Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is the world’s second, and Ireland’s only, Institute for Advanced Studies. We perform advanced, fundamental, research across our three Schools - Celtic Studies, Theoretical Physics, and Cosmic Physics.
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- Reposted by Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies1/3 📜✨ New on ISOS: Russell Library, Maynooth Two remarkable Irish-language manuscripts (18th & 19th c.). Scribes include Pól Ó Longáin & Seán Ó Laochadh. Dialogues, Ogham lore, heroic saga, poetry & genealogies. 🙏Thanks to @mulibrary.bsky.social @dias.ie @dias-isos.bsky.social #DIASdiscovers
- Reposted by Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesSeimineáir SCS SCS seminars 5 pm, DIAS, 10 Burlington Road Luan/Monday: Prof Ruairí Ó hUiginn, `The rosc passages in Oideadh Chonlaoich' Céadaoin/Wednesday: Dr Daniel Watson, `The Epitome of Eriugena's Periphyseon in Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Auct. F. 3. 15.' #DIASdiscovers @dias.ie
- ✨#24 of #85 Things About DIAS The ADH was the brainchild of Harvard Observatory Director, Harlow Shapley who fortuitously met Taoiseach Eamon de Valera at Shannon Airport in 1948. Shapley introduced himself and discussed ideas for the reopening of Dunsink and the ADH joint telescope project.
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- ✨#24 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS In 1950 the ADH Telescope was installed, it was the largest Schmidt telescope in the Southern Hemisphere in the 1950s. The 36 inch Schmidt telescope was built by the Perkin-Elmer Corporation, financed by a £5,000 grant from Armagh, Dunsink and Harvard. #DIASdiscovers
- ✨#23 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS ADH Agreement In 1948 DIAS was central to the first ever inter-governmental agreement between the 2 parts of Ireland. This pioneering collaboration linked Armagh & Dunsink Observatory with Harvard under an agreement to build a Schmidt telescope at Boyden in South Africa
- ✨#22 of #85 Things About DIAS In 1960, John L. Synge, Senior Professor at the DIAS School of Theoretical Physics, published ‘Relativity: The General Theory’, a seminal text that became a standard reference on Einstein’s theory, reaffirming DIAS as a leading centre for research in general relativity
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- ✨#21 of #85 Things About DIAS First All-island gravity survey completed In 1957 T.F Murphy completed and published the first all-island gravity survey, creating a foundational dataset that shaped national interpretations of subsurface geology and guided decades of later geophysical work #DIAS85
- Congratulations Dr Clifford Burgess, Adjunct Professor at DIAS School of Theoretical Physics, Professor @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social, & Associate member @perimeterinstitute.ca on being part of the 2nd prize winning collaboration of the 2025 Buchalter Cosmology Prize 👏 #DIASdiscovers #DIAS85
- ✨#17 - #20 of #85 Things About DIAS Through its early international collaborations, DIAS strengthened Ireland’s academic standing by introducing expertise and methods that would have taken fair longer to develop domestically. The following slides highlight some of DIAS' collaborations. #DIAS85
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- Congratulations to DIAS Professor Peter Gallagher on his election as Chair of the LOFAR ERIC Council 👏 @diasdunsink.bsky.social #DIASdiscovers #DIAS85 www.dias.ie/2025/12/12/p...
