Press Releases
Monday 26 November 2012
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Professor Barry Smith announced as Leadership Fellow for the AHRC's theme of Science and Culture
Professor Barry Smith, Director of the Institute of Philosophy at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, has been announced as the AHRC's Leadership Fellow for the theme of Science and Culture. Identified through the Future Directions consultation in 2009, the AHRC's themes... read more
Tuesday 20 November 2012
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Rt Hon Jack Straw MP to give annual Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Hamlyn Lecture on judicial appointments
The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP will give his third and final 2012 Hamlyn lecture, on the topic of judicial appointments, on 4 December 2012. Organised by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies – a member institute of the University of London’s School of Advanced Study – the lecture is... read more
Thursday 04 October 2012
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Arditti Quartet to perform "Nine Memos" by Paul Archbold at musikprotokoll festival
A composition by Director of the Institute of Musical Research, Paul Archbold, will be performed at the musikprotokoll festival in Graz, Austria. Nine Memos for String Quartet will be played by the Arditti Quartet alongside new works by British and Austrian composers. Nine Memos for String Quartet... read more
Monday 01 October 2012
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Professor Colin Blakemore joins the Institute of Philosophy
Distinguished neuroscientist appointed as Director of the Institute’s Centre for the Study of the Senses The Institute of Philosophy, a member institute of the University of London’s School of Advanced Study, is delighted to welcome Professor Colin Blakemore as Director of the Institute... read more
Wednesday 26 September 2012
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Institute of Commonwealth Studies co-hosts a series of events for the UK country visit of the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
The Institute of Commonwealth Studies and the Human Rights Consortium will be co-hosting a series of events for the occasion of the UK country visit of the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent. Dr Corinne Lennox, Lecturer in human rights at the Institute of... read more
Thursday 13 September 2012
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Institute of Musical Research Fellow Richard Bernas presents BBC Radio 3 programme on John Cage
In a special Sunday Feature programme for BBC Radio 3 – John Cage: Beyond Silence – Richard Bernas, a Fellow of the Institute of Musical Research, looks at the influence of composer John Cage beyond music. Richard Bernas, a conductor, pianist and Cage-collaborator, talks to contemporary... read more
Tuesday 11 September 2012
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Work begins on groundbreaking digital oral history of the Commonwealth project
Work formally began this month on the Oral History of the Modern Commonwealth project at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies with the full-time appointment of Dr Sue Onslow, a leading historian of British foreign policy and the Commonwealth, as Senior Research Fellow and lead... read more
Tuesday 31 July 2012
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Dame Lynne Brindley to be awarded honorary doctorate at the School’s 2012 graduation ceremony
The School of Advanced Study, University of London is pleased to announce that Dame Lynne Brindley, DBE will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Literature honoris causa at its graduation ceremony on Saturday 15 December 2012. This honour recognises a lifetime of achievement in the support of world-... read more
Monday 23 July 2012
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Dr Julian Burger joins the Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Visiting Professor at the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex joins the Institute’s human rights team The Institute of Commonwealth Studies, a member institute of the University of London’s School of Advanced Study, is delighted to welcome Julian Burger to its human rights... read more
Wednesday 11 July 2012
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Human Rights Consortium launches project to investigate Ecocide as an international crime
The Human Rights Consortium (HRC) at the School of Advanced Study is delighted to announce the launch of the Ecocide Project on 19 July 2012. The HRC's Ecocide Project is a unique academic forum that will provide a national focal point for leading, facilitating and promoting research... read more
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