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IALS @ials.bsky.social · 2d

Feeling confused? Join us for our legal research training sessions to help you get to grips with the library, finding resources, and using databases. See the full schedule and book a place: buff.ly/O25yFnZ

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · 11d

From Monday 29th September, we will return to our term time opening hours. See full details of our opening hours here: ials.sas.ac.uk/library-term...

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · Jul 18

LHub has published a number of calls for 2025/26, including for visiting academics at different career levels, visiting artists, networks, and more.

Details, deadlines and application forms are here at: ials.sas.ac.uk/research/lhu...

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our now! Our latest issue of Amicus Curiae, series 2, vol 6, issue 3. Edited by Pablo Cortés, Professor of Civil Justice, University of Leicester with a special section on ESG regulation, guest-edited by Dr Navajyoti Samanta.

Read it here:

journals.sas.ac.uk/amicus/index

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · Jun 9

A reminder that our summer opening hours start from today! 🌞 From now until September, we'll be closing earlier on weekdays and Saturdays, and we are closed on Sundays.

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · Jun 5

Join us here at the IALS on 10th June 2025 for the next event in the LHub Seminar Series, 'Digitising Exclusion: Identity, Citizenship and RightsLogged'.

Speaker: Dr Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf, @ihr.bsky.social‬ , School of Advanced Study, University of london

ials.sas.ac.uk/events/dr-ev...

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University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social · Jun 4

💥We're very excited to share that we have launched a new free training course! Explore our #OpenAccess in the #Humanities training course on RESHAPED, a new learning platform developed by the School of Advanced Study @uolondon.bsky.social.

Details here:
uolpress.co.uk/2025/06/new-...

New Open Access in the Humanities online training course launched! - University of London Press

We are excited to share details of our new online training course on open access publishing, developed by the University of London Press with the School of Advanced Study. The course is free and avail...

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · May 22

Join us at ‪@ials.bsky.social‬ on 30 May 2025 at 1:30pm for 'What is an arrest? A performance-as-research legal history workshop'.

Organised by, Dr Jonah Miller, @kingscollege.bsky.social‬ and Dr Lucy J.S. Clarke @sheffielduni.bsky.social‬

Booking recommended

ials.sas.ac.uk/events/what-...

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · May 13

New date added! 📅 One more chance to Get Dissertation Ready with our afternoon of training sessions on finding sources, referencing with OSCOLA, and formatting with Word. Held online via Zoom on 29th May at 1pm. Book your place now: buff.ly/kCCQ56q

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · May 6

@ials.bsky.social is happy to announce that the film 'Changes in Light', created by @annamacdonaldart.bsky.social , Practitioner in Residence at IALS in 2024, won the award for best short documentary at the #Kiez Berlin Film Festival.

'Changes in Light' wins award at the Kiez Berlin Film Festival

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Nora Ni Loideain @nniloideain.bsky.social · Apr 30

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Nora Ni Loideain @nniloideain.bsky.social · Apr 30

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Delighted to announce that Marcus Bokkerink will be delivering the ILPC Annual Lecture 2025.

This will launch the ILPC Annual Conference 2025 -

Regulating AI in a Changing World: Oversight & Enforcement

Registration and more details available soon.

We hope you can join us!

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · May 2

Join us on 13 May for the LHub Seminar: Melting into Space: Enemies of Mankind (Pirates and Other Incalculable #Environmental Contingencies). Speaker: Prof. Bernhard Siegert, @bauhaus_uni

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Lhub Seminar Series: Prof. Bernhard Siegert (Bauhaus Universität Weimar), Melting into Space: Enemies of Mankind (Pirates and Other Incalculable Environmental Contingencies)

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · Apr 30

How are we doing? Let us know what you think and help us to improve our services by taking part in the IALS library annual reader satisfaction survey. All named entries will be automatically entered into a £50 prize draw! 👉 buff.ly/8IHm7dg

IALS @ials.bsky.social · Apr 4

Not long until the Easter weekend! Here are our opening times over the bank holiday period for your calendar 🐰🐣

IALS @ials.bsky.social · Apr 2

IALS is delighted to share a post by Prof David Sugarman, “The Politics of #Judicial Decision-Making in the UK’s Top Court: Lessons from the #Pinochet Case”, U.K. Const. L. Blog (31st March 2025) 👇

UK Constitutional Law Association

In an earlier blog post, I noted that we would be waiting with interest to see how the (then […]

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · Mar 25

OUT NOW! The IALS Library spring newsletter. Included in this issue: a look at using AI for academic work and an update on our reading room projects.

Read it here 👇

IALS Library spring newsletter 2025

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · Mar 13

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Join us on 18 March for the LHub Seminar Series: Re-orienting #Punishment towards #Forgiveness: The role of interpersonal concepts in legal reconstruction. Free to attend, all welcome.
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LHub Seminar Series: Re-orienting Punishment towards Forgiveness: The role of interpersonal concepts in legal reconstruction

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · Mar 5

Registration is now open for the Humanities Summits 2025! Join a vital discussion about the future of the humanities with colleagues from across the UK. Manchester 15 May, and London 22 May. Free to all but booking is essential. Register now: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

IALS @ials.bsky.social · Mar 3

Out now, the latest issue of Amicus Curiae (Series 2, Vol 6, Issue 2, 2025). Included in this issue, a special section on surrogacy, edited by Professor Maya Unnithan and Dr Maria Federica Moscati, @sussex.ac.uk

Download or read online here 👇

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): Series 2 | Amicus Curiae

SAS Open Journals, Open Access Journals

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · Feb 22

Join us for the LHub Seminar Series event, Mycelium Law on 25 Feb. Speaker: Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, University of Westminster . All welcome but booking essential 👇

LHub Seminar Series: Mycelium Law

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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · Feb 12

The call for applications for Being Human 2025 is now open!💥

We've got funding grants of up to £8,000 available for researchers to hold events as part of this year's national festival of the humanities.

Find out more: www.beinghumanfestival.org/get-involved

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University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social · Feb 10

'the humanities are relevant and they matter...They matter as we consider climate change, global mobility, social injustice, human rights, poverty, the values we hold, & what kind of society we want to be.'

We've launched a new #OpenAccess series, Humanities Futures:

uolpress.co.uk/2025/02/call...

Call for proposals: Humanities Futures book series - University of London Press

We are delighted to announce the details of our exciting new book series, Humanities Futures, and to invite book proposal submissions. Humanities Futures is a new book series that advocates powerfull...

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IALS @ials.bsky.social · Feb 10

Starting to panic about your dissertation? Don't worry! Get Dissertation Ready with our training session on finding sources, referencing with OSCOLA, and formatting with Word. First session on Fri 7th March, book your place now: https://buff.ly/3CNsQ35

IALS @ials.bsky.social · Feb 5

The London Student Sustainability Conference 2025 is now open for registrations!
Get your free ticket to attend: https://buff.ly/4jHIMnZ
The event, now in its 7th year, welcomes attendees to listen and engage with over 50 selected student research and projects.

London Student Sustainability Conference 2025 | City, University of London

The London Student Sustainability Conference welcomes students, staff, professionals, and members of the public to engage with student research and projects in the field of sustainability.

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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · Feb 3

Job klaxon! Come and work with us as Manager of the Digital Humanities Research Hub in the School of Advanced Study, University of London @dh-researchhub.bsky.social #DigitalHumanities

Hub Manager:London Senate House - Hybrid

www.jobs.london.ac.uk

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