John Halligan TD, Minister of State for Skills, Training, Innovation, Research and Development, has today (30.07.18) unveiled a plaque to commemorate the contribution of Thomas Grubb to astronomy in Ireland and worldwide. In the 1830s, Thomas Grubb pioneered… Read More
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Last Updated: 9th August 2018 by Louise Collins
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30th July 2018: Minister John Halligan unveils plaque to commemorate ‘telescope-maker extraordinaire’, Thomas Grubb
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Last Updated: 9th August 2018 by mary
John Halligan TD, Minister of State for Skills, Training, Innovation, Research and Development, has today (30.07.18) unveiled a plaque to commemorate the contribution of Thomas Grubb to astronomy in Ireland and worldwide. In the 1830s, Thomas Grubb pioneered… Read More
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Last Updated: 23rd July 2018 by mary
20th July 2018: Visit to DIAS by H.E. Mr. Miguel Malfavón, Ambassador of Mexico to Ireland
His Excellency Mr. Miguel Malfavón, Ambassador of Mexico to Ireland, visited DIAS on Friday 20th July and met with Dr Eucharia Meehan (Registrar and CEO of DIAS) and Professor Denjoe O’Connor (Senior Professor in the School of Theoretical… Read More
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Last Updated: 20th July 2018 by mary
19th July 2018: Moon Cycle to DIAS Dunsink Observatory as part of Festival of Curiosity
The ‘Moon Cycle’ took place last night (19.07.18) as part of the Festival of Curiosity. DIAS Dunsink Observatory was established in 1785, and has been part of DIAS since 1947. It now functions primarily as an outreach centre… Read More
23rd June 2018: Dunsink Observatory designated Ireland’s first European site of historical significance
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Last Updated: 3rd August 2018 by mary
Dunsink Observatory, part of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), sealed its status as one of Ireland’s most important scientific sites today (23.06.18), when it was recognised by the European Physical Society as a “site of historical… Read More
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Last Updated: 11th July 2018 by mary
13th June 2018 : School of Theoretical Physics Statutory Public Lecture by Professor Terence Rudolph
This year marks the 75th Anniversary of Professor Erwin Schrödinger’s ‘What is Life?’ Lecture Series. Prof. Erwin Schrödinger, Nobel Prize-winner, was the Director of the School of Theoretical Physics at the DIAS from 1940-1956. To commemorate this anniversary,… Read More
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Last Updated: 14th June 2018 by mary
13th June 2018 : Grandsons of Schrödinger and de Valera mark 75 years of ground-breaking science
The grandsons of two men who played a key role in Irish public life during the 20th Century met for the first time today (13.06.18) at an event in Dublin commemorating the life’s work of Nobel prize-winner and… Read More
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Last Updated: 24th May 2018 by mary
May 2018 : DIAS led HERSK project field work in Iceland started recently
The field season of the DIAS led HERSK project started last week when Icelandic Met Office engineers transported seismic gear with skidoos onto Hekla volcano. The HEkla Real-time Seismic networK project is funded by the GSI shortcall program… Read More
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of Schrödinger’s ‘What is Life?’ lectures
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Last Updated: 3rd August 2018 by Niamh Breathnach
This year marks the 75th Anniversary of Professor Erwin Schrödinger’s ‘What is Life?’ Lecture Series. Prof. Erwin Schrödinger, Nobel Prize-winner, was the Director of the School of Theoretical Physics at the DIAS from 1940-1956. DIAS have launched a… Read More
19th – 29th June 2018 : DIAS Summer School in High-Energy Astrophysics 2018
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Last Updated: 19th July 2018 by mary
The DIAS Summer School on High-Energy Astrophysics 2018 is the second summer school organised by the Centre for Astroparticle Physics and Astrophysics (CAPPA), part of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), and is hosted by Dublin City… Read More
Really looking forward to hosting 'The Night Sky over Ireland' event with @SciGalleryDub at @DunsinkObs on 1st Sept. Tickets are free! Register here: bit.ly/2vNxDvS
#heritageweek talk on all things Ogham related in Wicklow by #DIASDublin Ogham in 3D project @NdeFaoite Full details here - dias.ie/event/heritage… #ShareAStory #MakeAConnection #EYCH
#heritageweek Ogham Workshop at Knowth by #DIASDublin Ogham in 3D @NdeFaoite Full details here - dias.ie/event/heritage… #ShareAStory #MakeAConnection #EYCH
#heritageweek Talk on DIAS Dunsink Observatory at Blanchardstown Library @fingallibraries by Sam Green from #DIASDublin Aug 23 @ 6:30pm heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event… #ShareAStory #MakeAConnection #EYCH
#DIASDublin Dunsink Observatory Opens Nights during @HeritageWeek Admission free but booking essential here bit.ly/1fIeOPq #heritageweek #ShareAStory #MakeAConnection #EYCH
Today is Nobel Prizewinner Erwin Schrödinger's birthday... Or is it? Love this graphic by the very talented @twisteddoodles #HappyBirthdaySchrodinger
Today is the birthday of Nobel Prizewinner Erwin Schrödinger! The famous physicist was the first Director of the School of Theoretical Physics here at DIAS and is known for his series of public lectures, known as the ‘What is Life?’ Lectures. #HappyBirthdaySchrodinger
*Sharing facts about E. Schrödinger to mark his bday tomorrow!* Did you know we donated a letter from F. Crick to Schrödinger which credits his influence in Crick & Watson discovery of DNA to @dublinmuseum earlier this yr. Go and check it out on display!#HappyBirthdaySchrodinger
To mark the 131st birthday of Erwin Schrödinger, we are sharing some interesting facts about the Nobel Prizewinner. Did you know he spent longer at @DIAS_Dublin researching than at any other institute he was based at. #HappyBirthdaySchrodinger
Tomorrow is Nobel Prizewinner Erwin Schrödinger's birthday. He would be the impressive age of 131! #HappyBirthdaySchrödinger
Check out this Editors' Highlights post @AGU_Eos by Dr Sergei Lebedev from #DIASDublin “Are Diamonds Ubiquitous Beneath Old Stable Continents?” published on Eos.org this week eos.org/editor-highlig…
29/8/18 #WomenInMathematics Day Ireland 2018 @UCDMathStat @WiMDI18 conference will feature a celebration of Dr Sheila Tinney’s work. Dr Tinney was the first female fellow of #DIASDublin & one of the first Research Associates at #DIASDublin More details: ucd.ie/mathstat/newsa…
Public lecture @tcddublin this evening by Manjit Dosanjh, Senior Advisor for Medical Applications @CERN "Ions for Cancer Therapy" . This is organised in association with the XIII Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum conference. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/ions-for-can…
The XIIIth Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum conference is taking place @MaynoothUni. Researchers from #DIASDublin are participating in it & the prog. is available here indico.cern.ch/event/648004/ #DIASDiscovers
Plaque unveiled to commemorate ‘telescope-maker extraordinaire’ Thomas Grubb engineersjournal.ie/2018/07/30/pla…
Memorial plaque unveiled to telescope-maker Thomas Grubb: aol.co.uk/news/2018/07/3… via @AOLdotUK