Royal Academy of Arts as somewhat anachronistic. But efforts are made to award each prize to a student producing work that bears a relation to the intentions of the original benefactor. The Royal Academy has an important collection of books, archives and works of art accessible for research and display. A large part of these collections have been digitised and can be investigated through the Collection website. The first president of the Royal Academy, Sir Joshua Reynolds, gave his noted self-portrait, beginning the Royal Academy collection. This was followed by gifts from other founding members, such as Gainsborough and Benjamin West. Subsequently each elected
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy The Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy ("PRIA") is the journal of the Royal Irish Academy, founded in 1785 to promote the study of science, polite literature, and antiquities. It was known as several titles over the years: In 1902, the journal split into three sections "Section A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences", "Section B: Biological, Geological, and Chemical Science" and "Section C: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature". "Section A" is now published as "Mathematical Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy" since 1998, and "Section B" is now published as "Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the