An international team of astrophysicists, from seven different institutions in six countries, lead by researchers from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, have measured the total mass and energy from a jet driven by a massive protostar, for… Read More
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Last Updated: 30th December 2019 by Caoimhe Mulhall
Three Earthquakes reported off the coast of Ireland
The Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) has recorded three separate Earthquake events this December off the coast of Ireland. The first was detected on the 15th December at 21:19:52 UTC, when a M2.5 earthquake occurred in the Irish… Read More
Dr. Chantal Kobel appointed a Bergin Fellow at the School of Celtic Studies
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Last Updated: 6th January 2020 by Alice PR
The School of Celtic Studies at DIAS is delighted to announce that Dr. Chantal Kobel has been appointed a Bergin Fellow. The name of the Fellowship honours Professor Osborn J. Bergin, first Director of the School of Celtic… Read More
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Last Updated: 20th December 2019 by Anne Grace
Postdoctoral Position in the area of Space Physics
A Postdoctoral research position is available at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Section as part of a new Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)-funded Space Science team led by Dr. Caitriona Jackman. The… Read More
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Last Updated: 13th January 2020 by Anne Grace
PhD Studentship to work in the area of Space Physics
Ph.D. Studentship. Duration 4 years. Stipend: €18,500 per year, tax free. A PhD position is available at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Section. This post will be part of a new… Read More
Dr Eoin Carley appointed a Schrödinger Fellow in Solar Physics
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Last Updated: 6th January 2020 by Anne Grace
DIAS Astrophysics are delighted to announce that Dr Eoin Carley has been appointed a Schrödinger Fellow in Solar Physics. Dr Carley is an expert in using radio observations of the Sun to uncover the fundamental plasma physics of particle acceleration in… Read More
DIAS scientists play central role in detection of highest-energy gamma-ray
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Last Updated: 21st November 2019 by Caoimhe Mulhall
Image credit: The large 28-metre central HESS telescope and two of the four smaller telescopes (Credit: MPIK / Christian Föhr) Scientists from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) have played a key role in observing the highest-energy… Read More
DIAS researcher makes significant discovery on formation of new planets
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Last Updated: 28th November 2019 by Caoimhe Mulhall
A Dublin-based researcher is amongst a team of astronomers who have made a significant discovery on how new planets are formed. Rebeca García López, a researcher at the School of Cosmic Physics at the Dublin Institute for Advanced… Read More
Important 17th century Irish manuscripts from Leuven, Belgium, now available on ISOS
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Last Updated: 5th November 2019 by Caoimhe Mulhall
On the evening of Wednesday 18 September, online access to the Leuven Irish Manuscripts was launched at the Royal Irish Academy, at an event hosted by the General Representation of the Government of Flanders and the Belgian Embassy…. Read More
Astronomy exhibition celebrating 100 years of exploration launches in Dublin
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Last Updated: 21st October 2019 by Caoimhe Mulhall
An exhibition celebrating 100 years of space exploration was launched today (19.08.19) by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) at Wood Quay Venue, Dublin 8. ‘Above and Beyond’ is an international travelling exhibition exploring a selection of… Read More
International Team led by DIAS researcher measure key cosmic step in formation of early stars
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Posted: 12th August 2019 by Caoimhe Mulhall
An international team of astrophysicists, from seven different institutions in six countries, lead by researchers from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, have measured the total mass and energy from a jet driven by a massive protostar, for… Read More
The DIAS School of Cosmic Physics is delighted to announce that Dr Duygu Kiyan has been appointed a Schrödinger Fellow in Geophysics. ➡️dias.ie/2020/01/21/dr-… @dias_geophysics #DIASdiscovers
DYK: @dias_geophysics was at @BTYSTE in the @TheRDS in early Jan twitter.com/dias_geophysic…
#OTD in 2019 @mitchelloconnor unveiled a portrait of Dr Sheila Tinney here at DIAS. Dr Tinney was appointed the first ever female fellow at DIAS and later became a Research Associate at the Institute’s School of Theoretical Physics. Today also marks her birthday 🎂 #DIASdiscovers
Busy start to the week: An international team led by scientists from DIAS has discovered that large portions of the tectonic plate, or lithosphere, beneath Africa have disappeared over the past 200 million years More ➡️ dias.ie/2020/01/13/dia… @dias_geophysics #DIASdiscovers
An interesting story that includes one of the first ever DIAS staff members. #DIASdiscovers twitter.com/IrishTimesBook…
This week we took a look back at DIAS' significant achievements over the decade from 2010 to 2019. Learn More ➡️ dias.ie/2020/01/09/dia… #DIASdiscovers