IAS News
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:
👉 warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/ias/funding/iasvf/uluwpepLink opens in a new window
Belayneh Gedifew presents paper at Global Summit
EUTOPIA SIF Fellow Belayneh Gedifew attended and presented a paper, titled "Epistemological Issues Reconsidered in Ethiopia's Health Equity Research Trend," at the Global Health Innovation and Quality Summit (June 25-27, 2025), organized by the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization.
"It was an enjoyable event and an excellent opportunity to showcase our project's output and network with researchers and stakeholders."
Minister Lawless announces €23 million for early-career researchers | UCD Research - University College Dublin
Dr Matteo Leta has been awarded a four-year fellowship at Link opens in a new windowUCD in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics.Link opens in a new window He will start his fellowship in September 2025 on his project ‘Staging Otherness: The Representation of “Gypsies”, Turks, and Moors in Italian Renaissance Comedies and their European Translations (c.1500-1650)’. We would like to congratulate Matteo on this amazing achievement.
IAS Honorary Research Fellow Dr Emrah Atasoy's article published by the journal ViraVerita (21: 6-18)
Dr Emrah Atasoy’s article “Visions of the Future: Utopian and Dystopian Studies Worldwide and in TürkiyeLink opens in a new window” (Gelecek Tahayyülleri: Dünyada ve Türkiye'de Ütopya ve Distopya Çalışmaları) was published by the journal ViraVerita (21: 6-18) on the 31st of May 2025.
The article is part of the special issue “The possibilities of a different kind of world/life from Dreams to Nightmares: Utopias and Dystopias.”
Reading group reminder - The return of biological races? With Celso Neto
Wednesday 9 July 2025, 16:00 - 17:30 (British Summer Time)