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3rd December – DIAS members visit Áras an Uachtaráin

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins welcomed members of DIAS to Áras an Uachtaráin on Thursday 3rd December on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the foundation of DIAS. Speaking Notes for President Michael D. Higgins on… Read More

11th December 2015 – DIAS lecture “Mathematics vs astronomy in early medieval Ireland”

Dr Immo Warntjes (Queen’s University Belfast) will deliver this free public lecture on Friday 11th December at 5:00pm in the Lecture Theatre, DIAS, 10 Burlington Road. Advance booking is required here.            

3rd December 2015 – DIAS lecture “Celts in the Cosmos”

Prof. Werner Nahm (Director, School of Theoretical Physics) delivered this public lecture on Thursday 3rd December in the National Gallery of Ireland. This was part of a programme of special lectures celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Foundation… Read More

25 November 2015 – DIAS lecture “One Hundred Years of Einstein’s Gravity – but where are the Waves?”

Professor Mike Cruise, Professor of Astrophysics and Space Research, University of Birmingham, gave the School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture on 25 November. The lecture was entitled “One Hundred Years of Einstein’s Gravity – but where are… Read More

9th November 2015 – DIAS Lecture “Einstein’s Universe: Relativity and the Big Bang”

Dr Cormac O’Raifeartaigh (Waterford Institute of Technology) gave a lecture entitled  “Einstein’s Universe: Relativity and the Big Bang” at DIAS on Monday 9th November. This lecture was the first in a programme of special lectures celebrating the 75th… Read More

Public Lecture on “The Emergence of Modern Irish”

School of Celtic Studies 2015 Statutory Public Lecture by Professor Ruairí Ó hUiginn (NUI Maynooth). Davis Theatre, Arts Block, Trinity College, Friday 20 November at 8.00 p.m. Admission is free and no booking is required.

75th Anniversary of the Foundation of DIAS

DIAS is celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2015 with a programme of special lectures. All of the lectures are open to the public but advance booking is required. Programme of Events Irish Times Article on the foundation of… Read More

Tionól 2015 – 19th, 20th & 21st November 2015

UPDATE: Due to the unavoidable withdrawal of speakers the Tionól will now commence at 16:10 Thursday 19th November. Tea and coffee will be served from 15:15. The rest of the schedule remains unchanged.

21st October 2015 – DIAS Lecture “In the shadow of an active volcano: Why is eruption prediction so elusive?”

Professor Chris Bean, the new Head of the Geophysics Section in the School of Cosmic Physics, DIAS, gave his inaugural lecture on Wednesday 21st October at the Royal Irish Academy. The lecture was entitled “In the shadow of… Read More

25th November 2015 – School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture 2015

One Hundred Years of Einstein’s Gravity – but where are the Waves? Mike Cruise, Professor of Astrophysics and Space Research, University of Birmingham, will deliver this free public lecture on behalf of DIAS and UCD in association with… Read More