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Sir Harry Evans Global Fellow helps Reuters scoop top award
Our first ever Sir Harry Evans Global Fellow is part of a team of Reuters journalists to win a prestigious award for exposing wrongdoing in Elon Musk’s business empire.
Call for Research Development Projects - 2024/25
From today we welcome applications for IAS Research Development Projects (RDPs) to run in 2024/25.
RDPs are aimed to help and support the early-stage development of ambitious interdisciplinary ideas and projects. Funding of up to £1500 is available and can be used to support, for example, research conversations, workshops, and network building which have the potential to develop into major projects in the future.
Transformations, Issue 12 is out now! Catch up on our latest news.
After a busy Epiphany term, we have still some exciting events coming up, and our latest issues of Transformations gives you a chance to catch up with some familiar faces in the IAS.
Interdisciplinary opportunities for DU postdoctoral researchers
We are launching a Sandpit event and a new Project Funding Opportunity to advance the interdisciplinary research and leadership skills of our post-doctoral researchers and fellows at DU. This is a joint initiative between the Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) and the university’s Research Culture development project Flourish@Durham.
Journalism in a Post-truth World
Social media, AI and 'fake news' are among the many challenges facing journalism today. Ahead of an IAS and South College expert panel event on 5th March (2.30pm) to discuss the future for journalism with Bridget Kendall, Jo Adetunji, Monica Grady and Ian O'Flynn, our own expert, Prof Tim Luckhurst shares his thoughts ahead of our joint event.
Catch up with the latest issue of the IAS Newsletter, Transformations, Issue 11
The Epiphany Term edition of the IAS newsletter, Transformations, is now available.
IAS Epiphany Term Card of Events
The IAS has a busy term ahead and details of seminars, public lectures, workshops from both our Fellows and projects (major projects and research development projects) are listed in our Term Card.
A warm welcome to the IAS's 2024 Epiphany Term Fellows
The IAS welcomes its Epiphany Term (2024) Fellows to Durham. Several of our Fellows will be collaborating across the University with colleagues on two major IAS projects (Understanding Offence; and Justice and Artificial Intelligence) or joining forces with other colleagues on additional research until the end of this term.
Call for 2025/26 IAS Major Projects and Fellowship Nominations
The IAS supports, promotes and grows new and creative interdisciplinary ideas that transform our perspectives in challenging and provocative ways. We provide time, space, and resources to exchange/integrate ideas, knowledge and skills. We are a home to an inclusive, diverse and supportive community of scholars from Durham University and across the world. We are now launching our call for 2025/26 Major Projects – an investment of up to £55,000 per project in major interdisciplinary research ideas
Issue 10 of the IAS's newsletter, Transformations, is out now
The latest edition of Transformations, the IAS's newsletter, is out now
A busy Michaelmas term of events for the IAS
The IAS has a full term of activities, including seminars, lectures and other activities.
An exciting term ahead for visiting IAS Fellows and Projects
The IAS welcomes its Michaelmas 2023 Fellows to Durham to work with colleagues until the end of this term. We are pleased to welcome: