School of Advanced Study - University of London

02/06/2026

'Relics' brings together three exhibitions curated by Warburg students on the MA in Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture.

Drawing on the Warburg’s Library, Archive and Photographic Collection, the exhibitions also include new and recent works by PhD artists from the Slade School of Fine Art, whose studios are housed on the top floor of the Institute, bringing the activity of the building’s historical collections and contemporary artistic practice into dialogue.

Find out more about the current exhibition: https://bit.ly/4tX0Mi9

01/06/2026

The final week of the Relic exhibition starts today. You can read our recent blog post about the exhibition and the MA student curators involved, such as Abbie Clogg, on our website: https://bit.ly/4tX0Mi9

01/06/2026

Looking to start your PhD or Masters with us this September? Applications are closing on 31 July 2026. Apply now and begin your postgraduate journey: sas.ac.uk/postgraduate-study

31/05/2026

Please join us in celebrating the impact of the Refugee Law Clinic at its annual Summer Event.

Established in 2020, the University of London’s Refugee Law Clinic is an innovative project providing pro bono legal advice for refugee clients. Its work provides some of the most disadvantaged communities in London with access to fair and equal legal representation, a basic human right which many asylum seekers in the UK struggle to find.

The evening will bring together staff, volunteers, partners and members of the public to celebrate the Clinic's work over the past year. There will be speeches, volunteer awards and a reception.

Wednesday 10 June I 6pm - 8pm I Chancellor's Hall, Senate House

Register your place: https://bit.ly/4fN7wf6

For more information about the Refugee Law Clinic, please visit: https://bit.ly/4uD0Xk5

Refugee Law Initiative

30/05/2026

Until 3 June, visitors to the Warburg Institute are enjoying a fascinating exhibition in the gallery, created by some of our MA students: Relics. Irma Vona is one such student whose exhibit, "The Scrovegni Chapel", is displayed. Will you be visiting the exhibition? https://bit.ly/4vbLuqN

29/05/2026

Join our panel of award-winning authors, historians, scientists and broadcasters for a high-stakes, high-altitude debate!

Each speaker will bring a single object - a ‘Trojan Horse’ that contains surprising worlds hidden inside it. These objects may look simple, but each one carries stories of history, science, politics, memory, and imagination.

One by one, you will decide which objects are thrown overboard and which deserve to stay. Each speaker must convince you that their object matters most. Round by round, the stakes rise until only one object survives!

This event is organised as part of the School of Advanced Study’s Public Humanities Fellowship, which aims to broaden and reimagine how humanities research engages with the world.

Tuesday 7 July | 18:00-19:30 | Chancellor’s Hall, Senate House

🎟️ Register now: https://bit.ly/4u2brs2

28/05/2026

There's still time to apply for the National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange (NCACE) Future Icons of Culture Knowledge Exchange Awards!

An extraordinary range of collaborations between higher education and the arts and culture sectors have emerged across the UK in recent years. These are partnerships that are imaginative, impactful, community-rooted, socially engaged, and often transformative for all involved.

As a champion for academic–cultural collaboration, our colleagues at NCACE have launched the Future Icons of Culture Knowledge Exchange Awards as a new pilot designed to spotlight, strengthen, and celebrate such collaboration.

Up to 5 awards of £1,000 will be made to recognise collaborations between researchers and the arts and culture sector.

These awards are being designed to:

🏅 Celebrate and elevate the work already happening across the sector,
🏅 Champion the people and partnerships driving it
🏅 Help imagine a more ambitious, inclusive, and sustainable future for cultural knowledge exchange.

⏰Nominations must be submitted by 4 June 2026.

Find out more and submit a nomination:

The National Centre for Arts and Cultural Exchange (NCACE) was established with support from Research England in 2021. Our mission is to facilitate and support capacity for knowledge exchange between higher education and the arts and cultural sectors, with a particular focus on evidencing and showca...

28/05/2026

Enjoy world-class resources at the Institute of Historical Research and access one of the world’s greatest open-shelf collections of primary works, reference materials, bibliographical and archival guides in the study of history. Find out more: history.ac.uk

25/05/2026

PhD students at the Institute of Historical Research get opportunities to work alongside established research centres in History, gaining valuable access to the Centre for the History of People, Place and Community and the History & Policy Unit.

Apply today: sas.ac.uk/phd-ihr

23/05/2026

The Institute of Historical Research's London Summer School is a unique opportunity to explore London’s stories and historic places from our home here at Senate House in the heart of Bloomsbury.

Guest lectures from world-renowned experts and interactive workshops focus on topics from London’s earliest history to the present day, with special access visits and trips to some of London’s most fascinating historic sites.

Find out more about the IHR London Summer School 2026: https://bit.ly/4cKKl3P

Discover all of the IHR's Research Training and Short Courses: https://bit.ly/4cG63G8

IHR Summer School