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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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✨ #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.

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In 1949 after years of painstaking restoration to the buildings, re-cataloguing of the library and an overhaul of out of date equipment, Hermann Brück head of the Astronomy section instituted monthly ‘open days’ whereby the public could visit the Observatory. The first official visitor was Éamon de Valera in January 1949, who was delighted that his cherished project of rehabilitating the observatory was a success. Since its doors first opened to the public in the 1800’s, Dunsink Observatory has welcomed curious stargazers and continuously sought avenues for public outreach. That tradition continues under DIAS with our visitor nights. The public is welcomed to tour the main building and dome, as well as enjoy talks, demos, and weather-permitting stargazing through the historic Grubb telescope (pictured). Keep an eye out for tickets going live on the DIAS Dunsink Eventbrite page!
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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✨ #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.

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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. Today Dunsink Observatory stands as a physical testament to the evolution of astronomical research and education in Ireland and across the world over more than two centuries. In 2018 Dunsink was designated by the European Physical Society as a “site of historical significance”- the first such designation in Ireland and in 2025 as part of the Astronomical Observatories of Ireland, Dunsink Observatory was added to Ireland’s tentative list for Inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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✨ #11 & #12 of 85 Things About DIAS -

The first Heads of Section in the School of Cosmic Physics

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Leo W. Pollak First Head of Geophysics Section in the School of Cosmic Physics The School of Cosmic Physics comprises two main disciplines: Geophysics and Astronomy & Astrophysics. Professor Leo Pollak was appointed Director of the School and Head of the Geophysics Section in 1947. Prof Pollak’s history of strong support for the benefits of geophysical research had long been clear, in 1943 he had sent a memorandum to the Department of the Taoiseach, where he stressed the lack of training and research in geophysics, arguing that “to change this situation, not only unworthy of a cultivated and civilised nation but also injurious to its economic life, the establishment of a school for geophysics is proposed.” His vision was realised four years later with the founding of the School of Cosmic Physics and its Geophysics Section. Hermann A. Brück First Head of Astronomy Section in the School of Cosmic Physics The School of Cosmic Physics is divided into broad sections of study, Astronomy & Astrophysics and Geophysics. In 1947, at the invitation of An Taoiseach Éamon de Valera, Prof Brück took charge as Head of the DIAS Astronomy section. After Dunsink Observatory was transferred to state ownership and attached to The Institute, Brück transformed it into a centre of modern observational technique, installing a large solar telescope and spectrograph as its principal instruments.
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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✨ #9 & #10 of 85 Things About DIAS -

The first Directors of the School of Celtic Studies and the School of Theoretical Physics

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Osborn J. Bergin was the first director of the School of Celtic Studies. He was a scholar of the Irish language and early Irish literature, who discovered what is now known as Bergin's law. The Bergin Fellowship Scheme, still in place within the school honours him as one of the outstanding Irish scholars of his generation. Erwin Schrödinger was the director of the School of Theoretical Physics for the best part of 17 years. Having escaped Nazi occupation in 1939, he helped then Taoiseach Éamon de Valera establish the institute and in 1943 gave his famous ‘What is life?’ public lecture which would help inspire Wilkins, Watson and Crick.
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Congratulations to Dr. Duygu Kiyan from DIAS Geophysics on her Frontiers for the Future funding award 👏 #DIASdiscovers #DIAS85
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Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless, TD, has today announced €34.5 million in funding to support 39 cutting-edge research projects under the Frontiers for the Future Programme. Read here: www.researchireland.ie/news/frontiers-for-the-future/
Dr Aamir Hameed, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine (awardee); Dr Ciara Murphy, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine (awardee); Minister Lawless; and Dr Jennifer Dowling, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences (awardee)
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Chéad lá an Tionóil, 2025.
First day of Tionól.
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Programme of Tionól conference.
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Where does the time go? New #RTEBrainstorm podcast presented by Ronan Kelly with Davids Malone @maynoothuniversity.ie @samanthadockray.bsky.social @ucc.ie & Venus Keus @dias.ie - proudly supported by @researchireland.ie - now available wherever you get your podcasts www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Where does the time go?
All you ever wanted to know about how we perceive time, how we measure time and how time changes as we get older
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November 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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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
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November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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✨ #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.

