IAS DURHAM
Welcome to the Institute of Advanced Study
The Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) at the University of Durham is a prestigious, ideas-based Institute with global reach. We bring together world-leading researchers from all disciplines to work with Durham colleagues on collaborative projects of major intellectual, scientific, political and practical significance.
Latest news
IAS – 2022/23 Call for Project Proposals and Fellowship Nominations
The Institute of Advanced Study aims to support Durham's academic staff in developing ambitious, novel and excellent interdisciplinary research. Its call for projects and Fellowship nominations is now open, and colleagues are warmly invited to submit proposals....
New edited collection from Professor Stefano Cracolici and Professor Mark Sandy
Entitled Ghostly Encounters: cultural and imaginary representations of the spectral from the nineteenth century to the present, this volume edited from Professor Stefano Cracolici from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures (department of Italian) and Professor...
Current projects
Each year, the IAS supports four ambitious interdisciplinary projects tackling major research questions. Leading 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.
Upcoming events
IAS Public Lecture – Living in the ‘hum’: precarious lives and personal possessions.
IAS Public Lecture – Living in the ‘hum’: precarious lives and personal possessions.
Public Lecture by Professor Nicolas Blomley, Simon Fraser University. Imagine a life in which your personal possessions are in constant risk of loss, seizure, theft, or destruction. For most of
IAS Public Lecture – Flourishing in the Anthropocene: property, community and climate change
IAS Public Lecture – Flourishing in the Anthropocene: property, community and climate change
Public Lecture by Dr Nicole Graham, University of Sydney. Progressive property theory presents a recent corrective to atomistic theories that isolate property interests from the network of relations and obligations
IAS Fellows’ Seminar – De-urbanising rural spaces: the words we use and the interpretation of the past
IAS Fellows’ Seminar – De-urbanising rural spaces: the words we use and the interpretation of the past
IAS Fellows’ Seminar by Dr Anna Stagno, Univerity of Genoa As an archaeologist specialising in the study of rural spaces, when, during the PhD course, I met historical ecology and
Publications
Transformations newsletter
Browse previous editions of Transformations, the official newsletter of IAS Durham.