The IAS remains keen to support research conversations, workshops, and network building which have the potential to develop into major projects in the future. Colleagues are invited to apply for small scale funding to help the early stage development of ambitious interdisciplinary projects.

The IAS has extended its application deadline for small and major projects from midday 24 March 2022 to midday 31 March 2022.

The spring edition of Transformations is now available. This edition features interviews with two former Fellows, renowned sound recordist Chris Watson and mathematical biologist, Stephanie Portet.

The Institute of Advanced Study has a small fund available to support research postgraduates organising Durham based events of a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary nature for this academic year.

The Institute of Advanced Study is an incubator of novel, ground-breaking, interdisciplinary research. Its call for 2023/24 projects (Small and Major, including Fellowship nomination) is now open, as well as our new call for early stage development projects to run in 2022/23. Durham colleagues are warmly invited to submit proposals to all three schemes.

The Institute of Advanced Study is delighted to welcome its first cohort of 2021/22 Fellows to Durham. The IAS Fellowship plays a major role in the life of the IAS, and we encourage your engagement with our Fellows. Fellows’ lectures and seminars are scheduled across the term, and collaborators will develop programmes of work during the term (see IAS events for further information).

The Institute's second cohort of visiting Fellows has begun to arrive in Durham. This term we welcome a number of Fellows to the Institute and wider University, as well as our virtual Fellows.

Congratulations to recent IAS Fellow, Professor Donald Dingwell from the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, who has been elected as Fellow of the Royal Society.

The IAS is keen to develop long-term clusters of research developments on key topics, in particular those addressing major global issues. A topic that has generated enthusiasm this year is that of Pollution. Colleagues are welcome to suggest others.

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.

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.

The Epiphany Term edition of the IAS newsletter, Transformations, is now available.