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Uniting nine institutes at the University of London to form the UK's national centre for the pursuit, support and promotion of research in the humanities

About the School

Our Institutes

Our Institutes
Our nine dynamic and innovative institutes are a driving force for research and knowledge sharing across the humanities in the UK and beyond.
Our Institutes

Libraries

Libraries
Our specialist research libraries and Senate House Library form one of the world's most significant collections in the humanities.
Libraries

Support for Researchers

Support for Researchers
We provide an unparalleled array of research support for humanities scholars at every career stage, from postgraduate student to senior scholar.
Support for Researchers

Events

Events
Our extensive programme of seminars, lectures and conferences feature world-leading scholars and thinkers. Most events are free and open to the public.
Events

Study with Us

Study with Us
We offer University of London MA, MRes, LLM, MPhil, and PhD degrees in a wide range of humanities subjects within a vibrant learning community.
Study with Us

The Commonwealth and me - a view from West Acton

Talking Humanities

The Commonwealth and me – a view from West Acton  

Professor Keith Somerville gives a personal view of an organisation with 'little or no relevance to younger Britons'. 

Talking Humanities is the School of Advanced Study's flagship digital publication and covers groundbreaking humanities research throughout the UK.

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Research Directory

Our Directory of Research and Expertise is the first stop for anyone seeking experts or further information about projects managed by the School of Advanced Study.

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Kindertransport: Experience and Fiction

Videos and Podcasts

A Home Lost - a New Life Found? Kindertransport: Experience and Fiction

The Kindertransport enabled nearly 10,000 child refugees to flee from Nazi-occupied territories to the UK in 1938-39. It is remembered as a life-shaping experience of the loss of a homeland, of parents, family and friends  ̶  and of the finding of refuge and eventually a new life in the UK. This event introduces its history and memory and the treatment of the Kindertransport in fiction.

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Latest podcast: 70 Years Ago - How Universal Rights Were Being Made

From Syria with Love

Staff, students and alumni

Information for Staff
Information for Current Students
Information for Alumni