School of Advanced Study

School of Advanced Study
Type	Graduate school
Established	1994 (1994)
Parent institution	University of London
Dean	Roger Kain
Location	London, England, United Kingdom
Campus	Urban
Website	www.sas.ac.uk

The School of Advanced Study, a postgraduate institution of the University of London, is the UK's national centre for the promotion and facilitation of research in the humanities and social sciences. It was established in 1994 and is located in Senate House, in Bloomsbury, central London, close to the British Museum, British Library and several of the colleges of the University of London. The School brings together nine prestigious research institutes, many of which have long and distinguished histories, to provide a large range of specialist research services, facilities and resources. Through its many activities the School's core aim is to provide an environment for the support, evaluation and pursuit of research which is accessible to postgraduate, postdoctoral and senior members of all Higher Education institutions in the United Kingdom and beyond.

History

The School was established on 1 August 1994. It's component institutes range in age; the oldest, the Institute of Historical Research, was founded in 1921; the youngest, the Institute of Philosophy, was founded in 2005.

Location

The School is located in Senate House, the administrative centre of the University of London, in Bloomsbury, central London. It is close to the British Museum, the British Library and several of the colleges and institutions of the University of London, including University College London, Birkbeck, the School of Oriental and African Studies, and the UCL Institute of Education.

Organisation and structure

The School of Advanced Study at the Senate House History Day, 2016.

The Member Institutes of the School are:^[1]

The Institutes of the School provide a range of specialist research services in their subject areas of expertise. In furtherance of their national and international role the Institutes of the School undertake high quality research; maintain and develop library collections and services; develop digital resources; publish journals and book series; host visiting scholars and postdoctoral fellows; organise a range of academic events including workshops, conferences, seminars and lectures; provide specialist research training and postgraduate taught, research and doctoral programmes.

References

↑ http://www.sas.ac.uk/

External links

University of London

Colleges and
institutions

Current	Birkbeck City Courtauld Institute of Art Goldsmiths Heythrop College Institute of Cancer Research King's College London (KCL) London Business School London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Queen Mary Royal Academy of Music Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Royal Holloway (RHUL) Royal Veterinary College St. George's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University College London (UCL)

Former and defunct	Bedford College Chelsea College of Science and Technology Imperial College London Institute of Education Institute of Psychiatry Institute for the Study of the Americas London Consortium New College London Queen Elizabeth College Regent's Park College Royal Postgraduate Medical School School of Pharmacy School of Slavonic and East European Studies University Marine Biological Station Millport St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Westfield College Wye College

Central bodies
and
programmes

People

Places and
buildings

Current	Bloomsbury Gordon Square Halls of residence Canterbury Hall College Hall Commonwealth Hall Connaught Hall Hughes Parry Hall International Hall Lillian Penson Hall Nutford House Malet Street Russell Square Senate House Tavistock Square Torrington Square Woburn Square

Former	6 Burlington Gardens Church of Christ the King

Other

Category

Universities and colleges in London

Education in London

Universities

University of London	Birkbeck Central School of Speech and Drama City Courtauld Institute of Art Goldsmiths Heythrop College Institute of Cancer Research King's College London London Business School London School of Economics London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Queen Mary Royal Academy of Music Royal Holloway Royal Veterinary College School of Advanced Study St George's SOAS University College London

Other	University of the Arts London BPP Brunel East London Greenwich Kingston Imperial College London University of Law London Met London South Bank Middlesex Regent's University London Richmond Roehampton Royal College of Art St Mary's Westminster West London

Other university-level colleges

Further Education colleges

Sixth form colleges

List

Universities in the United Kingdom

England

East Anglia

London

University of London	Birkbeck City Courtauld Goldsmiths Heythrop Institute of Cancer Research KCL London Business School LSE LSHTM Queen Mary Royal Academy of Music RCSSD Royal Holloway Royal Veterinary College St George's SOAS UCL

Other	BPP Brunel East London Greenwich Imperial Kingston Law London Met London South Bank Middlesex Regent's University London Richmond, The American International University in London Royal College of Art Royal College of Music Roehampton St Mary's University of the Arts London Westminster West London

Midlands

North

South

University of the Channel Islands in Guernsey

Non−geographic

Category
Commons
List

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