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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. Pictured Front Row: Monsignor Patrick de Brún (Council Chair), Prof C.Møller, Prof Heitler, Prof Conway, An tUachtarán (S.T.Ó Ceallaigh), Bean Úi Ceallaigh, Prof Pollak and Prof Janossy. Back Row: Profs Schrödinger, Powell. J.J. Nolan, Born, Fröhlich and Mr. MacGrianna. Pictured in attendance by The Irish Press, Taoiseach Eamon de Valera, Prof P.M Dirac visiting researcher and Prof L. Janossy of DIAS School of Theoretical Physics.
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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1/4📜 New on ISOS: RIA MS 24 B 1, a Táin Bó Cuailnge manuscript by Peadar Ó Longáin. Digitised with @dias.ie @ria.ie & @unimelb.bsky.social for @anzamems.bsky.social ANZAMEMS 2025. Thanks to Sarah Corrigan @corrigans.bsky.social for underscoring its importance to Irish scribal tradition and the Táin.
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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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

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News-clipping from The Irish Press, 27th March 1947 issue. Established by Govt Order on 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 - their purpose is to use the ideas and methods of physics to understand the world around us, from the interior of the Earth to the edges of the observable universe.
November 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Léacht reachtúil na Scoile do 2025
SCS Statutory Lecture for 2025
Gregory Toner, QUB
The historian at work in Lebor Gabála
Friday 14 November
UCD, Theatre R, Newman Building
Mar chuid de Thionól 2025 / Part of Tionól 2025
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Poster advertising lecture `The historian at work in Lebor Gabála'.
November 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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The good people at @diasdunsink.bsky.social are looking for your aurora photos from 2024! www.dias.ie/cosmicphysic...
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Aurora Éire – DIAS
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November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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INNIU - TODAY!
Jesse Harrington: St Laurence O'Toole: 800 years a saint
13.10 Christchurch cathedral, Dublin
Viktoriia Krivoschekova: Medieval murder mysteries: homicide in early Irish law
19.00 DIAS
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November 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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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

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The Demon's in the Details
Dr. Felix Flicker from the University of Bristol is tonight's speaker for the next installment of Samhain agus Science 2025
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November 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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✨ #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

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In May 1946 Celtica, the peer-reviewed journal of the DIAS School of Celtic Studies made its first appearance. The first volume of the journal marked the launch of a dedicated outlet for high-level research in Celtic studies, covering linguistics, literature, manuscript studies, history, law, dialect studies and onomastics. The journal examines all of the Celtic languages and periods from the earliest inscriptions to the spoken languages of the present day. Celtica has been a flagship for Celtic Scholarship from the outset.
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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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!
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October 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Duais 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!
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🎉 @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!

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Book cover image for "The Medieval Irish Kings and the English Invasion" by Seán Ó Hoireabhárd, published by Liverpool University Press. The background features medieval manuscript illustrations and script. Text on the right reads: "Winner NUI Publication Prize in Irish History 2025." The Liverpool University Press logo and founding date (1899) are also included.
October 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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✨ # 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.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Sraith léachtaí am lóin - lunchtime lecture series
St Laurence O'Toole and the Medieval Gaelic World
Ardeaglais Chríost, BÁC / Christchurch cathedral, Dublin
4, 11, 18, 25 Samhain / November.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Wednesday 27 October you can hear @paoloviscardi.bsky.social in Dublin on the value of the National Museum of Ireland - Natural History in addressing #biodiversity issues
October 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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The Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies @dias.ie
are running another set of their Samhain agus Science lectures this month

Well worth a look if you'll be about Dublin (and not just on the Halloween, the first of the talks was on last night)

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DIAS brings science and spookiness together this Halloween – DIAS
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October 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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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
Denizens of the Dead Zoo
We are delighted to welcome Paolo Viscardi, Keeper of Natural History at the "Dead Zoo" for tonight's talk.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Samhain agus Science 2025
Sraith léachtaí agus imeachtaí
Lectures and events
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Samhain agus Science 2025
Samhain agus Science, is back for it’s 8th year in 2025. It’s our annual science festival which brings together researchers from DIAS, and around the world, for a series of free events that explore th...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Clár Tionól na bliana seo!
Programme for Tionól 2025!
14-15 Samhain/November.
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Programme for Tionól conference 2025
October 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM