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✨#31 of #85 Things About DIAS
SEA-SEIS Deployment
In 2018, researchers from the DIAS Geophysics Section led the SEA-SEIS (Structure, Evolution and Seismicity of the Irish offshore) project.
This Project saw state-of-the-art ocean bottom seismometers deployed across the Irish offshore area, to the west of Ireland which provide data on a range of activity deep in Irish coastal waters.
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Join us in celebrating Earth Day at DIAS 🌍
Today, we’re shining a light on the vital work of our Geophysics Section. Our researchers are helping us better understand natural hazards, climate systems, and the dynamic forces shaping our planet.
As we mark Earth Day, we’re reminded that advancing knowledge is key to protecting our planet for the future.
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✨#30 of #85 Things About DIAS
2011 International Congress of Celtic Studies.
In 2011, the Fourteenth International Congress of Celtic Studies was held in Ireland, at Maynooth University under the aegis of DIAS. Established in 1959, this quadrennial event has grown to be the largest academic conference focused on Celtic Studies, attracting scholars and researchers from around the worlds.
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✨#29 of #85 Things About DIAS
The First International Congress of Celtic Studies.The foremost international gathering of scholars researching the languages, literature and cultural traditions of the Celtic-speaking people, was held at DIAS.
The Congress was organized by the late DIAS Professor Brian Ó Cúiv.Pictured (L-R): Brian Ó Cúiv, David Greene, Cecile O'Rahilly, Carl Marstrander and Angus Matheson.
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A fascinating perspective from Professor Peter Gallagher on Ireland’s role in space exploration 🚀
From historic breakthroughs to contributions to the Artemis mission. A strong reminder of the impact of long-term investment in science.
Read the full article here: https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41823926.html
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Professor Caitriona Jackman spoke to @ Morning Ireland, @ RTE, about NASA’s Artemis II mission and what this tells us about humanity’s return to the Moon and the future of space science.
Listen below or click here for the full interview https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22599229/
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✨#28 of #85 Things About DIAS
In 1950, Prof Leo W. Pollak, Director of the School of Cosmic Physics gave a public lecture in UCD, entitled ‘Is the Earth Getting Warmer?’
He outlined early evidence of a changing climate, from the effects of warming latitudes on fish migration, to glacier decay, and noted the growing scientific consensus that global warming was underway.
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☘️Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh ó Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath! ☘
Ag ceiliúradh oidhreacht shaibhir na hÉireann i bhfiosracht, i bhfionnachtain agus san fhoghlaim 🇮🇪
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☘️ Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies! ☘️
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Happy International Women’s Day from all of us at DIAS.
A message from our CEO & Registrar, Dr Euchaira Meehan:
“On International Women’s Day 2026, we celebrate the outstanding achievements of the women researchers at DIAS. Their work continues to shape discovery research and inspire future generations.
We remain committed to ensuring women are supported to thrive, lead, and make groundbreaking discoveries.”
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✨#27 of #85 Things About DIAS
The ADH Telescope operated in South Africa until 1980.
Though the working life of the ADH telescope is now over, its memory remains. It made significant contributions to Southern Hemisphere astronomy, in particular to studies of the Magenellic Clouds, Galactic Structure and southern Milky Way. Today original pieces of the telescope, as well as original photographic plates are on display at DIAS Dunsink Observatory. -
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the curiosity and brilliance of women who shape discovery across every field.
As DIAS marks 85 years of advancing knowledge, we recognise the vital contributions of women in science - past, present, and future.
Here’s to the scientists who ask bold questions and those who will answer the next ones.
#WomenInScience #DIASDiscovers #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #DIAS #85YearsOfDiscovery
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the curiosity and brilliance of women who shape discovery across every field.
As DIAS marks 85 years of advancing knowledge, we recognise the vital contributions of women in science - past, present, and future.
Here’s to the scientists who ask bold questions and those who will answer the next ones.
#WomenInScience #DIASDiscovers #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #DIAS #85YearsOfDiscovery
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the curiosity and brilliance of women who shape discovery across every field.
As DIAS marks 85 years of advancing knowledge, we recognise the vital contributions of women in science - past, present, and future.
Here’s to the scientists who ask bold questions and those who will answer the next ones.
#WomenInScience #DIASDiscovers #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #DIAS #85YearsOfDiscovery
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✨#26 of #85 Things About DIAS
The ADH telescope was used to study faint stars in the Magenellic Cloud & Orion Nebula, as well as search for evidence of a black hole in the centre of our galaxy using early electronic detectors.
Image: the Eta Carina Nebula as it appears on photographic plate No.H20 -
✨#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, whilst marooned due to fog. Shapley introduced himself and proceeded to discuss ideas for the reopening of Dunsink and the joint telescope project with Harvard and Armagh Observatory.
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✨#24 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
The ADH Telescope
In 1950 the ADH Telescope was installed in Boyden Observatory in Bloemfontein, South Africa. 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 in the US, financed by a £5,000 grant from each Armagh, Dunsink and Harvard
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✨#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. Renowned for its clarity and depth, the book shaped international research and teaching, reaffirming DIAS as a leading world centre for research in general relativity.
