23rd January 2015 – DIAS Scientists are part of international team who discover new high-energy objects in a neighbouring galaxy

A paper in the journal Science on 23 January 2015, carries news of three very high-energy objects that have just been discovered in our neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud.

School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture 2014 – 13th November 2014

This year’s School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture was given by Professor Etienne Parizot, Professor of High Energy Astrophysics, based at Université Paris VII. The lecture entitled “Cosmic Rays: A Century of Adventure and Mysteries!” was held… Read More

3rd February 2014 – Science & Technology Symposium

Dr Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), recently visited DIAS and gave a lecture marking the third anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. This was a joint initiative of the Embassy of Japan… Read More

7th January 2014 – DIAS Academic begins term as Chair of the European Space Agency’s Astronomy Working Group

We are pleased to announce that Professor Luke Drury, Director of the School of Cosmic Physics, has commenced a 3-year term as Chair of the European Space Agency’s Astronomy Working Group.

14th November 2013 – Ireland’s new supercomputer ‘Fionn’ is introduced at Dunsink Observatory

DIAS is delighted as a major supporter and co-founder of the Irish Centre for High-End Computing, to have hosted the announcement of the name of the new Irish supercomputer “Fionn” by Minister Sean Sherlock in Dunsink Observatory as… Read More

19 June 2013 – Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., visits DIAS