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19th May 2014 – Statutory Public Lecture of the School of Theoretical Physics

Professor Freeman Dyson (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) recently gave the Statutory Public Lecture of the School of Theoretical Physics. The lecture was held in UCD on Monday 19th May and was entitled “Are Brains Analog or Digital?”…. Read More

27th May 2014 Academy Discourse: The date of Hammurabi

Speaker: Professor Werner Nahm, MRIA Venue: Academy House, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 Date: Tuesday 27 May, 18:00 Admission is free but booking is essential  

7th April 2014 – Austrian Ambassador, Dr. Thomas Nader, visits DIAS

Ambassador Dr. Thomas Nader, Austrian Ambassador to Ireland, visited Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies on Monday 7th April 2014. Ambassador Dr. Thomas Nader pictured with Cecil Keaveney (Registrar of DIAS)      

18th March 2014 – Magnitude 2.6 earthquake recorded off Wexford coast

On 18th March 2014 at 20:45:15 UTC an earthquake of magnitude ML2.6 occurred off the east Wexford coast, location 52.36N, 6.20W. This event was felt in the Wexford area and was recorded at Irish National Seismic Network (INSN)… Read More

19th May 2014 – Statutory Public Lecture of the School of Theoretical Physics

The 2014 Statutory Public Lecture of the School of Theoretical Physics will take place on Monday 19th May at 7:30pm in UCD. The lecture entitled “Are Brains Analog or Digital?” will be given by Professor Freeman Dyson, Institute… Read More

3rd February 2014 – Science & Technology Symposium

Dr Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), recently visited DIAS and gave a lecture marking the third anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. This was a joint initiative of the Embassy of Japan… Read More

7th January 2014 – DIAS Academic begins term as Chair of the European Space Agency’s Astronomy Working Group

We are pleased to announce that Professor Luke Drury, Director of the School of Cosmic Physics, has commenced a 3-year term as Chair of the European Space Agency’s Astronomy Working Group.

Summer School 2014 – School of Celtic Studies

The dates for the next Summer School in the School of Celtic Studies are 14–26 July 2014.

4th December 2013 – Magnitude 2.6 earthquake recorded off Cork coast

The Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) has confirmed that an earthquake measuring 2.6 magnitude occurred off the coast of County Cork, Ireland, at 7.57 AM on Wednesday, 04 December 2013.      

4th December 2013 – School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture 2013

Professor Lars Bergström (Professor of Theoretical Physics, Stockholm University and Secretary of the Nobel Committee for Physics) gave the School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture recently. The lecture was entitled “Solving the Puzzle of Dark Matter?” and… Read More