Speaker: Ian Jubb (DIAS) Einstein's Theory of Relativity revolutionised the way we understand the universe. Its implications for the world around us are far reaching; from black holes and the Big Bang, to more everyday technology like GPS.... Read More
*DIAS 2020 PUBLIC EVENT* Samhain agus Science 2020 Black holes are among the most fascinating objects that our universe harbours. Recent breakthroughs have made it possible for us to observe them directly - the Event Horizon Telescope has... Read More
*DIAS 2020 PUBLIC EVENT* Samhain agus Science 2020 As a geneticist, our speaker Mark Lawler has always been fascinated about the research that uncovered the “Secret of Life” as Francis Crick described the discovery of the structure of... Read More
*DIAS 2020 PUBLIC EVENT* Presented as part of Samhain agus Science to celebrate Dark Matter Day. It’s a remarkable claim, but today’s scientists are convinced that everything we have ever observed, stars, planets, ourselves - everything! - constitutes... Read More
As part the Dublin Festival of History, the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies presents a talk on some of its notable first researchers. Immigrants and refugees coming to Ireland are not – or not only – a recent... Read More
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
Poet and Physicist Iggy McGovern will present a selection of poems from his most recent book: Making Waves, a sonnet sequence based on the life of Erwin Schrödinger. Joining Professor McGovern will be Dr. Ian Jubb, of DIAS,... Read More
Most of the matter in the universe is made up of something we don't see and don't know much about, so we are pretty much in the dark about it and appropriately we call it Dark Matter. In... Read More
As part of the workshop Computer Science for Knotty Math Problems, The School of Theoretical Physics, DIAS presents an Honourary Public Lecture. Abstract: The theory of knots has its origins in the deep history of weaving and the... Read More
STP, DIAS presents its annual Statutory Public Lecture on Monday 14 November 2022, 6:30-8pm – hosted by Trinity College, Dublin in the Robert Emmet Theatre (Arts Block). This is a free, in-person, event but advance booking is required.... Read More