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✨#21 of #85 Things About DIAS
First All-island gravity survey completedIn the early 1950s, T. F. Murphy of DIAS conducted Ireland’s first systematic gravity surveys. These efforts produced hundreds of gravity stations, Bouguer anomaly maps, and established reliable gravity bases.
In 1957 Murphy 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. -
✨#17 to #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 alone. The following slides highlight some of DIAS' collaborations in France, Italy, Austria and Sweden.
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Congratulations to DIAS Professor @petertgallagher on his election as next chair of the Council of LOFAR ERIC
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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. The building had previously been owned by Dr Robert Farnan, a Dáil Deputy and family friend. Apparently the house had been a refuge for de Valera on a number of occasions when he was on the run during the War of Independence.
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✨ #14 of 85 Things About DIAS - Dunsink Open Days
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.
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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. 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.
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The first Heads of Section in the School of Cosmic Physics
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The first Directors of the School of Celtic Studies and the School of Theoretical Physics
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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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⚠️ We need your help ⚠️
➡️ The Aurora Éire team is looking for photos of last year's auroras over Ireland
🟩 Please share this link around you and submit photos if you have any :
#aurora #auroraborealis #ireland #dublin #science #CrowdScience #Astrodon #astronomy #DIASDiscovers #Mastodaoine
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✨ #7 of 85 Things About DIAS – School of Cosmic Physics
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
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We want your photos of the Northern Lights from 2024! 💫
Aurora Éire is a citizen science project aiming to collect a large archive of auroral photos - and we need your help!
Whether you used a phone or a camera, your photo is valuable to our research.
📸 Find out more at https://dias.ie/aurora-eire
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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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✨ #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. 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. Celtica has been a flagship for Celtic Scholarship from the outset.
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As part of the QuakeShake.ie project, #DIAS now sells Raspberry Shakes!
#DIASDiscovers #Seismology #Seismometer #CrowdScience
https://shop.dias.ie/product/raspberry-shake-seismometer-rs1d/
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New Ogham in 3D website is now officially launched! 😍
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To celebrate #DIAS85, #Celtica, the journal of the School of Celtic Studies is now freely available online!
Special thanks to @PublicKnowledgeProject !
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Exciting news for astronomy enthusiasts! The DIAS Astrophotography Competition "Reach for the Stars" is back for 2025. Capture the wonders of the night sky and showcase your skills. For full details and to enter, visit https://www.reachforthestars.ie. Don't miss your chance to shine among the stars! 🌟 #Astrophotography #ReachForTheStars #DIAS2025 #NightSky #PhotographyCompetition #DIASdiscovers
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"Good news everyone!"
Ireland to become an Associate Member State of CERN
On 8 May 2025, CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and Irish Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless signed an agreement admitting Ireland as an Associate Member State of CERN
https://home.cern/news/press-release/cern/ireland-become-associate-member-state-cern
#cern #ireland #europe #research #physics #collider #lhc #diasdiscovers
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Delighted to announced that our winners of DIAS #ReachForTheStars 2024 will be revealed on Saturday 20 July. Watch this space! #DIASdiscovers
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📢Presenting @dias_geophysics Statutory Public Lecture 'Exploring the Deep Earth: Supercomputing and Digital Twins' with Speaker Prof. Heiner Igel from @LMU_Muenchen
Join them in the Old Physics Theatre in @MoLI_Museum on next Tuesday, 21 November, at 7 p.m.Limited tickets remain for this FREE event so get yours now at the link below!
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My short review of "Interaction between massive star winds and the interstellar medium" from IAU Symposium 370 #IAUS370 is now published:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023IAUS..370..205M/abstract
Open access preprint here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.08808
#MassiveStars #DIASdiscovers #astrophysics #StellarWinds -
My short review of "Interaction between massive star winds and the interstellar medium" from IAU Symposium 370 #IAUS370 is now published:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023IAUS..370..205M/abstract
Open access preprint here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.08808
#MassiveStars #DIASdiscovers #astrophysics #StellarWinds -
My short review of "Interaction between massive star winds and the interstellar medium" from IAU Symposium 370 #IAUS370 is now published:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023IAUS..370..205M/abstract
Open access preprint here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.08808
#MassiveStars #DIASdiscovers #astrophysics #StellarWinds -
My short review of "Interaction between massive star winds and the interstellar medium" from IAU Symposium 370 #IAUS370 is now published:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023IAUS..370..205M/abstract
Open access preprint here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.08808
#MassiveStars #DIASdiscovers #astrophysics #StellarWinds -
Our review chapter on the hot ISM in the Galaxy is out! It was fun to work on this with Manami Sasaki and Gabriele Ponti -- I learned a lot and I hope it is a useful resource for the community #MassiveStars #GalacticAstronomy #XRayAstro #Supernova #SupernovaRemnants @diasastronomy #DIASDiscovers
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4544-0_91-1
https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.01263
https://twitter.com/ManamiSasakiDE/status/1594739523245817856?s=20&t=ObMlK3lgvHaHViWhvPD-1g