Entries by Áine Flood
Science in the Movies: Fact vs Fiction with OFFline
I-LOFAR are delighted to team up with OFFline Film Festival here in Birr to bring this event to life as part of Space Week 2020. On Saturday 10th October join us online at 20:30 for an evening of ‘Science in the Movies: Fact vs Fiction‘. We will be joined by a panel of researchers discussing […]
Culture Night 2020: Astronomy in Birr Virtual Tour
Explore the historic and modern astrophysics research happening in Birr, in the heart of the Irish Midlands! Join us for Culture Night 2020 on a virtual tour to discover the engineering and science behind the 19th century Leviathan telescope, before journeying nearly 200 years into the present day to the 21st century Irish Low Frequency […]
Research Summer Internship Programme with I-LOFAR
Breakthrough Listen sponsored Summer Internship with I-LOFAR Would you like to spend the conducting research at a world-class radio telescope located in the beautiful historical setting of Birr Castle Demesne? Are you interested in the quest for a scientific answer to one of humanity’s oldest questions: Are we alone in the Universe? If so, the I-LOFAR Summer Research […]
Summer Internship Programme with I-LOFAR
Would you like to spend the summer working at a world-class radio telescope located in the beautiful historical setting of Birr Castle Demesne? Do you want a chance to improve your communication skills and learn how to talk engagingly about the subjects you are passionate about? If so, the I-LOFAR Summer Internship is for you! […]
February Mid-Term Guided Tours – Astronomy in Birr
This walking tour takes you through nearly 180 years of astronomy in Birr – from the 1840s to the present day – with the two world-renowned telescopes here in Birr Castle Demesne. Explore the history of science and engineering with the Great Leviathan Telescope, and look to the future of science and radio astronomy with […]
A New Perspective on I-LOFAR
This Guest Blog was written by a local secondary school student in Birr who came to visit I-LOFAR and has plans to study Physics at Third Level. Hello, I’m Joshua, a sixth-year student of St. Brendan’s Community School Birr. I was recently given the opportunity to avail of a tour of I-LOFAR (the Irish Low […]
Blog 7 – The Final Week
As we wrap up our final few days at the Education Centre, its time to tidy up and document everything we’ve done over the last 12 weeks. Over the summer months we have talked to almost 2000 people from all over the world. Daily tours, weekly space workshops and the IAU 100 exhibit introduced the […]