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.
Current projects
Representing memory
Exploring how ideas of extended cognition can seek to explain memory at an individual level.
Quantifying global risk
Determining options available to the airline industry in the face of volcanic ash incidents.
Landscapes of rights
Examining the negotiation of rights around common resources.
Threshold worlds
An interdisciplinary project on dreams, narrative and liminal cognition.