The Annual Hamilton Walk, in association with the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Maynooth University, will take place during Maths Week Ireland on Monday 16th October starting from Dunsink Observatory. Advance Booking is essential for this event. More… Read More
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Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 by mary
Dunsink Observatory Public Open Night – Maths Week 2017
Speaker: Dr Samuel Kováčik, Government of Ireland Post-Doctoral Fellow funded by the Irish Research Council and based in the School of Theoretical Physics, DIAS. Title of Talk: Sir Hamilton and the story of making things up (Sir William… Read More
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Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 by George Rogers
STP Vacancy – Junior Post-doctoral Scholarship(s)
The School of Theoretical Physics of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies invites applications for one or possibly two junior post-doctoral scholarships in theoretical physics. Applicants are welcome from all fields of theoretical and mathematical physics; however, preference… Read More
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Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 by George Rogers
Nobel Prize for Physics 2017 Awarded to Discovery of Gravitational Waves
For a couple of years, gravitational waves are the central topic of numerous discussions. What do the physicists find so interesting on them is a combination of four factors, two of them very big and two very small:… Read More
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Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 by Anne Grace
CTA Public Event in Dunsink Observatory
Public Open Night Wednesday October 11th Two talks on the Cherenkov Telescope Array. Gates open at 7:00 pm Book here Dr Masha Chernyakova: New frontiers in science with the Cherenkov Telescope Array. Abstract: The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA),… Read More
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Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 by martin
19th September 2017, M7.1 Mexico earthquake
An earthquake with magnitude 7.1 occurred near Puebla, about 120km from Mexico City on the 19th September 2017 at 18:14:38 UTC. A number of buildings in Mexico City collapsed and at least 200 fatalities have been reported to… Read More
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Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 by mary
Annual Hamilton Walk – 16th October 2017
The Annual Hamilton Walk, in association with the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Maynooth University, will take place during Maths Week Ireland on Monday 16th October starting from Dunsink Observatory. Advance Booking is essential for this event. More… Read More
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Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 by Anna
Friday, 22 Sept 2017 – Culture Night (Geophysics programme)
DIAS – Geophysics programme of Culture Night event at 5 Merrion Square: Earthquakes and other Geohazards: Despite its lack of large earthquakes, Ireland holds a special place in the history of Earthquake studies thanks to the pioneering work… Read More
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Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 by mary
Photo of MIRI Group Meeting – September 2017
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is due for launch in 2018 and DIAS convened the team working on one of its major instruments MIRI in Dublin (13th to 15th September) to finalize their plans for using the… Read More
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Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 by martin
8th September 2017, M8.1 Mexico earthquake
A major earthquake with magnitude 8.1 occurred offshore Mexico on the 8th September 2017 at 04:49:21 UTC. The epicentre is located about 60km from the coast of the mexican state Chiapas, see map below. The event was felt… Read More
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Last Updated: 23rd May 2018 by mary
19th October – School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture 2017
**Advance booking is required here** Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies – School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture 2017 Thursday 19th October at 6:30pm Brave new worlds: the planets in our galaxy By Professor Giovanna Tinetti, University College… Read More
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