Events from the 01 October 2026 - 31 October 2026 Reset
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Advanced Study, this special public event asks a timely question: how can interdisciplinarity help us understand and respond to an increasingly complex world? The event will explore what interdisciplinarity means in practice and why it matters in the real world. The IAS Director, Professor Alexander Easton, will be joined in conversation by Dr Fiona Hill, Chancellor of Durham University, and Professor Susan Smith, President of the British Academy.
08 October 2026
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Theatre WB0001, The Waterside Building, Durham Business School, Riverside Place, Durham DH1 1SL
IAS Seminar by Nandhini Srinivasan (Sir Harry Evans Fellow in Investigative journalism)
12 October 2026
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cosin‘s Hall, Seminar Room, Palace Green, DH1 3RL
IAS Seminar by Dr Claire Craig (independent researcher)
19 October 2026
Questions about fairness arise whenever difficult decisions have to be made about who gets what, when, and on what basis. These questions matter in many areas of life, including public housing, healthcare, organ donation, humanitarian aid, environmental governance, and questions about how shared domains such as the deep sea should be used and divided fairly. They also matter in the rules, institutions, and decision-making systems that shape everyday choices.
22 October 2026
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Waterside Building, Durham Business School, Riverside Place, Durham DH1 1SL
IAS Seminar by Dr Mai Albzour (Berzeit University)
26 October 2026
Identifying & Tackling Misinformation Workshop with the Durham/Reuters 2026 Sir Harry Evans Fellow in Investigative Journalism, Nandhini Srinivasan
27 October 2026
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
School of Government and International Affairs: Room TBC
This event is part of the Major Project 'Reconceptualising Resistance' which explores several key areas around disciplinary and methodological orientations; divergence between empirical, theoretical, and normative framings of resistance, and the role academic research can play in conceptualising resistance.
28 October 2026
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Venue to be confirmed
Introduction to Journalism - a masterclass with the Durham/Reuters 2026 Sir Harry Evans Fellow in Investigative Journalism, Nandhini Srinivasan
29 October 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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