Durham IAS

The last two events next week in the IAS Major project 'Interest in Cattle: Value, Risk and Security in Eastern & Southern Africa': a workshop here in the IAS, and a public event in Redhills (Miners' Hall). Find out more at dur.ac.uk/research/insti…

Event: 'Curating Cattle: Reflections on Cattle Collections and Histories' - Wed 11 March 6.30pm at Redhills Durham Miners Hall. Dr Ollie Douglas & Professor Julie-Marie Strange in conversation exploring cattle heritage, objects, stories, and why they matter. All welcome.

*Reminder* The BASAS Annual Lecture & Roundtable will take place at Durham University on 11 March 2026 To register for this event, please complete this form: forms.office.com/e/8xbnrx5FDK

A lovely IAS talk last night by Dr Chisoni Mumba in John Snow College. Chisoni is with us until until the end of term. Find out more about his IAS collaboration with Durham colleagues at dur.ac.uk/research/insti…

Come along to The Hub at Mount Oswald tonight at 6pm for the last of this term's IAS lectures. Dr Chisoni Mumba takes us through a 2025 “Paint & Sip” rural project where children’s art sparked dialogue about Rabies. All welcome, refreshments afterwards @JohnSnowJCR @AnthDurham1

Join us for our next lecture on 24 Feb at 6pm in The Hub, Mount Oswald. Chisoni Mumba takes us through a 2025 “Paint & Sip” rural project where children’s art sparked dialogue about Rabies, built trust, and drove a vaccination campaign. A case for creativity in public health.

We enjoyed a fascinating lecture this evening from our @DurhamIAS Fellow Dr Cameron Cross (University of Michigan)! Thanks to everyone who joined us #TrevelyanCollege #explore #research

📅Romance isn’t just Western or medieval. Come to Trevelyan College on 16 Feb at 5.30pm to hear Dr Cameron Cross talk about how love-centered storytelling spread across Afro-Eurasia, shaping how cultures navigated difference in the Global Middle Ages. All welcome. @trevscollege

📢Fellowship alert! We are recruiting 6 ECR Addison Wheeler Fellowships starting 01 Oct 2026 (for 36 months). Any discipline, any nationality. Full details at dur.ac.uk/research/insti… & via durham.taleo.net/careersection/… #AWF

Come along to our next IAS lecture on 5 Feb, 6pm in the Saltwell Building. Ben Raffield (Uppsala) rethinks Viking Age warfare, revealing complex warrior identities and a more human, realistic picture of conflict in the early medieval North @jbjcr_durham @ArcDurham @DavidPetts1

Keep up to date with IAS events including seminars and lectures from our Fellows. Find out more at: dur.ac.uk/research/insti…

We welcomed our new cohort of Fellows to the IAS today and are excited for a term of collaboration and research over the next 11 weeks. Our Term Card of events is now available—see what’s on at mailchi.mp/durham/ias-eve… or via dur.ac.uk/research/insti….

The Institute will be shut over the holiday season from Monday 22 December 2025, re-opening on Monday 05 January 2026. We wish our followers, colleagues and friends a restful holiday, and joy and success for the coming year ahead.

Our incoming Fellows will give the following lectures, which are free and open to all. Lectures are held in Durham colleges across the term.

Our Epiphany Term card of events is available from w/c 5 Jan, but if you can't wait that long, see dur.ac.uk/research/insti… for forthcoming seminars and lectures.

📢Deadline alert! Expressions of interest for the IAS Major Project Call for 2027/28 are due midday 15 Jan. Find out what you need to submit at dur.ac.uk/research/insti…

As we bid farewell this week to this term's Fellows, we also look forward to our new cohort joining us on 12 Jan: Prof Louise Bethlehem, Dr Cameron Cross, Prof Carmen Gonzalez, Dr Chisoni Mumba, Dr Ben Raffield and Dr Varna Venugopal. Find out more at dur.ac.uk/research/insti…

A small number of places still available at next Monday's IAS seminar 'Tools for Land Back Across the Former Empire' by Prof Beth Rose Middleton Manning. 1st Dec, 1-2pm, Cosin's Hall, Seminar Room. Registration essential at forms.office.com/e/X7uTWJTVMr. Sign up now.

Join us tonight at 5pm at University College for our last Fellows' lecture of this term. Carolina Guzmán Valenzuela will give a thought-provoking talk exploring how first-gen, women in STEM & Indigenous students in Chile navigate exclusion, agency & transformation in HE.

Professor Manathunga provided practical, real-world strategies for decolonising higher education and making research impactful. We are delighted to continue working alongside the brilliant team at the @DurhamIAS!