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Earthquakes and other Geohazards

Despite its lack of large earthquakes, Ireland holds a special place in the history of Earthquake studies thanks to the pioneering work of Robert Mallet in the mid-19th century. Come see the past and present of live earthquake... Read More

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DIAS Summer School in High-Energy Astrophysics 2018

Dunsink Observatory

The DIAS Summer School on High-Energy Astrophysics 2018 is the second summer school organised by the Centre for Astroparticle Physics and Astrophysics (CAPPA), part of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), and is hosted by Dublin City... Read More

Heritage Week 2018 : Talk on DIAS Dunsink Observatory

Sam Green, PhD student at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, gives a talk on DIAS Dunsink Observatory - the oldest purpose-built scientific research centre in Ireland, having opened in 1785. Location :  Blanchardstown Library, The Civic Centre,... Read More

Culture Night 2018 : Monitoring the Earth move

The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies is a statutory corporation established in 1940 under the Institute for Advanced Studies Act of that year. It is a publicly-funded independent centre for research in basic disciplines. The Geophysics Section studies... Read More

Culture Night 2018 : DIAS Dunsink Observatory

Visit Dublin’s historical observatory and the home of Ireland’s greatest mathematician and scientist, William Rowan Hamilton. See the magnificent Victorian engineering of the South telescope and dome, built by Grubb of Dublin. Further Information : https://www.dunsink.dias.ie/