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
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: 14th February 2020 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
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Posted: 22nd August 2019 by Caoimhe Mulhall
First Irish scientist elected as Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU)
An Irish scientist has been elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) – the world’s largest earth and space science society – for the first time. Senior Professor Emeritus at the Dublin Institute for Advanced… 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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Last Updated: 14th February 2020 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
DIAS welcomes back former space research technicians
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Last Updated: 14th February 2020 by Caoimhe Mulhall
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) held a celebratory event on July 04th to mark 50 years as space research pioneers in Ireland. DIAS researchers became involved in space research following the Apollo 11 moon landing which… Read More
DIAS: 50 Years as space research pioneers
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Last Updated: 12th July 2019 by Caoimhe Mulhall
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies to highlight Irish connections to historic moon landing The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has launched a programme of events for July to mark the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing… Read More
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Last Updated: 20th June 2019 by martin
M1.9 Irish Sea earthquake, 18th June 2019
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake occurred on the 18th June 2019 at 20:53:12 local time in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Wales. For more details please see this post on the INSN homepage.
The Theroretical Physics theme for the 80th anniversary is "Quantum, Inifinity and Beyond" The events will tie in the main research topics of the School and draw on its rich history. More on DIAS 2020 can be found here: dias.ie/dias2020/
DIAS School of Theoretical Physics is one of the two founding Schools. It's first Director was the renowned Physicist Erwin Schrödinger, and the School can boast a number of other big names in Irish and International physics and mathematics. #DIASdiscovers
DIAS & @esa Solar Orbiter. Professor Peter Gallagher and Dr Shane Maloney worked on the recently launched space mission. dias.ie/2020/02/11/dia… #DIASdiscovers #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters #SolarOrbiter
On 5th February 1943, Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Prof Erwin Schrödinger, then Director of Theoretical Physics at DIAS, delivered the first of his renowned ‘What is Life?’ lectures. He delivered further lectures in his ‘What is Life?’ series over the following month.
@petertgallagher will be on @PatKennyNT at 11.20 talking about the @esa #SolarOrbiter launch that took place at 4.03 yesterday morning from Cape Canaveral. ☀️🛰️ Listen now: newstalk.com #DIASdiscovers
Big Thank you to @hfalcke, for our School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture on "The first image of a Black Hole" yesterday evening. Here he is pictured with @TomRayDIAS in @ucddublin #DIASdiscovers
ICYMI: DIAS SCIENTISTS DISCOVER DISAPPEARANCE OF LARGE PARTS OF TECTONIC PLATE BENEATH AFRICA researchandinnovation.ie/dias-scientist… #DIASdiscovers
Tickets still available for our Statutory Public Lecture this evening by @hfalcke: “The First Image of a Black Hole” More here➡️eventbrite.ie/e/dias-scp-sta… Tickets are free! #DIASdiscovers #blackhole