IAS DURHAM

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Durham’s Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) is a home for growing big ideas.  We support a broad and inclusive interdisciplinary community from across the full spectrum of Durham academics, where different perspectives are brought together to develop creative approaches to interesting and important problems.   We welcome world-leading researchers to Durham, providing the time and space to work on projects and build future collaborations.

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PGR journeys with the Institute of Advanced Study

PGR journeys with the Institute of Advanced Study

Sep 29, 2023

PGR journeys with Durham’s Institute of Advanced Study Chimwemwe Phiri I am a PhD student in medical anthropology and visual history, and my research explores historic and contemporary meanings of historic medical collections relating to Malawi and Sudan. Given the...

Arts and Culture Funding

Arts and Culture Funding

Sep 29, 2023

Arts and Culture Funding This year, the IAS is offering to support a small number of film showings. We aim to support film screenings that are intended for a broad audience from across Durham’s research community. Funds (up to a maximum of £150) can be used for any...

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Recent publications

Recent articles, books, chapters and reports from our IAS Fellows.

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Fellows' publications

Publications begun or published during IAS Fellowships.

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Post-fellowship outputs

Publications catalysed by research conducted during IAS Fellowships.

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Insights e-journal

The journal which captured the ideas and work-in-progress of Fellows who visited the IAS during its thematic framework (from 2006 – 2017)

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Transformations newsletter

Browse previous editions of Transformations, the official newsletter of IAS Durham.

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Current projects 2023/24

Each year, the IAS supports ambitious and adventurous interdisciplinary projects tackling major research questions. Researchers from around the globe join Durham colleagues in collaborative teams to develop ground-breaking ideas, explore interdisciplinary synergies and develop new programmes of research. Learn more about our current projects by following the links below.

Exploring 'Offence' as a phenomenon and the challenges for society in attempting to regulate offensive speech and behaviour

Investigating the colonisation of the classical past by a spectrum of political forces, with a particular focus on neo-Nazi and white-supremacist groups in Europe and the UK

An interdisciplinary examination of potential and actual sources of injustice within surveillance-cum-recognition and automated decision-making technologies and the DNNs which are their foundation

An interdisciplinary project examining managers' experiences when working alone

Conversations about delivering human-centred techniques and tools to help stakeholders explore the horizons of possibilities and to define an envelope of acceptability for AI-based Software Responsibility focusing on legal aspects

This project brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to explore the role of archives in decolonising teaching and learning

Can displaced communities renew a sense of ownership over their tangible cultural heritage and assert their agency over its use? This project grapples with this challenge and devises new ways to address it

This project will examine the interconnections between neurodivergence, mental health and physical health

This project brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to explore the role of archives in decolonising teaching and learning