*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* In a keynote address for DIAS's 80th anniversary programme, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell will describe how our understanding of the Universe has changed since the 1920's. But what might the next century bring? Our... Read More
Prof Luke O'Neill will guide us through the history of DIAS's first Director of Theoretical Physics contributions during his time in Dublin. This will include an online screening of the 'Thinking Outside the Box - Schrödinger in Ireland´... 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
Speaker: Ian Jubb (DIAS) Einstein's Theory of Relativity revolutionised the way we understand the universe. Its implications for the world around us are far reaching; from black holes and the Big Bang, to more everyday technology like GPS.... 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
*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
During his years living in Dublin, Erwin Schrödinger cycled daily from his home in Clontarf to DIAS at Merrion Square. DIAS have launched this cycle route to give people a glimpse into Schrödinger’s life in Dublin, and the... Read More
As part the Dublin Festival of History, the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies presents a talk on some of its notable first researchers. Immigrants and refugees coming to Ireland are not – or not only – a recent... Read More
