*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
**DIAS 2020 PUBLIC EVENT** Samhain agus Science 2020 The landscape of Ireland forms the focus of an extensive body of medieval literature, Dindshenchas Érenn (Knowledge of Ireland’s Notable Places). Dealing with over two hundred places and natural features,... Read More
As part of the 2020 Samhain agus Science festival at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), our Astronomy & Astrophysics section will launch its Royal Society-funded Citizen Science meteor-spotting project. Our researchers will be joined by special guests... Read More
Join us on Thursday the 19th November for Marsquakes! What we have learnt from the NASA InSight mission after 1 Martian year on the surface by Professor John Clinton. NASA’s InSight Mission landed on Mars in November 2018.... Read More
Internationally acclaimed Marine scientist Professor Terry Hughes will deliver the annual DIAS Day Lecture on Friday, 18th June at 1pm on coral reef sustainability and the damaging effects of coral bleaching on climate change. The lecture is part... Read More
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The Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies invites you to attend this informative talk on earthquakes. Despite its lack of large earthquakes, Ireland holds a special place in the history of earthquake studies thanks to the pioneering 19th century work... Read More
The School of Celtic Studies Library at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) will open its doors virtually to showcase some of its hidden literary treasures for Culture Night. Join us as members of DIAS speak about... Read More
Join us for a night among the stars and expand your mind with great cosmic questions from the astronomers of DIAS Dunsink Observatory! Dunsink is Ireland’s oldest astronomical observatory and was once the home of one of Ireland’s... Read More