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- ✨ #16 of 85 Things About DIAS - Welsh Studies One of its earliest academic visitors to the School of Celtic Studies was Ifor Williams, the pioneer of medieval Welsh studies. Generations of students have relied on y llyfrau cochion, the little red books of the DIAS Medieval and Modern Welsh series
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- ✨ #15 of 85 Things About DIAS - No. 5 Merrion Square No. 5 Merrion Square was personally selected by Taoiseach Éamon de Valera as the premises for the School of Cosmic Physics. It now houses the Geophysics section of DIAS. #DIASdiscovers #85ThingsaboutDIAS #DIAS85
- Delighted to host yesterday’s launch of INSPIRE Reserch Infrastructure Investment Programme at DIAS Dunsink Observatory — Ireland’s oldest piece of research infrastructure still in operation. A great gathering of voices from across the research community to hear this major news. bit.ly/48k9yxR
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- ✨ #14 of 85 Things About DIAS - Dunsink Open Days In 1949 after years of restoration to Hermann Brück head of the section instituted monthly ‘open days’ whereby the public could visit the Observatory. The first official visitor was Éamon de Valera in January 1949. #DIASdiscovers #85ThingsaboutDIAS
- ✨ #13 of 85 Things About DIAS - Dunsink Observatory becomes part of DIAS Dunsink Observatory was built in 1785, and is considered Ireland’s oldest scientific institution. In 1947 the DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics section became the caretakers of Dunsink Observatory. #DIASdiscovers #DIAS85
- ✨ #11 & #12 of 85 Things About DIAS - The first Heads of Section in the School of Cosmic Physics #DIASdiscovers #85thingsaboutdias #dias85
- ✨ #9 & #10 of 85 Things About DIAS - The first Directors of the School of Celtic Studies and the School of Theoretical Physics #DIASdiscovers #85ThingsaboutDIAS #DIAS85
- Congratulations to Dr. Duygu Kiyan from DIAS Geophysics on her Frontiers for the Future funding award 👏 #DIASdiscovers #DIAS85
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- As part of #ScienceWeek @researchireland.ie produced Curious Minds Science Week Show 2025. Check out Sadhbh from @diasdunsink.bsky.social at 16:50 as she talks about Astronomy at Dunsink & has a special visitor from the past 😉 #DIASdiscovers #DIAS85 www.youtube.com/live/P6Wk4W_...
- ✨ #8 of 85 Things About DIAS – 1947 Reception at Áras an Uachtaráin In 1947 DIAS staff, visiting researchers and Council members attended a reception at Áras an Uachtaráin, hosted by President Seán T.Ó Ceallaigh and his wife Phyllis Bean Úi Cheallaigh. #DIASdiscovers #85thingsaboutdias #DIAS85
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- ✨ #7 of 85 Things About DIAS – School of Cosmic Physics 26 March 1947, the School of Cosmic Physics became the third constituent school of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. The School is organised in two broad sections: Geophysics and Astronomy & Astrophysics #DIASDiscovers
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- A very limited number of tickets remain for tonight's #SamhainAgusScience talk "The Demon's in the Details". Full details on the link below www.eventbrite.ie/e/1739272253... #DIASdiscovers #DIAS85
- ✨ #6 of 85 Things About DIAS – Celtica Volume 1 In May 1946 Celtica, the peer-reviewed journal of the DIAS School of Celtic Studies made its first appearance. Covering linguistics, literature, manuscript studies, history, law, dialect studies & onomastics #DIASDiscovers #dias85 #85thingsaboutdias
- Paolo Viscardi from @NMIreland spoke to @siliconrepublic.bsky.social Republic in advance of his talk as part of DIAS #SamhainAgusScience tomorrow night. Limited tickets are still available so be sure to book your space! www.eventbrite.ie/e/1739159816... #DIASdiscovers #DIAS85
- Reposted by Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesDuais eile ag Seán Ó Hoireabhárd de bharr a leabhair, The Medieval Irish Kings and the English Invasion. Comhghairdeachas leis! Another prize goes to Seán Ó Hoireabhárd for his book, The Medieval Irish Kings and the English Invasion. Congratulations to him! @hoireabhard.bsky.social @dias.ie
- 🎉 @hoireabhard.bsky.social has been awarded the 2025 @nuimerrionsq.bsky.social Publication Prize in Irish History, for his book The Medieval Irish Kings and the English Invasion. Congratulations, Seán! Learn more about the book here ⬇️ bit.ly/MedievalIris...
- ✨ # 4&5 of 85 Things About DIAS The first Colloquium of the DIAS School of Theoretical Physics was held in July 1942. The topic of the Colloquium was a combination of relativity and quantum theory. Swipe to view the original conference visitor log. #DIASDiscovers #DIAS85 #85ThingsAboutDIAS
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- For our next #SamhainAgusScience event, join Paolo Viscardi, @nmireland.bsky.social , who will discuss the role the ‘Dead Zoo’ plays in understanding biodiversity. Wednesday, 7pm, DIAS HQ. Reserve your tickets eventbrite.ie/e/1739159816... #DIASdisovers #DIAS85
- Reposted by Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesSamhain agus Science 2025 Sraith léachtaí agus imeachtaí Lectures and events @dias.ie www.eventbrite.com/cc/samhain-a...
