Facilities and Themes
Fellows of the IAS are able to access all the facilities of the University and work in one of the University's 27 departments alongside existing scholars. Fellows are also involved with the colleges by giving and attending various lectures, seminars and formal dinners within the IAS, colleges and departments. The fellows have a dedicated office building, access to the four university libraries, two museums and botanic garden as well as the university's laboratories and research centres.
The research of the IAS is based around research themes across the Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities. The theme of the IAS's research is published a year in advance. A scoping exercise in late 2005 set out the core themes across the three academic strands with the inaugural theme in 2006-2007 being the "Legacy of Darwin". Subsequent research themes have been Modelling in 2007-08, 'Being Human' in 2008-09 and Water in 2009-2010.
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