IAS News
Dr Hannes Houck (Chemistry) awarded €1.5 million starting grant by the European Research Council (ERC)
Dr Hannes Houck’s prestigious ERC award builds on a series of competitive funding successes, including a Royal Society University Research Fellowship and a EUTOPIA Science and Innovation Fellowship, co-funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie programme. Dr Houck is also recognised as a member of the EUTOPIA Young Leaders Academy, reflecting his growing influence in the European research landscape.
Reading Decoloniality - New programme released: Vaccine hesitancy, questioning world literature & revisiting decoloniality
Reading DecolonialityLink opens in a new window are an open-source publication and reading group that produces and disseminates international and interdisciplinary scholarship for liberation.
Their next programme, runs from October to December 2025. Register and sign up to the mailing list to be reminded on a rolling basis.
New issue of Exchanges published
Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal has just published its latest issue Vol. 12 No. 3 (2025), a special issue of papers drawn relating to the International Research Culture Conference (IRCC) hosted at the University of Warwick (Sept '24). It follows the earlier (Vol 11(3)) special issue from the previous conference. The issue contains a range of papers including elements of practice, policy, case study and personal reflection all relating to research culture, along with observations on the configuration of the conference itself. Alongside this, the editorial also provides updates on forthcoming editorial changes alongside a content overview, as well as a guide to forthcoming issues, contribution opportunities and social media activities.
Save-the-date - Revisiting the three and a half decades of decoloniality with Madina Tlostanova
Weds 3rd December 2025 15:00 - 16:30 CET
What is still relevant, what needs to be reconsidered and is there a future? Professor Madina Tlostanova revisits decoloniality across three and a half decades.
AI meets antiquity: Warwick ancient historian tests DeepMind’s transformative new model
Co-authoring a paper published in the world's leading multidisciplinary science journal Nature today, Alison Cooley, Professor of Classics and Ancient History and Director of IAS at the University of Warwick, has played a key verification role in developing the first artificial intelligence (AI) model for contextualising ancient inscriptions.
New Warwick–Luxembourg Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme Launches
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Warwick–Luxembourg Postdoctoral Exchange Programme (PEP), developed in partnership with the University of Luxembourg’s Institute for Advanced Studies.
This new scheme offers six-month interdisciplinary fellowships to early-career researchers employed at either Warwick or Luxembourg, with a focus on fostering international collaboration and public engagement.
Fellows will benefit from:
- A fully funded six-month research visit to the partner institution
- Mentorship from academic colleagues at both universities
- Opportunities to develop interdisciplinary research projects
- The chance to deliver a public engagement activity as part of the fellowship
The programme is open to researchers who are:
- Within seven years of their PhD award (as of 1 January 2025)
- Employed at either Warwick or the University of Luxembourg for the full duration of the fellowship
Applications will open on 1 October 2025, with a deadline of 15 December 2025 (2 pm CET). Successful applicants will begin their fellowships on 1 June 2026.
The PEP reflects our shared commitment to supporting early-career researchers, international mobility, and research that crosses disciplinary and institutional boundaries.
For full programme details and application guidance, please visit:
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