Events from the 24 February 2025 - 02 March 2025 Reset
Numbers That Shape Us: trust, interpretation, and decisions
IAS Fellows' Seminar by Dr Sophie Carr (Bays Consulting)
24 February 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cosin‘s Hall, Seminar Room, Palace Green
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Beyond the Stigma: Understanding Vaping Through Numbers and Narratives
This workshop investigates the complex terrain of vaping, exploring both the perceived and potential health implications.
25 February 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Seminar Room, Cosins Hall, Palace Green
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Numbers and People: A Shared Language or a Divided Story?
IAS Fellows' Public Lecture by Dr Sophie Carr (Bays Consulting)
25 February 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
The Hub, John Snow College
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
Colloquium on Cancel Culture
This colloquium builds upon the work of the 2023/24 IAS Major Project, 'Understanding Offence: delimiting the (un)sayable.'
26 February 2025
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Seminar Room, Cosin‘s Hall, Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University, Palace Green, DH1 3RL
- Research event
British Opposition to University Development in Colonial West Africa, 1860-1948
IAS Fellows' Public Lecture by Professor Apollos Nwauwa (Bowling Green State University)
26 February 2025
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Learning Resource Centre, St. John‘s College ((opposite the main entrance of the college)
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Research Institute
IAS Writing Group
The IAS has established a writing group for Durham academics and current IAS Fellows and IAS Associate Fellow who want to spend undisturbed time focusing on their papers, books, grants, talks, and other creative activities.
28 February 2025
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Interim Senior Common Room, University College (Castle)
- Creative