Dublin Insitute for Advanced Studies

As the world’s second, and Ireland’s only, Institute for Advanced Studies, DIAS is a globally embedded institution that attracts scholars and academics from around the world.  It conducts and publishes advanced research across three disciplines: Celtic Studies, Theoretical Physics and Cosmic Physics.  DIAS also leads Ireland’s participation in a number of international research endeavours that focus on big unanswered questions for mankind. Read more in our

2018-2022 Strategy – Embedded globally, strength locally.

The Annual Report for 2017 is available here.

The Registrar & CEO is Dr. Eucharia Meehan MRIA.

The research work of DIAS is currently organised in three schools:

• The School of Celtic Studies Director:  Professor Ruairí O hUiginn
• The School of Theoretical Physics Director: Professor Werner Nahm
• The School of Cosmic Physics
  • Astronomy & Astrophysics Section Head – Professor Peter Gallagher
  • Geophysics Section Head – Professor Chris Bean