Media in Ireland have reported on the discovery of a previously unknown pattern of deformation of continental lithosphere, made by Sergei Lebedev and Celine Tirel (Geophysics Section, DIAS) and their co-workers in Germany. The team measured slight directional… Read More

We are pleased to announce that Professor Luke Drury, Director of the School of Cosmic Physics, was elected President of the Royal Irish Academy on 16th March 2011. He is the 54th President of the Academy since it… Read More

On March 11th 2011, at 05:46 (GMT) a M 8.9 earthquake struck of the North East Coast of Japan. It has caused fatalities and there is a widespread flooding and fires in the Tokyo region. Because the focus… Read More

November, 2010 Students To Have Online Access to Lecture Notes, Books, Resources in Every Higher Education Campus In a major technological development announced today, Ireland moves closer to a higher education system where courses can be delivered across… Read More

Oct, 2010 History might not make you quake but Dublin born Robert Mallet (1810 – 1881) is considered by many as the father of seismology (study of earthquakes). DIAS has the pleasure of holding an exhibition celebrating the… Read More