research is in the field of European economic law and governance, in particular in relation to competition law. Interdisciplinarity is a particular feature of her work. She was recently was appointed general editor of Legal Studies, the journal of the Society of Legal Scholars of the UK and Ireland.Professor Maher joins other notable lawyers who are members of the Academy, including UCD School of Law emeritus professors, James Casey, Geoffrey Hand and Nial Osborough, as well as President Mary McAleese and former President, Mary Robinson.
Pictured at the RIA election announcement: (backrow l-r) Prof Barry Smyth, UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics and Clarity; Prof Luke Drury, President of the RIA; Prof Alun Jones, UCD School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy; (front row l-r) Prof Jean Michel Picard, UCD School of Languages and Literatures; Prof Kathleen James-Chakraborty, UCD School of Art History and Cultural Policy; Prof Imelda Maher, UCD School of Law; and Prof Catherine Godson, UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research
