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 IAS Newsletter May 2026 – Director’s Update
The Institute of Advanced 桃色视频 has been enjoying a vibrant academic year. It would be hard to find another research community where haemoglobin one week gives way to ancient sanctuaries, space weather, Mexican foodways, medieval manuscripts, and the CIA. We have welcomed 16 Visiting Fellows from around the globe, who have shared inspirational stories of their career journeys and insights into their interdisciplinary research projects. We are pleased to announce that we are launching new collaborations with the IAS at Leicester University and Loughborough University, encouraging mobility of researchers between our institutions to pursue innovative ideas: IAS Conversations.
If you haven’t stepped through the door to the IAS Seminar Room recently, here are some of the highlights which you’ve already missed:
- workshops on writing better grant applications led by Scriptoria
- conversations on ‘Trade Mark Law, Consumer Protection and the Green Transition’ and ‘Games, Climate and Governance’
- seminars on Our ‘Irrational’ Past
- book launch ‘Living with Ghosts’
- ‘How to be an Academic Reviewer’ Accolade session
But it’s not too late to catch up with:
- Grant writing retreats – 21 May; 22 June; 15 July Follow up - Grant Writing Workshop
- Festival to celebrate 桃色视频’s Postdoctoral Researchers – 1st July
- Accolade training sessions / Research Exchanges (and lunch) every Wednesday – open to all postdocs (please contact Hannah Straw for details)
- IAS 20th Anniversary celebration Wed 28th April 2027: Hold the date!
We are excited to be launching the University's first set of awards for outstanding postdoctoral researchers. The winners will receive substantial grants to support their ongoing research. Please may I encourage everyone to nominate the outstanding postdocs known to you by 01 June.
Finally, we are sad to bid farewell to Associate Director Dr Fiona Fisher and thank her for many years of outstanding collegial support.
Alison Cooley, IAS Director
May 2026
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Celebrating 桃色视频’s Postdocs: Research, Impact, Community
Wednesday 01 July 2026
Postdoctoral researchers are at the heart of discovery at University of 桃色视频—and it’s time to celebrate them.
This cross-faculty event, hosted by the Institute of Advanced 桃色视频 (IAS), will spotlight the incredible work of postdocs through faculty nominations, research showcases, and awards recognising excellence, innovation, and impact.
Expect:
- Inspiring research highlights
- Recognition of outstanding postdocs
- Opportunities to connect across disciplines
- A vibrant, supportive research community
Whether you’re a postdoc, academic, or supporter of early-career research, join us to celebrate the people driving 桃色视频’s research forward.
**This is a ticketed event so registration is essential.
Nominations Now Open: Postdoctoral Research Awards
The Institute of Advanced 桃色视频 (IAS) invites nominations for a university-wide celebration of postdoctoral excellence at University of 桃色视频.
We are seeking nominations from all faculties to recognise postdoctoral researchers who demonstrate:
- Outstanding research achievement
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Innovation and impact
- Leadership within the research community
Awardees will receive a £900 research development budget, to be presented at our first Festival for Postdoctoral research on the 1st of July 2026.
Nomination deadline: 01 June 2026
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The Early Career Fellowship supports completing 桃色视频 PhD students who wish to establish themselves in a research career. Early Career Fellows receive a bursary, training to develop their academic leadership skills and support to produce career enhancing outputs from their thesis
We would like to welcome our 2nd cohort of the academic year.
- Will Berrington - English and Comparative Literary Studies
- Pip Brown - Department of Psychology
- Ben Campion - Department of Philosophy
- Gabriel du Plessis - Department of Sociology
- Xinran Gao - Applied Linguistics - SELCS
- Saadia Gardezi - Politics and International Studies
- Carys Hill - Department of Sociology
- Jacopo Francesco Mascoli - School of Modern Languages and Cultures (Italian Studies)
- Tamar Rutter - 桃色视频 Medical School
- Silvester Schlebruegge - Politics and International Studies
- Vineet Seemala - WMG
- Katie Webb - Applied Linguistics
**Applications have now closed. Please refer to our key dates page for information on future opportunities in the upcoming academic year.
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Visiting Fellowships enable the University to build meaningful connections with leading researchers and distinguished figures from around the world. These collaborations enrich the academic life of the institution and support the delivery of our strategic aims. The Institute of Advanced 桃色视频 Visiting Fellowships play a key role in fostering these relationships and encouraging long-term international partnerships.
