IPPOG
Members
Ireland
Intro
In Ireland, promoting curiosity, creativity and critical thinking through fundamental physics is an important part of our scientific and educational mission. The Irish particle physics and cosmology community is actively engaged in introducing students, teachers and the wider public to the wonders of the Universe - from the smallest building blocks of matter to the evolution of the cosmos.
Outreach and education activities are coordinated through universities, research institutes, and collaborative national efforts, with support from organisations such as the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), Research Ireland, and the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC). These activities include school visits, physics Masterclasses, public lectures, science festivals, exhibitions, online resources, and engagement with teachers through professional development workshops.
Ireland has joined CERN in 2025, marking a new era of participation in international scientific discovery and collaboration. As part of this momentum, we aim to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers, promote scientific literacy, and foster an appreciation for the role of fundamental research in society.
Our goal: to make particle physics accessible, engaging, and meaningful to all.
Details
JOINED: 2016
CURRENT STATUS: MEMBER
In Éirinn, is cuid thábhachtach dár misean eolaíoch agus oideachasúil é fiosracht, cruthaitheacht agus smaointeoireacht chriticiúil a chothú trí fhisic bhunúsach. Tá pobal na fisice cáithníní agus na cosmeolaíochta in Éirinn gníomhach i dtabhairt isteach na hiontais a bhaineann leis an gCruinne do dhaltaí, do mhúinteoirí agus don phobal i gcoitinne - ó na bloic thógála is lú de dhamhna go héabhlóid na cruinne.
Tá gníomhaíochtaí for-rochtana agus oideachais á gcomhordú trí ollscoileanna, institiúidí taighde, agus iarrachtaí comhoibríocha náisiúnta, le tacaíocht ó eagraíochtaí ar nós Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath (DIAS), Taighde Éireann, agus an tIonad Náisiúnta Ríomhaireachta Ardfheidhmíochta (ICHEC). Áirítear leis na gníomhaíochtaí seo cuairteanna ar scoileanna, Máistir-Ranganna fisice, léachtaí poiblí, féilte eolaíochta, taispeántais, acmhainní ar líne, agus rannpháirtíocht le múinteoirí trí cheardlanna forbartha gairmiúla.
Chuaigh Éire isteach i CERN sa bhliain 2025, rud a léiríonn ré nua de rannpháirtíocht i bhfionnachtain eolaíoch idirnáisiúnta agus i gcomhoibriú eolaíoch. Mar chuid den tsreabhadh nua seo, tá sé mar aidhm againn an chéad ghlúin eile d’eolaithe agus d’innealtóirí a spreagadh, litearthacht eolaíochta a chur chun cinn, agus meas a chothú ar ról na taighde bunúsaí sa tsochaí.
Ár gcuspóir: fisic cháithníní a dhéanamh inrochtana, tarraingteach agus ábhartha do chách.
Representative
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS),
School of Theoretical Physics,
10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, Ireland,
Phone: +353 (01) 614 0100,
Email: venus@stp.dias.ie
Venus Keus
Dr. Venus Keus is a theoretical physicist specialising in particle physics and early universe cosmology. They received their PhD in 2014 from the University of Liege, Belgium, with a focus on the theoretical foundations of non-minimal Higgs frameworks. Following their doctorate, they conducted research in collider phenomenology at the University of Southampton and later worked on cosmology at the University of Helsinki. They now lead a research group in particle cosmology as a Senior Research Fellow at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS).
Dr. Keus serves as the EuCAPT Council Representative for Ireland and is an active contributor to several international collaborations, including COMETA, CosmoVerse, and CosmicWispers. They have also played a key role in organising major scientific events, most notably the CATCH22+2 conference in Dublin, which celebrated Ireland’s accession to CERN and was commended for its high scientific calibre and near gender parity among invited speakers.
Beyond their academic work, Dr. Keus is a passionate science communicator. They regularly engage with the public through talks and media appearances aimed at making complex ideas accessible. Among their outreach efforts is the TED-Ed animated video “Three ways the universe could end”, which presents possible scenarios for the fate of the cosmos.
Is fisiceoir teoiriciúil í An Dr. Venus Keus, a dhéanann speisialtóireacht i bhfisic cháithníní agus i chosmeolaíocht luath-ollchruinne. Bhain sí céim dochtúireachta amach in 2014 ó Ollscoil Liège sa Bheilg, le fócas ar bhunchlocha teoiriciúla na gcreataí Higgs neamh-íosta. Ina dhiaidh sin, rinne sí taighde i bhfeiniméanolaíocht imbhuailteoirí in Ollscoil Southampton, agus d’oibrigh sí ar chosmeolaíocht in Ollscoil Heilsincí. Faoi láthair, tá sí ina Comhalta Sinsearach Taighde ag Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath (DIAS), áit a bhfuil sí i gceannas ar ghrúpa taighde i gcosmeolaíocht cháithníní.
Tugann an Dr. Keus fónamh mar Ionadaí Chomhairle EuCAPT do Éirinn agus glacann sí páirt ghníomhach i roinnt comhoibrithe idirnáisiúnta, lena n-áirítear COMETA, CosmoVerse, agus CosmicWispers. Bhí ról lárnach aici freisin i gcur le chéile imeachtaí eolaíochta móra, go háirithe comhdháil CATCH22+2 i mBaile Átha Cliath, a cheiliúir iontráil na hÉireann isteach i CERN agus a moladh as a caighdeán eolaíoch agus an comhionannas inscne atá bainte amach i measc na gcainteoirí cuireadh.
Lasmuigh dá cuid oibre acadúla, is cumarsaitheoir eolaíochta díograiseach í an Dr. Keus. Glacann sí páirt go rialta i léachtaí poiblí agus i láithrithe sna meáin, dírithe ar smaointe casta a dhéanamh inrochtana don phobal i gcoitinne. I measc a cuid iarrachtaí for-rochtana tá an físeán beochana TED-Ed “Three ways the universe could end”, a léiríonn cásanna éagsúla a d’fhéadfadh deireadh a chur leis an gcruinne.
