Astronomy and photography fans are getting a final reminder to enter the ‘Reach for the Stars’ competition, organised by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS). The competition, seeking the best astro-photographs taken in Ireland over the period… Read More
DIAS Updates
Leave a Comment
Last Updated: 26th March 2021 by Caoimhe Mulhall
Newsletter: From Astrophotography to Volcanoes and everything in-between Newsletter: With History, Culture & Samhain events we’ve been busy Newsletter: Even in light of restrictions our work continues
Final call for Ireland’s best astronomy photographs
Leave a Comment
Posted: 23rd March 2021 by Caoimhe Mulhall
Astronomy and photography fans are getting a final reminder to enter the ‘Reach for the Stars’ competition, organised by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS). The competition, seeking the best astro-photographs taken in Ireland over the period… Read More
DIAS scientists’ part of research team to record first ever detailed description of a volcanic eruption from Sierra Negra
Leave a Comment
Last Updated: 4th March 2021 by Caoimhe Mulhall
A volcanic eruption in the Galápagos Islands has given scientists a fresh insight into how volcanoes behave and provided vital information that will help to predict future hazards on the islands. Irish scientists, based at Dublin Institute for… Read More
Imbolc & the first day of Spring
Leave a Comment
Last Updated: 8th March 2021 by Caoimhe Mulhall
Inspired by St Brigid’s Day and the Celtic festival of Imbolc, which traditionally mark the beginning of spring in Ireland, DIAS will be profiling some inspiring female researchers from its disciplines in the lead-up to International Women’s Day… Read More
‘Reach for the Stars’ – DIAS’s Astrophotography Competition
Leave a Comment
Last Updated: 16th April 2021 by Caoimhe Mulhall
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies is running the inaugural ‘Reach for the Stars’ astrophotography competition in 2021. Launched in December 2020, the competition called for the best astro-photographs taken in Ireland over the period 1st January 2020 to 31st… Read More
DIAS scientist amongst leaders of Ariel mission to explore distant exoplanets
Leave a Comment
Last Updated: 13th November 2020 by Caoimhe Mulhall
Irish scientist Tom Ray – based at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) – is one of the leaders of the Ariel mission that has been adopted by the European Space Agency (ESA) this week to explore… Read More
Launching the #DIAS2020 Video
Leave a Comment
Last Updated: 4th July 2020 by Alice PR
For eight decades, DIAS has been at the forefront of research and has continually explored the big questions of the 21st Century and beyond. DIAS has pushed the boundaries to explore and discover the unknown. Today, we continue… Read More
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies celebrates 80 years of Discovery
Leave a Comment
Last Updated: 19th June 2020 by Caoimhe Mulhall
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is marking its unique mission and rich legacy of ground-breaking discoveries with a week of on-line events culminating in DIAS Day on Friday, 19th June , which marks the 80th anniversary since… Read More
DIAS scientists collect unique data from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean
Leave a Comment
Posted: 14th May 2020 by Caoimhe Mulhall
Unique ocean-bottom recordings of North Atlantic earthquakes and the songs of great baleen whales offshore Ireland have been obtained thanks to one of the boldest deep-ocean research projects ever undertaken in Europe. The SEA-SEIS project, led by scientists… Read More
DIAS seismologists detect change in “human-made seismic noise”
Leave a Comment
Last Updated: 27th April 2020 by Alice PR
Further information can be accessed on the INSN homepage PRESS RELEASE Wednesday 8th April 2020 DIAS seismologists detect change in “human-made seismic noise” across Ireland due to Covid-19 lockdown Data from Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies illustrates the… Read More
Curious on the inspiration of our Burlington Road building? Have a read of this @RIAIOnline article by the man who designed it #architecture #DIASdiscovers #protected #structures twitter.com/archireland/st…
#WednesdayWatch Professor Barry Lewis of our School of Celtic Studies presents: The impact of the Anglo-Norman conquest on hagiography in Wales and Ireland Recorded on the 18 November 2016 youtu.be/ZnGpOJaYlGs #celtic #studies #DIASdiscovers
The DIAS School of Astronomy & Astrophysics are pleased to announce the paper: "Quasi-periodic Particle Acceleration in a Solar Flare" #DIASdiscovers #astrophysics #solar twitter.com/petertgallaghe…
A great example of how blue sky, curiosity-led research has later resulted in a major asset for all mankind. #research #bluesky #curiosity twitter.com/nathanheller/s…
This Weeks School of Theoretical Physics seminar is by Miguel Montero of @harvardphysics Subscribe to our YouTube channel for all current and future seminars: youtube.com/DIASdublin #DIASdiscovers #theoretical #physics #highenergy #theory #harvard twitter.com/StpDias/status…
@aliiicv @fermatslibrary We just celebrated Synge Week here in DIAS. He spent his last 47 years back in Ireland working with the institute. You can see the influence of having a famous uncle as a writer and playwright here✍️
Did you know that @dias_geophysics is a full partner of the @EUROVOLC project and has been monitoring the ongoing #icelanderuption Learn more about this and other projects here: dias.ie/geo-recent-res… #volcano #eruption #DIASdiscovers #geophysics twitter.com/EUROVOLC/statu…
DIAS will host a number of Summer Studentships in 2021,which are now open for application✍️ 💫DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics closes on 23rd April 2021📡 #DIASdiscovers #jobfairy #studentships #astrophysics RTs encouraged! @PhysicsNUIG @tcdastro @UCD_physics @WITPhysics twitter.com/DIASAstronomy/…
The DIAS School of Theoretical Physics are pleased to announce the publication of "Gauge × Gauge = Gravity on Homogeneous Spaces using Tensor Convolutions" #DIASdiscovers #theoretical #physics #gravity #gauge #highenergy twitter.com/StpDias/status…
@DIASAstronomy and @DIASDunsink have a nice Citizen Science project ongoing in relation to meteors. Learn more here: dunsink.dias.ie/citizen-scienc… (2/2) #DIASdiscovers #darkskies #CitizenScience
This week is International #DarkSkyWeek #IDSW2021 - Ireland is home to two internationally recognised dark sky places; Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve & Mayo International Dark Sky Park. - Learn more: idsw.darksky.org - Interested in checking out the skies? (1/2)