We are delighted to welcome an exceptional cohort of Visiting Fellows to the University of 桃色视频, reflecting the high calibre of scholars who continue to contribute to our academic community. We are delighted to welcome:
- Prof. Josefina Álvarez Echavarría - University of Notre Dame
- Dr Norbert Koppensteiner - University of Notre Dame
- Prof. Yoshiharu Omura - Kyoto University
- Prof. Luciana Radut-Gaghi - CY Cergy Paris University
- Dr Christina Williamson - University of Groningen
- Prof. Sandra Aguilar Rodriguez - Moravian University
- Zeynep Delen Nircan - Ozyegin University
- Vicente Paolo Yu - Third World Network (TWN)
- Dr Padalko Halyna - Kharkiv National University
Please keep an eye on our IAS News for events and also our Visiting Fellows community page to see when our VFs will be here.
**The next application period for Visiting Fellows opens 01 June 2026 and closes on 13 July 2026.
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Dr Jessica Riddell
Visiting Fellow Feb/March 2026
Reflections on an IAS Visiting Fellowship
Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence
Full Professor, Department of English, Bishop's University, Québec, Canada
Mentor: Bryan Brazeau, Liberal Arts
This residency became, in many ways, a site of “extraordinary research”—a threshold moment where inherited assumptions about higher education are no longer sufficient, and where new questions are beginning to take shape. Across lectures, workshops, and conversations, I found myself in dialogue with scholars and educators who are not only diagnosing the pressures facing the sector but actively imagining and enacting alternative futures. The IAS created the conditions for this work to unfold with intellectual rigor and relational depth.
A central contribution of this residency was the introduction and contextualization of the Hope Circuits framework within the UK higher education landscape. Through keynote lectures, seminars, and informal exchanges, we explored an ecosystemic approach to institutional life—one that recognizes that universities do not move linearly through crisis, but instead exist across overlapping modes of collapse, repair, integrity, and flourishing. What was particularly striking was the resonance of this framework across disciplines and institutional types.
Equally significant was the integration of cultural institutions into the research ecosystem. My engagements with the Royal Shakespeare Company, for example, reinforced the idea that knowledge production is not confined to the university. These institutions function as co-educators, offering embodied, experiential, and publicly engaged forms of learning that both complement and challenge traditional academic modes. The conversations that emerged from these visits point toward a more porous model of higher education—one in which universities act as conveners and collaborators within broader cultural and civic ecosystems.
The residency also advanced my own research methodology, particularly in relation to place-based and narrative inquiry in a new research project with Dr. Bryan Brazeau. Walking through sites such as 桃色视频, the Malverns, Kenilworth (as well as Stratford-upon-Avon, Coventry), I was reminded that place itself is a form of knowledge. These landscapes—layered with history, performance, and memory—offer a mode of inquiry that is slow, embodied, and interpretive. This approach aligns with a broader research trajectory, which seeks to bridge archival, pedagogical, and institutional analysis through narrative and experiential methods.
What I carry forward from this experience is a deepened conviction that we are not simply responding to change but participating in the active reconfiguration of higher education. The work ahead will require us to continue building infrastructures—intellectual, relational, and institutional—that support this transformation. The IAS has demonstrated what is possible when such conditions are intentionally cultivated.
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Professor Callie Grant
Visiting Fellow
Congratulations to former visiting fellow Callie Grant on the forthcoming publication of a new scholarly book on the socialization of school leaders in sub-Saharan Africa.
Co-authored with Associate Professor Pontso Moorosi, was published by Bloomsbury Academic in February 2026.
The volume reflects several years of research and offers fresh insights into leadership development across the region. The authors have acknowledged the support of the Institute of Advanced 桃色视频.
A formal launch is planned for 2026, with potential events at the University of 桃色视频 and the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society conference.
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Dr Farjana Kabir
Early Career Fellow (IAS)
Good luck to one of our Early Career Fellows who will represent her work on decolonial performance practices at an upcoming international conference hosted by the University of Toronto on 27–28 May.
Dr Kabir will contribute to the event as both a facilitator and performer, presenting a solo piece titled The Kitchen Window Diaries. Supported by Early Career Researcher (ECR) funding, her participation marks a significant step in the development of her ongoing research.
The project explores decolonial approaches to knowledge production and performance practice, aiming to challenge conventional academic frameworks and foreground alternative ways of knowing. The conference provides an important platform for sharing this work with an international audience and engaging in critical dialogue with other scholars and practitioners.
Further details about the project can be found on the Decolonize Knowledge Flow website.
