Our latest edition of the IAS Newsletter, Transformations, is out now. Issue 9 features updates from recent and past IAS Fellows, forthcoming projects, research developments, events and much more. Keep up to update each term, and subscribe now.
Strengthened connections with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Earlier last term, the University signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. The IAS has long-standing connections with the Memory Studies group...
We’re pleased to share the following news from the IAS alumni community. Professor Ramesh Subramaniam (2022/23 Fellow) Elected as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the advancement of science in developing countries, effective 1 January 2023. Awarded...
Welcome to another edition of the Institute of Advanced Study’s newsletter, Transformations. We have come to the end of another busy term, and another Fellowship year. The increasing activity within Cosin’s Hall is wonderful to see with regular meetings of the Major...
As the Co-director for the Social Sciences and Health Faculty of the Institute of Advanced Study in Durham University, my expertise lies in the fields of political anthropology, social and feminist theories particularly in relation to the areas of gendered violence...
The Gendering of Hope: rural women’s biographies of hope and challengeProfessor Lia Bryant (University of South Australia) I had the wonderful opportunity of being an IAS Fellow as part of the 2019/20 cohort arriving in October 2019. I was a member of St Mary’s...
Solidarities of Citizenship Professor Jackie Stevens (Northwestern University) My time at the Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) was a rare gift, for which I will always be grateful. I was there as part of a trio of scholars brought together by Associate Professor...
Lessons learned: ‘Risks to Youth and Studenthood in Digital Spaces’ Dr Rille Raaper & Professor Mariann (Maz) Hardey (Durham University) This project has been a wonderful learning experience for us as Durham academics, our IAS Fellows, and also for many students,...
Looking Forward To: Understanding Offence Professor Patrick Zuk The IAS project ‘Understanding offence: delimiting the (un)sayable’ engages with an important contemporary issue of wide relevance. The idea for the project originated from conversations with colleagues...
Conversations on Machine Learning and Conceptual Change Dr Eamonn Bell and Dr Alexander Campolo When we began planning a series of interdisciplinary workshops on machine learning for the IAS, we hoped that recent developments in the field might resonate across...
