An international team led by scientists from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has discovered that large portions of the tectonic plate, or lithosphere, beneath Africa have disappeared over the past 200 million years. Their findings have… Read More
Dr Duygu Kiyan has been appointed a Schrödinger Fellow in Geophysics
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Last Updated: 21st January 2020 by Caoimhe Mulhall
The School of Cosmic Physics is delighted to announce that Dr Duygu Kiyan has been appointed a Schrödinger Fellow in Geophysics. Dr Kiyan’s research interests focus on natural-source electromagnetic techniques (i.e. magnetotellurics) in continental environments to understand thermal… Read More
DIAS scientists discover disappearance of large parts of tectonic plate beneath Africa
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Last Updated: 13th January 2020 by Caoimhe Mulhall
An international team led by scientists from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has discovered that large portions of the tectonic plate, or lithosphere, beneath Africa have disappeared over the past 200 million years. Their findings have… Read More
Marking a decade of “internationally acclaimed scientific achievements”
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Last Updated: 9th January 2020 by Caoimhe Mulhall
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has released details of some of its most significant achievements over the decade from 2010 to 2019. DIAS’s work focuses on Astrophysics, Geophysics, Theoretical Physics and Celtic Studies. Over the past… Read More
DIAS receives funding for new ‘SALI’ Senior Professorship in Physics
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Last Updated: 7th January 2020 by Caoimhe Mulhall
DIAS is celebrating an excellent start to 2020, with receipt of funding for a new Senior Professorship in Physics. The announcement was made Friday 03 January by Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor, TD. This… 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
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
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Posted: 8th October 2019 by George Rogers
Nobel Prize in Physics for 2019 Announced
This year’s Nobel prize in physics was announced! The prize was split between two different ways of studying our Universe. James Peebles was awarded half of the price for his theoretical work in physical cosmology. His ground-breaking work… 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
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
DIAS is looking for an exceptional Senior Executive Officer to look after their Strategy Implementation and Impact. Interested? Learn More at dias.ie/2020/01/08/vac… Closes 31 January #DIASdiscovers #jobfairy
ICYMI: DIAS was awarded one of the first SALI Professorships in Physics on the 03 January. It is anticipated that recruitment for this position will begin in late Spring 2020. More ➡️ dias.ie/2020/01/06/dia… #DIASdiscovers #SALI #physics #jobfairy #gender #Balance
In 2017 Dr Eamon O'Gorman (then astronomer at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies) led an international team to create the image of Betelgeuse. Now one of the brightest stars in the sky has been dimming: dias.ie/betelgeusedims #DIASdiscovers #ALMA #telescope