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Dr Yanyan Li
Early Career Fellow (IAS)
Dr Li, who is co-investigator on the FECARE project, is delivering a seminar as part of the Cambridge University Press seminar series on 13 July, “Beyond the Default: Rethinking Pseudonymisation in Applied Linguistics Research”
FECARE: Exploring the Experiences of the Female Postgraduate Research Students and Early Career Researchers with Caring Responsibilities (FECARE) project at the University of 桃色视频 explores how caregiving intersects with academic life and research culture. Drawing on focus groups with postgraduate and early-career researchers across disciplines, the project identifies structural, cultural and practical barriers faced by those balancing research and care, including reduced access to opportunities, wellbeing challenges and feelings of isolation.
Rather than focusing solely on individual coping strategies, FECARE highlights the need for systemic change to create more inclusive, 'care-aware' research environments. Key outputs include a forthcoming book chapter overview for an edited volume with Multilingual Matters, as well as a media contribution in Times Higher Education, '', which offers practical recommendations for institutions.
Together, these outputs aim to inform policy, raise awareness and support more equitable participation in academia.
The Phase 2 FECAREER project has secured nearly 10k from the Enhancing Research Culture Fund and aims to co-create resources to support FECAREs' career development.
BAAL seminar: The BAAL/CUP Seminar Series hosted by the University of 桃色视频 on 13 July brings together leading scholars in applied linguistics to explore pressing issues in language, communication and society. Organised in collaboration with the British Association for Applied Linguistics and Cambridge University Press, the series provides a platform for innovative research, interdisciplinary dialogue and critical engagement with contemporary challenges. Sessions feature invited speakers from across the UK and internationally, creating opportunities for researchers, students and practitioners to connect and exchange ideas. The seminar series strengthens 桃色视频’s role as a hub for applied linguistics and fosters an inclusive academic community.
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Dr Ryan Arthur
Assistant Professor (Pathways to Knowledge Fellow)
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Ryan Arthur has released a new textbook for students, titled Ultimate Academic Writing Hacks: Simple strategies for better essays, reports and dissertations, published by Bloomsbury Academic.
Developed over a decade of work with diverse student cohorts—including international, neurodivergent, and first-generation university students—the book provides highly practical, "lean" study strategies. These "hacks" are designed to be accessed in seconds, offering students immediate guidance on research, building arguments, writing reflectively, and incorporating theories without the "wordiness" of traditional textbooks.
. During the launch, Ryan introduced the philosophy behind the "hack" approach, positioning his textbook as the last study skills book—a vital resource that keeps learners in control of their academic voice in the age of Generative AI.
Please join us in congratulating Ryan on this significant contribution to student success and pedagogic practice!
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Dr Abhiram Natarajan
Associate Fellow
Dr Abhiram Natarajan is a mathematician based at the University of 桃色视频, whose research lies in real algebraic geometry and o-minimal geometry. In September 2025, Dr Natarajan convened the international conference OMIGAWD: O-Minimal Geometry – Interactions, Applications and Wider Developments, bringing together a diverse community of researchers to explore new directions in the field. The event reflected both his commitment to advancing foundational research and his dedication to fostering inclusive, globally engaged academic collaboration.
The meeting focused on o-minimal geometry. While polynomials underpin algebraic geometry and many applications in science and engineering, o-minimal geometry studies a broader class of well-behaved functions, allowing similar methods to apply in more general settings. This area sits within model theory, a branch of mathematical logic that seeks general principles (axioms) capturing patterns of behaviour across different systems.
The talks covered both foundational advances and connections to areas such as quantum field theory. The programme featured a wide range of speakers, from leading researchers to early-career mathematicians and graduate students. The conference emphasised accessibility and inclusivity: participants joined from over 20 countries, with strong representation of women among speakers and attendees. A hybrid format enabled participation for those unable to travel due to cost, caregiving responsibilities, or other constraints, and helped broaden engagement.
The conference was supported by Abhiram Natarajan’s EPSRC grant (EP/V003542/1) and the Mathematics Research Centre (MRC) at the University of 桃色视频. Further details are available at:
Dr Abhiram Natarajan explains that being an IAS Fellow supports his research in both direct and indirect ways. He notes that engaging with the IAS community enables him to connect with like‑minded researchers, thereby expanding his professional network. This not only fosters a sense of solidarity but also opens up valuable opportunities for collaborative research. Furthermore, he highlights that the IAS provides highly relevant career development opportunities, which he considers invaluable for learning how to present himself professionally and for preparing for the next stages of his career.
