📚2026 is the National Year of Reading
We spoke with Alex Bussey, Institute Manager at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London, to find out why he keeps returning to 'Collected Fictions' by Jorge Luis Borges.
What books do you love?
The Institute of English Studies (IES), together with the School of Advanced Study and the University of London are supporting the 2026 National Year of Reading.
Throughout the year, colleagues from across the University of London are sharing the books that shaped them, challenged them and stayed with them: https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/news/institute-english-studies-hosts-event-support-2026-national-year-reading
Find out more about the National Year of Reading, led by the National Literacy Trust and the Department for Education: https://goallin.org.uk/
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The School of Advanced Study at the University of London brings together nine internationally renowned research institutes to form the UK's national centre for the support of researchers and the pursuit and promotion of research in the humanities. We offer University of London MA, MRes, LLM, MPhil, and PhD degree programmes.
Humanities and social sciences research helps us better understand the world and shape positive change. At the School of Advanced Study, we bring together researchers, scholars and practitioners committed to making a difference through our institutes, libraries, collections, archives and the University of London Press. Supported by UKRI, we're fostering communities that create real-world impact.
Find out more about the School of Advanced Study - sas.ac.uk/postgraduate-study (Link in bio 👆)
07/08/2026
We are pleased to announce that the University of London has entered into a new, strategic partnership with the The Wiener Holocaust Library to establish the Holocaust, Jewish and Exile Studies Partnership (HJESP).
Working through the School of Advanced Study - University of London, the collaboration will strengthen research, teaching and public engagement by promoting reciprocal library access, joint events, research training and new opportunities in digital humanities.
It will also create new pathways for staff collaboration, student supervision and shared academic initiatives, while raising the profile of Holocaust, Jewish and exile studies across both institutions.
Find out more: https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/news/university-london-wiener-holocaust-library-announce-new-strategic-partnership
05/08/2026
🌟 Now on at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London:
Listening Care + Fully
Curated by Creative Practitioner in Residence Nothando Lunga, Listening Care + Fully is a multi-layered spatial inquiry into 17 Russell Square, explored through film, portraiture, installation and archival documentation.
The exhibition examines both the present-day condition of Charles Clore House and the longer histories embedded in the site, bringing those histories into dialogue with the present. Through a decolonial framework, the project explores how architecture participates in structuring knowledge, authority and legal imaginaries.
📍 Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London
📅 21 July to 30 September 2026
🎟️ Free entry
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4wdw5Xc
04/08/2026
Think beyond the single discipline. 🧠✨
The MA in Cultural, Intellectual and Visual History at the Warburg Institute is an apprenticeship in "reading" the past. We teach you how to decode the hidden connections between philosophy, art, science, and the political landscape of human history.
Why choose this MA?
📖 The Warburgian Method: Learn to see the "life of images" and how ideas have travelled across centuries and borders.
🔍 Hands-on Research: Work directly with rare texts and primary sources in one of the most unique research libraries on earth.
🌍 Global Perspective: Join a global cohort of scholars committed to understanding the complexity of human culture.
If you're ready to challenge your own perspective and redefine how you view history, this is the programme for you.
🔗 Find out more:sas.ac.uk/civ-history
📚2026 is the National Year of Reading
We spoke with Professor Claire Langhamer, Director of the Institute of Historical Research and Professor of Modern History, to find out more about her love of "Mrs Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf and why it's a book she keeps returning to.
What books do you love?
The Institute of English Studies (IES), together with the School of Advanced Study and the University of London are supporting the 2026 National Year of Reading.
Throughout the year, colleagues from across the University of London are sharing the books that shaped them, challenged them and stayed with them: https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/news/institute-english-studies-hosts-event-support-2026-national-year-reading
Find out more about the National Year of Reading, led by the National Literacy Trust and the Department for Education: https://goallin.org.uk/
29/07/2026
Applications close in just two days for our PhD and postgraduate courses starting in September! If you've been waiting to submit yours, don't miss the deadline. Your next academic journey begins here...
🔗 Submit your application now: https://www.sas.ac.uk/postgraduate-study
27/07/2026
Go behind the scenes of the Renaissance. 🎨🏛️
The PGCert in Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture is designed for those who want more than just a theoretical understanding of the past. Based at the Warburg Institute, this programme places you right in the heart of professional curatorship.
Turn your passion for the Renaissance into a professional advantage.
🔗 Apply for the PGCert today: https://bit.ly/3RePDfq
27/07/2026
Congratulations to our colleagues at the University of London Institute in Paris on ranking in the top 25 per cent of universities for teaching, academic support and organisation in the National Student Survey 2026, with student satisfaction rising across every indicator for the second year running.
As the UK's largest annual survey of final-year undergraduate students, the NSS provides an important measure of how students experience their education. These results are a testament to the commitment of colleagues across ULIP, the strength of staff-student partnership and the benefits of working within the University of London's federal community.
They also underline the enduring value of arts, humanities and social science education in helping students develop the knowledge, confidence and global outlook needed to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world.
Congratulations to the entire ULIP community on a fantastic result. 👏
📚2026 is the National Year of Reading
Find out more about Professor Laura Cleaver's love of classic crime novels by Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers.
What books do you love?
The Institute of English Studies (IES), together with the School of Advanced Study and the University of London are supporting the 2026 National Year of Reading.
Throughout the year, colleagues from across the University of London are sharing the books that shaped them, challenged them and stayed with them: https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/news/institute-english-studies-hosts-event-support-2026-national-year-reading
Find out more: https://goallin.org.uk/
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