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26th October 2017 – DIAS Annual Report Published

PRESS RELEASE  Thursday, 26th October 2017 DIAS annual report The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) has today (26.10.17) published its annual report for 2016. The report documents the key activities undertaken by DIAS last year, including global… Read More

Thursday 2nd November: STP Seminar – “Top Mass from Asymptotic Safety”

Title: Top Mass from Asymptotic Safety Speaker: Astrid Eichhorn (University of Heidelberg) Abstract: I will introduce the key ideas underlying the asymptotic safety scenario, which is mainly explored as a model of quantum gravity and will review its current status. I… Read More

Thursday 26th October: STP Seminar – “Towards understanding the endpoint of the superradiant instability: Kerr black holes with synchronised hair”

Title: Towards understanding the endpoint of the superradiant instability: Kerr black holes with synchronised hair Speaker: Eugen Radu (Aveiro University) Abstract: A 50 year-old lingering question in black hole (BH) physics is the endpoint of the Kerr BH superradiant instability, triggered… Read More

Hallowe’en Night 2017 – Tuesday 31st October, 18:30-20:00 : Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (Matter)

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (Matter) Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) will hold a special event this Hallow’en Night exploring the spooky dark matter that surrounds us. Tuesday 31st October has been designated as International Dark… Read More

15th December – School of Theoretical Physics Statutory Public Lecture 2017

**Advance booking is required here** Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies – School of Theoretical Physics Statutory Public Lecture 2017 Friday 15th December 2017 at 6.00 p.m. The Physics and Astrophysics of Merging Neutron-Star Binaries By: Prof. Dr. Luciano… Read More

Photos from DIAS School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture 2017 (19th October 2017)

“Brave new worlds: the planets in our galaxy” by Professor Giovanna Tinetti, University College London  (abstract)

RTE documentary on LOFAR – Thursday 19th October

Tonight RTE 1 screens a documentary on how Ireland built part the largest radio telescope in the World. LOFAR (The Low-Frequency Array) is an international effort to study the Universe at the lowest radio frequencies, straddling either side… Read More

Camille Stock

Name:  Camille Stock Title:  PhD student E-mail:  cstock@cp.dias.ie Phone:  +353-1-4406656 Address:  Astronomy & Astrophysics Section, 31 Fitzwilliam Place Dublin 2, D02 XF86