Join us for the Festival of Curiosity
*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.
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**Cancelled**Dunsink Observatory Movie Nights
*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
Star Formation: From Clouds to Discs – A Tribute to the Career of Lee Hartmann
*DIAS 2020 ACADEMIC EVENT* This conference's purpose is to bring together experts within the star formation community in tribute to the career of Lee Hartmann. Titled `From Clouds to Discs', our covered range of topics spans multiple orders... Read More
*POSTPONED until 2022* – IFLA WLIC 2020 – School of Celtic Studies Library visit
Burlington RoadThe International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession. The World... Read More
Festival of History – The last and next 100 years of Astronomy
Online*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
Festival of History – The Impact and Legacy of Erwin Schrödinger´s ´What is Life?´
OnlineProf 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
Join us for Culture Night
*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
Maths Week: Einstein’s Relativity – Pythagoras for Space and Time
OnlineSpeaker: 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
‘Black holes, the boundaries of reality and the deep structure of space and time’ with Dr Astrid Eichhorn
Online*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
Close Encounters with the Other Kind.
Online**DIAS 2020 PUBLIC EVENT** Samhain agus Science 2020 International Storyteller and bestselling author Steve Lally will be discussing his book (co-written with Paula Flynn Lally) ‘Irish Gothic - Fairy Stories from the 32 Counties of Ireland’, along with... Read More