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Latest news
Harvard’s Professor Steven Shapin to join School as ST Lee Visiting Fellow, May-June 2012
Professor Steven Shapin, Franklin L Ford Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University, will hold the ST Lee Visiting Professorial Fellowship 2011-12. Professor Shapin, who has published widely in the historical sociology of scientific knowledge, will... read more
Professor Linda Newson to be appointed as Director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas
The School is pleased to announce that the post of Director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA) has been offered to Professor Linda Newson FBA, who has accepted the position subject to contract. Linda Newson is a Professor of King’s... read more
University of London reaches 100,000 podcast views and downloads on iTunes U
The University of London platform on iTunes U, a resource initiated and managed by the School, today reached a milestone 100,000 podcast views and downloads. The platform, which will celebrates its one-year anniversary on 7 June, enables researchers... read more
Networker and literary critic Beat Mazenauer will lead first Ingeborg Bachmann Centre workshop on communicating literature in the digital age
The Ingeborg Bachmann Centre for Austrian Literature at the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies (IGRS) will hold its first workshop on the digital promotion of reading skills and... read more
Professor Philip Murphy gives evidence to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on the role and future of the Commonwealth
Professor Philip Murphy, Director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, has given evidence on the role and future of the Commonwealth to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. The session, which was held in Portcullis House, forms... read more
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Event highlights
Dean's Seminar: "Branding Authorship: The Advantages of Anonymity"
16 May 2012, 12.30-14.00 ... read more
A Change in the Middle East? Consideration of the Arab Spring and its impact on Human Rights
16 May 2012, 18:30-20:00 ... read more
John Coffin Memorial Irish Studies Lecture: 'Samuel Beckett - Mystic'
17 May 2012, 18.00-19.00 ... read more
Events Brochure available
The latest Events Brochure May-September 2012 is now available online and in print on request
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Digital resources
SAS-Space Collection of the Month for May: Research papers from Visiting Fellows to the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies
The SAS-Space Collection of the Month for May is a collection of papers from Visiting Fellows to the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies (IGRS). The collection is an eclectic mix, with topics as diverse as student protest in Italy, Muslim identity ... read more
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Fellowships news
Apply now: Henry Charles Chapman Visiting Fellowship
Applications for the Henry Charles Chapman Visiting Fellowship at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies are currently being accepted. Deadline: 31 May 2012... read more
Fellowships in the School
New publications
Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies Book Series
Technology's Pulse: Essays on Rhythm in German Modernism
Institute for the Study of the Americas
Organized Labour and Politics in Mexico: Changes, Continuities and Contradictions by Graciela Bensusán and Kevin J. Middlebrooke
New Opinion from Commonwealth Advisory Bureau
Beyond the veneer of reconciliation: human rights and democracy in Rwanda by Jennifer Melvin [PDF]
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Research training and graduate study
Institute of English Studies / The Warburg Institute / King's College London / Cambridge - Medieval manuscripts in the digital age 2012
The Institute of English Studies (London) is pleased to announce the fourth year of this course, jointly funded by COST and the AHRC, and run in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, The Warburg Institute, and King’s College London... read more
Institute of Historical Research – Local history summer school
The Institute of Historical Research is delighted to announce its inaugural three-day non-residential summer school in local history, to be held at the Institute from 25-27 June.... read more
The Warburg Institute / Warwick - Resources and techniques for the study of Renaissance and Early Modern culture
This programme provides specialist research training to doctoral students working on Renaissance and Early Modern subjects in a range of disciplines at universities across the UK and the rest of the world... read more
School of Advanced Study / The Careers Group - Careers webinar for postgraduate students: Networking skills for professional development
The School, in collaboration with the University of London Careers Service, is offering a series of free webinars for current postgraduate students. The next webinar, on Networking Skills for Professional Development, will be held at 1-2pm on Wednesday 2 May ... read more
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