Essays on Decoloniality: Volume 2

Book cover for Essays on Decoloniality Volume 2

The Institute proudly announces the 30th in our Occasional Papers series. Essays on Decoloniality: Volume 2 is the second collection of essays to emerge from the Institute Project on Decoloniality. This new volume includes essays by former Fellows Dr Peter S. Henne, Dr Asha Varadharajan, Professor Anthony Neal, Dr Shakeel Anjum, Dr Thomas Metcalf, Dr Erika De Vivo, Dr Simon Buck, Dr Paul Newton-Jackson and Dr Emma Hill.

Towards gender equality: transforming leadership and career development in higher education (Day 2)

Event date: 
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Time: 
10:00-14:30 BST
Location: 
Online-only

In higher education, women make up only 19% of the Presidents of the top 200 universities globally, with a recent UNESCO report on higher education (2021) concluding that inequalities run deep and glass ceilings remain high. Concerns are growing too about the future of diversity, equality and inclusion programmes across many countries, which may further impede progress.

Towards gender equality: transforming leadership and career development in higher education (Day 1)

Event date: 
Tuesday 23 September 2025
Time: 
10:00-14:00 BST
Location: 
Online-only

In higher education, women make up only 19% of the Presidents of the top 200 universities globally, with a recent UNESCO report on higher education (2021) concluding that inequalities run deep and glass ceilings remain high. Concerns are growing too about the future of diversity, equality and inclusion programmes across many countries, which may further impede progress.

Doors Open Day at IASH

Event date: 
Saturday 27 September 2025
Time: 
10:00-16:00
Location: 
IASH, 2 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9NW

IASH is part of Doors Open Day 2025, Scotland's largest free festival that celebrates places and stories, new and old.

IASH Annual Report 2024-25

Front cover of the 2024-25 Annual Report

The Institute presents our annual report for academic year 2024-25. Features include a spotlight on artist practitioners at IASH, reports from GENDER.ED and the Decolonised Transformations Project, a calendar of our events over the past year, a full list of Fellows and Affiliates, and much more. You can download the digital version as a PDF here.

Thanks to Bill Walsh at Wing Design for the graphic design of this report.