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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · 20d

Academics from both institutions are welcome to join an online sandpit session about the Fellowship at 10am on 29th Oct to learn more - www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · 20d

We're delighted to announce a new funding opportunity - A joint Fellowship between both @lboroias.bsky.social and Leicester IAS. More details on the Opportunity page here - bit.ly/3VksLJY

Lboro Leics Fellowship | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · 27d

It's a been a pleasure to have Professor Oleksandr Dluhopolskyi here with us this week from the West Ukrainian National University. His talk "Integrating NEETs into economic and social life: challenges and opportunities" is now uploaded here - youtu.be/mPQ-fpLrWFs

Professor Oleksandr Dluhopolskyi - Integrating NEETs into economic and social life

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Sep 3

A fantastic way to kick off the new academic year, the IAS Spotlight 'Women in Sport' ran on Monday & Tuesday of this week, all three sessions were recorded and are now on our IAS YouTube Channel here - www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

IAS Spotlight - Women in Sport 2025-26 - YouTube

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Jul 29

We may be heading into the summer break, but that doesn't mean we don't have a great program of events ahead! See details on our Women in Sport Spotlight Series, Graphic Reportage during the Arab Spring, Integrating NEETs, Reproductive Justice and more -
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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Jun 12

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Jun 12

Current Loughborough Doctoral Researchers, come and work with us at the IAS!
A fixed term role for one year, at six hours per week, supporting our visiting Fellows, their events, and ongoing Legacy, more details here -
bit.ly/4kVCocA

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Jun 12

Current Loughborough Doctoral Researchers, come and work with us at the IAS!
A fixed term role for one year, at six hours per week, supporting our visiting Fellows, their events, and ongoing Legacy, more details here -
bit.ly/4kVCocA

Job profile

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Jun 9

We have plenty of varied events coming up at the IAS, all free to attend, covering Peatland Streams, Research Culture, Petrine Russia, Droplet-Droplet Collisions, the use of Sports in International Law, and Storytelling for Inclusion and Development! - www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

Events | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · May 2

Welcome back from your Easter Break, we hope you are well rested and ready to join us at a wide variety of talks in the coming months, all detailed on our event page here - www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

Events | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Apr 14

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Apr 14

Another week, another funding deadline at the IAS!

@lborouniversity.bsky.social colleagues - Applications for the next quarter of Open Programme Fellows closes this Friday, more details here - www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

Treat yourself to an early egg once you've submitted! 🥚🍫

Open Programme | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Apr 14

Another week, another funding deadline at the IAS!

@lborouniversity.bsky.social colleagues - Applications for the next quarter of Open Programme Fellows closes this Friday, more details here - www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

Treat yourself to an early egg once you've submitted! 🥚🍫

Open Programme | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Apr 7

Reminder for @lborouniversity.bsky.social colleagues - This Friday is the deadline for applications to host an IAS Research Summit!
More details here - www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

Research Summits | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University

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Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social · Apr 4

Read this book! 🔥
You can also watch Sophie Lewis about this book - and her other amazing work - at our @lboroias.bsky.social seminar last year: youtu.be/MBGkeY4z-IU?...

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Mar 27

Another great talk added to our Video Library from this week, Dr Ranit Chatterjee discusses Customary Regulations in the Indian Sundarbans - youtu.be/4S6ViLaWZts?...

Dr Ranit Chatterjee - Building Ecosystem Service Resilience through Customary Regulatory Mechanism..

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Mar 24

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Mar 24

International Researchers! Only 1 month left to the deadline for our Residential Fellowship programe - Friday 25th April. Stay @lborouniversity.bsky.social for a month, spend time collaborating, writing, and meet a wide variety of other Fellows doing the same!
www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Mar 24

International Researchers! Only 1 month left to the deadline for our Residential Fellowship programe - Friday 25th April. Stay @lborouniversity.bsky.social for a month, spend time collaborating, writing, and meet a wide variety of other Fellows doing the same!
www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

Residential Fellowships | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Mar 18

Great to note that our IAS Residential Fellow Dr Ranit Chatterjee, here with us now for March, is Guest Editing 2 Special Issues - www.mdpi.com/journal/sust...
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www.mdpi.com/journal/arch...

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Feb 28

Reminder for any international researchers interested in a month long Residential Fellowship with us @lborouniversity.bsky.social - The deadline is Friday 25th April, for visits occurring in the 2025-26 academic year. More info and application details here -
www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

Residential Fellowships | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Feb 27

Upcoming session for Lboro Post Grads, with IAS Residential Fellow Dr Maria Carinnes Alejandria, "Of Disruptions, Fragmented Realities, and Fluid Boundaries"-

📆 - 27th March
🕒- 3pm
📍- International House

Lboro Post Grads - Book your place now!

www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

Of Disruptions, Fragmented Realities, and Fluid Boundaries...

International House, 27 March 2025, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Feb 27

For our final IAS seminar of February, Visiting Fellow Dr Anshuman Sharma discusses "The Role of human factors in microscopic traffic flow models", now available on our YouTube Channel - youtu.be/SmCV2n6a8lQ?...

Dr Anshuman Sharma - Role of human factors in microscopic traffic flow models

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Feb 24

Don't miss your chance to join us this Thursday at 12 noon, for a research seminar by IAS visiting Fellow Dr Anshuman Sharma, who specialises in Transportation Engineering, and is hosted by Lboro's Dr Yasir Ali, more details here - www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

Research Seminar - Dr Anshuman Sharma

Hybrid - International House & Zoom Webinar, 27 February 2025, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm

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George Foden @georgefoden.bsky.social · Feb 20

The first of our outputs from Tanja's visit to @lboroias.bsky.social is a blog post considering the role that data plays, for better and worse, in disaster risk reduction and response.

Thanks to @disastersradix.bsky.social for hosting us!

JC Gaillard @jcgaillard.bsky.social · Feb 19

Check out our latest @disasterradix.bsky.social blog by George Foden and Tanja Hendriks on 'Dis/Counting disasters: the dangers of disaster data': www.radixonline.org/blog/discoun... @kschmutina.bsky.social

Dis/Counting disasters: The dangers of disaster data — RADIX: Radical Interpretations of Disasters

By George W. Foden and Tanja D. Hendriks [1] In early January 2025, wildfires caused havoc in Los Angeles, United States of America. Home to many of the world’s rich and famous, the widely r...

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Feb 17

Upcoming session for Lboro Post Grad Researchers, with IAS Residential Fellow Dr Ranit Chatterjee "Bridging academic research and practices in disaster management"-

📆 - 28th March
🕚 - 11am
📍 - International House

Book your in-person place now - www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

Bridging academic research and practices in disaster management

International House, 28 March 2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 noon

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Feb 17

We have plenty of exciting events with visiting Fellows planned in for the next few months here at the IAS, book your place to join us now! www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

Events | Institute of Advanced Studies | Loughborough University

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Loughborough IAS @lboroias.bsky.social · Feb 13

A great IAS talk yesterday, using fascinating archival footage, from Residential Fellow Dr Carla Baptista - 'Imagining Democracy in Television. Portugal 1974-1976' - youtu.be/a5h2luXf8_c?...

Dr Carla Baptista - Imagining Democracy in Television: Portugal 1974-1976

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