As part of our Samhain agus Science mini-festival and Dark Matter Day 2021, we present "The Dark Side of the Universe", a talk delivered by Prof. Katherine Freese. Prof. Freese will recount the ongoing search for understanding the... Read More
Sound artist & composer David Stalling has collaborated with a team of seismologists at DIAS, led by Sergei Lebedev (now a DIAS Adjunct Professor, and at Cambridge University), since 2018. What has emerged is a new set of... Read More
Our final day of Samhain agus Science events begins at 1pm, when Dr Martin Möllhoff of DIAS Geophysics will explain why Hekla is to this day frequently referred to as 'gateway to hell'. It's volcanic activity since the... Read More
Join us for our final talk of Samhain agus Science 2021 where Dr Erin Higgins looks at end of life black holes. The most massive stars in our Universe collapse to form black holes at the end of... Read More
From the first ever Irish experiment in space, to landmark insights on volcanoes, the School of Cosmic Physics at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has played a leading role in strengthening our understanding of the world... Read More
The Armagh-Dunsink-Harvard telescope (ADH) was the first major international project undertaken by Dunsink Observatory following the observatory’s re-opening as part of DIAS’ School of Cosmic Physics (founded in 1947). The ADH was the brainchild of Eric Lindsay, Director... Read More
Even though we cannot feel it, the ground is always trembling beneath our feet. We know this because really sensitive earthquake detectors feel these vibrations. Join seismologists Professor Chris Bean & Dr Martin Möllhoff from the Dublin Institute... Read More
Finding the signature of life on another world is a key goal of modern astronomy. But what would this life look like? Dr. Donna Rodgers-Lee will discuss the harsh environments that many planets may experience that could affect... Read More
Join us at DIAS Dunsink Observatory for a very special Samhain agus Science Event where Dr Patrick Kavanagh will present a journey to the darkest corners of the universe! The timing of Samhain, when portals to the pagan... Read More
A free online talk with Prof. Mark Williams (University of Leicester) on the geology of human impact on the Earth and the far reaching markers of climate change on our planet. This talk is part of the annual... Read More
