Origins (Adebusola Ramsay 2014; Acrylic on canvas, 50.8 x 50.8cm). Photograph by Sekai Machache. All rights reserved. An abstract painting of a city reflected in water. The colours are vibrant with a yellow sky, blue water and multicoloured buildings.

Institute Project on Decoloniality

IASH delivered a three-year project examining a variety of topics centred on decoloniality from 2021 to 2024. The Institute Project on Decoloniality 2021-2024 (IPD ‘24) was awarded the 2025 Public Humanities Award for Leadership in Practice and Community by the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI), and Dr Ben Fletcher-Watson received the Principal's Medal for his work on IPD.

The first year's Fellows can be found here: https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/ipd/year-one

The second year's Fellows can be found here: https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/ipd/year-two

The third year's Fellows can be found here: https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/ipd/year-three