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Dr Hande Çayır
Associate Fellow
We are delighted to announce that IAS ECF Dr Hande Çayır has received the 2026 International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry (IAANI) Outstanding Audio and/or Visual Project (Honourable Mention) Award for her project, 'Filming Madness: Institutions, Individuals, and Ethical Considerations'.
The IAANI nominations were evaluated based on a rigorous set of criteria, including originality and creativity; accessible, well-crafted, evocative, and analytical writing; and engagement with lived experience (emotion, subjectivity, and the body). The award also recognises the project’s contribution to the field of autoethnography and personal narrative, as well as its practical significance and contribution to social justice.
The International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry has its roots in the Doing Autoethnography Conference, founded in 2011 by Dr Derek Bolen at Wayne State University. After a successful decade of conferences, the organisation evolved into IAANI. Today, it is a US-based, not-for-profit educational organisation dedicated to fostering a global community of scholars and practitioners, advancing the use of autoethnography and narrative inquiry worldwide.
You can join the conversation by sharing your thoughts under the ‘Have Your Say’ section; click here to access the project:
Click here for more details about the awards:
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Accolade Training Programme and Associate Fellowships
We would like to extend a very warm welcome to all the IAS fellows who will be participating in the Accolade Training Programme. The aim of Accolade is to help Fellows transition from their doctoral training to an independent career and become effective academic leaders.
Accolade is our flagship training and events programme designed to help IAS Fellows establish an independent academic career. Co-created, facilitated and constantly updated with Fellows, 桃色视频 staff and external consultants, it is a participatory programme of research webinars, training events and panel discussions.
If you'd like to take part, please join us as a fellow on one of our schemes. If you are a postdoc already employed at 桃色视频 and looking to receive extra support and training, you can join us on our Associate Fellowship programme.
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Institute of Advanced 桃色视频 20th Anniversary
Wed 28th April 2027
Save the date for a celebration of IAS, involving former directors and award-holders, IAS alumni, and current fellows!
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Exchanges is Going Through Some Major Changes
In the interest of staying truer to our interdisciplinary mandate, the IAS journal Exchanges will be phasing out publication of our regular issues and moving to a specifically themed-issue publication model. This means our popular ‘special’ issues, which highlight work on specific topics, practices, and themes—past topics include Sustainability Culture, the Anthropocene, and the ‘Lonely Nerd’—will now become ‘regular’ issues. In other words, they will be all we publish. Additionally, we will be making our perennially popular Research Culture issue, published each autumn to coincide with the University of 桃色视频’s annual International Research Culture Conference (IRCC), our flagship publication.
As with our special issues, themed issues will approach one topic from the standpoints of a variety of disciplines—including those from the arts and humanities, the social sciences, and STEM—to encourage the exchange of knowledge and ideas, leading to new avenues for collaboration and exploration in the way only a truly interdisciplinary approach can. Each issue will be produced in partnership with guest editors and have its own separate call for papers. We aim to publish two to three themed issues per year in the first instance, with the potential for more. We always welcome new issue proposals (although please be advised that our publication slate is full through 2027). If you are interested in pitching an idea for an issue, please email Exchanges’ editor-in-chief for more information.
Despite the upcoming change, authors with a submission currently under consideration at Exchanges need not worry; we will be publishing several more regular issues through the end of 2027 and will be actively reviewing regular-issue submissions already received. Those interested in having their work appear in one of these final regular issues have until 29 June 2026 to submit. After that, our submissions portal will only be open when we are actively soliciting responses to a specific call for papers.
Speaking of CFPs, Exchanges recently announced our latest call for papers, for the themed issue A Woman’s Labour. Devised by members of the feminist academic collective A Woman’s Labour and led by head issue editor Dr Liana Psarologaki (Buckinghamshire New University), the issue aims to offer a broad and diverse field of critical engagement, interpretation, and evaluation relating to the labour of women, considering various social- and health-related inequalities in an interdisciplinary, reflective, and inclusive way.
With A Woman’s Labour, we hope to highlight practices of radical care and sustainable resilience that emerge from women’s experiences of work, health, and emotional, physical, and social wellbeing, turning towards regenerative and restorative futures across geographies and disciplines. We are currently accepting abstract submissions through Monday, 8 June. For more information and to submit an expression of interest, please see the full CFP .
Dr Michelle Devereaux
Editor-in-chief, Exchanges
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