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- 🇮🇪 Ireland joins CERN - ensuring Irish research contributions can continue to grow In May 2024, DIAS School of Theoretical Physics led by our own Dr. Venus Keus hosted the CATCH 22+2 Conference in celebration of Ireland's impending membership of CERN Find the full article on the CERN News webpage
- For 85 years, the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies has been a home for discovery, where curiosity meets innovation. Join us as we look back on more than eight decades of groundbreaking research, remarkable people, and the pursuit of knowledge that continues to shape our world. #DIAS85
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- 🌙 Get ready for Samhain agus Science 2025 — Halloween fun with a scientific spark! 🔬 Join us for a spellbinding series of talks and events where myth meets methodology 👻🌌 🎟️ Tickets available now here: www.eventbrite.com/cc/samhain-a...! #DIAS85 #DIASDiscovers
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- Hear Viktoriia talk about this in her free #SamhainAgusScience talk at DIAS HQ on 04 November. Full details and ticket infomation can be found on www.eventbrite.ie/e/1739275773... #DIASdiscovers #DIAS85 @scs-dias.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies2/2✒️ Features: decorated initials, genealogies of St Declan & prayers on the Mass. Bound c.1960 at Youghal; later owned by Risteárd Neancól OS & Siobhán Lincoln, now Richard Lincoln. Catalogue by Prof Aoibheann Nic Dhonnchadha 🔗 www.isos.dias.ie/PRIVATE/LINC... @scs-dias.bsky.social #DIASdiscovers
- Reposted by Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies📜✨ 1/2 New on ISOS: Private collection, Lincoln MS 1. Beatha Dhéagláin; Páis ár dTiarna; Ábhar Spioradálta 19th-c devotional manuscript (58pp) by Siomon Ó Faoláin, written for Mártan Ó Driscóil. Includes the Life of St Declan of Ardmore, the Passion of Our Lord, & spiritual texts. @dias.ie
- Reposted by Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesSeimineáir an fhómhair - Autumn seminars 5pm DIAS Barry Lewis: Early Welsh poems: Llym awel & Claf Abercuawg (Luan/Mon.) Fergus Kelly: Dicta Cuirirán muiceda `The sayings of Cuirirán the swineherd', an Old Irish wisdom text (Céad./Wed.) Fáilte roimh chách! All welcome. @dias.ie #DIASdiscovers
- Viktoriia from @scs-dias.bsky.social will be speaking on this subject as part of DIAS #SamhainAgusScience Full details of our 2025 programme will be revealed in early October so watch this space #DIASdiscovers #DIAS85
- How to get away with murder in medieval Ireland. Duinetháide murders, where the killer didn't leave a trace or a body, carry all the intrigue of a classic murder mystery, explains Viktoriia Krivoshchekova @dias.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
- Our CEO & Registrar Dr. Eucharia Meehan spoke to journalist Sean Duke @sciencespinning.bsky.social last month, about 85 years of DIAS, and our plans for the future. Check out the article in today's @irishtimes.com or the link below #DIASdiscovers #DIAS85 www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
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- Thanks @sciencespinning.bsky.social @independent.ie for this great article on @esa.int JUICE, and the work of DIAS researchers involved with the mission. This weekend was a big one for JUICE as it journeys towards Jupiter. #DIASdiscovers #DIAS85 www.independent.ie/irish-news/s...
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- Fantastic news! Congratulations @ninacnock.bsky.social 🎉
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- Reposted by Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies1/3📜✨ New on ISOS: from the Russell Library, Maynooth, CF 11 & CF 16, both 19th-c copies of Leabhar Gabhála. Rich mytho-historical texts, with links back to Leabhar Droma Sneachta & earlier sources. Thanks to @mulibrary.bsky.social @dias.ie MU Special Collections & Lámhscríbhinní Choláiste Cholmáin
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- Oasis literally rocked Croke Park & beyond. Seismic detections from the concert went all the (long) way to Tipperary! Read more from the Irish National Seismic Network operated by DIAS Geophysics, co-funded by @geolsurvie.bsky.social supported by @researchireland.ie www.insn.ie/2025-08-17-o...
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