IAS DURHAM
Welcome to the Institute of Advanced Study
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.
Latest news

Stop Press: 13 03 23. The Lecture by Prof Michael Schutz (McMaster University) in the Department of Music at 5pm later today is now cancelled. This event will be rescheduled to a later date.
The Lecture by Prof Michael Schutz (McMaster University) in the Department of Music at 5pm later today is now cancelled. This event will be rescheduled to a later date.

Remainder of Epiphany Term events
Changes to Epiphany Term Events Several IAS events have recently changed date, time or venue. Please see our Term Card for the very latest updates or the IAS website and its Events pages. Contact enquiries.ias@durham.ac.uk for further information.
Upcoming events
IAS Fellows’ Seminar – Late Liberalism of Toxicity—metaphor or matter-forth
March 24 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmIAS Fellows’ Lecture/recital – Seeing Sounds and Feeling Rhythms: music as a multi-sensory experience
March 29 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmIAS Project Workshop – Exploring the Absence/Presence of Durham’s Black History – Workshop 3
May 3 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Publications
Transformations newsletter
Browse previous editions of Transformations, the official newsletter of IAS Durham.
Current projects 2022/23
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.