The search is on for the next IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow, with applications now officially open for the 2026 residency, a unique opportunity for writers and theatre-makers to develop bold new work at the intersection of research and storytelling.
Former Fellow Dr Adriana Alcaraz Sánchez writes for The Conversation on lucid dreaming, consciousness research and what it means to be conscious.
Join us to celebrate culture, community & connection in Boghall, with an evening of Ethio-Eritrean music, performances, food and coffee ceremony.
A special event marking the conclusion of Dr Nina Baratti's project at IASH on the Jean Jenkins Ethiopian and Eritrean Sound Collection in the National Museum of Scotland.
An IASH Work-in-Progress seminar, delivered by Professor S. Karly Kehoe (Visiting Research Fellow, 2025)
Activating Colonial Privilege: The Imperial Strategies of Highland Catholics, 1750-1820
Deputy Director Ben Fletcher-Watson and IASH Director Lesley McAra have written an opinion piece for WonkHE about the role of Institutes of Advanced Study in offering academic asylum.
From Singapore and Australia to Norway and Belgium, governments and individual universities around the globe are seizing the opportunity to attract the top American minds. For scholars fearful of their government’s policy direction on academic freedom, such as those working in gender studies, on vaccine research or climate change, the situation is urgent.
An IASH Work-in-Progress seminar, delivered by Genevieve Warwick (Nominated Fellow, 2025)
Taming the Mountains: Mining and Early Modern Landscape Art
What makes new writing in Scotland unique?
Join a discussion chaired by Fergus Morgan (The Stage’s Scotland correspondent and freelance theatre critic), Gareth Nicholls (Traverse Artistic Director), Michael John O’Neill (2025 IASH / Traverse Creative Fellow), Isla Cowan (2024 IASH / Traverse Creative Fellow) and Apphia Campbell (2021 IASH / Traverse Creative Fellow), to discuss the future of Scottish theatre, contemporary theatre narratives and what writers want to address.
Dr Anthea Moys (she/her) is a South African/UK-based artist and practice researcher whose work explores the intersections of play, power, and decoloniality, and a 2026 British Council 90th Anniversary Research Fellow. With a cross-disciplinary practice spanning two decades, her approach blends arts, play-oriented studies, performance, co-production, and peer-to-peer learning.
A IASH Work-in-Progress seminar, delivered by Dr Viktoria Bavykina (British Council 90th Anniversary Research Fellow, 2025)
Reframing Histories: 'Russian' Avant-garde in Decolonial Studies