*DIAS 2020 PUBLIC EVENT* DIAS was established on 19th June1940 by then Taoiseach Éamon de Valera under the Institute for Advanced Studies Act, 1940 in Dublin. To mark 80 years since our foundation, we’re inviting you to join... Read More
A direct link to the location of this evenings lecture has been issued to all attendees who have registered. A reminder with the same details will issue 10 minutes before the start also. If you encounter any issues... Read More
*POSTPONED**DIAS 2020 PUBLIC EVENT* Join us as we welcome Professor John Clinton from ETH Zürich for a public lecture on his work developing seismometers so we can learn more about Mars. More will be published once confirmed.
*DIAS 2020 PUBLIC EVENT* This July we will take a closer look at Volcanoes via our Geophysics section, and look to the stars in the DIAS Dunsink Observatory. Full programme will be published in due course.
*DIAS 2020 PUBLIC EVENT* This coming August, we plan to see out the Summer holidays with a number of family friendly movie nights in DIAS Dunsink Observatory. Weather permitting we will host an outdoor cinema, overlooking Dublin City,... Read More
*DIAS 2020 PUBLIC EVENT* This Culture Night visit the open DIAS buildings and delve into the research questions being tackled by our talented staff. This will address our DIAS 2020 themes of Listening to our planet Reaching for... 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
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