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16th April 2016 – Earthquake near coast of Ecuador

A major M7.8 earthquake occurred near the coast of Ecuador on 16th April 2016 at 23:58 UTC (18:58 local time). DATE : 16 April 2016 ORIGIN TIME : 23:58 37s UTC LAT/LONG : 0.371° North / 79.940° West… Read More

15th April 2016 – Earthquake on the island of Kyushu, Japan

A major M7.0 earthquake occurred on the island of Kyushu, Japan on 15th April 2016 at 16:25 UTC (01:25 on 16th April local time). A number of aftershocks have been recorded. A tsunami alert was issued for Japanese… Read More

12th – 14th April 2016 Workshop “Contested Astrophysics”

The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), with the support of an interdisciplinary grant from the Irish Research Council (WEXD – When Experts Disagree), will hold a specialist workshop from Tuesday 12th to Thursday 14th April 2016 examining… Read More

4th to 6th April 2016 – Applied Geophysics Module at Dunsink Observatory

Staff from DIAS Geophysics developed and delivered an intensive, one-week, course recently on ‘Applied Geophysics’. The course was delivered to final year geology students of UCD and TCD. The course took place in Dunsink Observatory.

Central Administration staff

Name Email Position/Section Phone Booksales Finance Office +353-1-6140100 Brennan, Mary  Administrative Assistant (Registrar’s Office) +353-1-6140122 Burke, Mary Senior Administrative Officer & F.O.I. Officer (Registrar’s Office) +353-1-6140188 Byrne, Ronan Assistant Finance Officer (Finance Office) +353-1-6140124 Forkin, Grace Finance Officer… Read More

Council of DIAS ( 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2020 )

Chairman V. Cunnane, Limerick Institute of Technology Ex-Officio Members A. Deeks, President University College DublinP. Prendergast, Provost Trinity College DublinM. Daly, President Royal Irish Academy (to March 2017)M. Kennedy, President Royal Irish Academy (from March 2017) Members appointed… Read More

Past Councils of DIAS and Governing Boards of the Schools

Council and Governing Boards 2015 to 2020 Council and Governing Boards 2010 to 2015 Council and Governing Boards 2005 to 2010 Council and Governing Boards as at 31/12/2004 Council and Governing Boards as at 31/12/2003 Council and Governing… Read More

16th March 2016 – Source of high energy particles bombarding Earth identified

Incredibly high energy particles bombarding Earth are likely to be coming from a supermassive black hole located near the centre of our Milky Way galaxy, new research by an Irish based scientist and his colleagues has concluded. Full… Read More