University of Surrey Institute of Advanced Studies

University of Surrey

Institute of Advanced Studies


Welcome

The Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Surrey hosts small-scale, scientific and scholarly meetings of leading academics from all over the world to discuss specialist topics in a free-flowing and productive atmosphere, away from the pressure of everyday work.

Knife Bird sculpture

The workshops are multidisciplinary, bringing together scholars from different disciplines to share alternative perspectives on common problems.


Forthcoming events

Corruption in a Globalising World: Challenge and Change
2009 / 2010
Emerging Interfacial Dynamcs
January 2010
The Emergence of the Posthuman Subject
July 2 - 3, 2010
International Intervention: Linking Infrastructure, Governance and Democratisation
2010
Work-life balance: are we asking the right questions?
2010

Recent events

Mobility and Creativity: Narrative, Representation and Performance
July 3 – 4, 2009
The Mother War: Current Trends and Critical Discources
June 25 - 26, 2009
From Animals to Humans: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Zoonotic Diseases
May 21 - 22, 2009

The deadline for the next competition for seminar grants is Friday 16th October 2009.