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School of Advanced Study

The School of Advanced Study (SAS), a postgraduate-only 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 based 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 research institutes, many of which have long histories, to provide a wide range of specialist research services, facilities and resources. It offers taught master's and research degrees in humanities and social science subjects (MA, MRes, LLM, MPhil, and PhD).

This article is about the British institution. For the Russian institution, see School of Advanced Studies.

Type

1994 (1994)

Urban

History[edit]

The School was established on 1 August 1994. Its nine 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[edit]

The School is in Senate House, the administrative centre of the University of London, in Bloomsbury, central London.

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies

Institute of Classical Studies

Institute of Commonwealth Studies

Institute of English Studies

(including the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies)

Institute of Modern Languages Research

Institute of Historical Research

Institute of Philosophy

Warburg Institute

– 2007 to 2009[3]

Roderick Floud

– 2010 to 2017[3]

Roger Kain

– 2017 to 2020[4]

Rick Rylance

– since December 2020[5]

Jo Fox

Notable deans of the school include:

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Official website

University of London website