Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)

Where outstanding researchers bridge disciplines, scales and paradigms to unravel wicked problems

Climate tipping under overshoots in global warming: what are the safe spaces to avoid extreme tipping risks?

5 Nov 2026

In this DIEP seminar, Jacques Bara from the Computational Science Lab at the University of Amsterdam will discuss climate tipping dynamics.

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Future of Energy

9 Nov 2026

The programme of each seminar consists of two presentations on the energy transition, coming from different academic fields, followed by general discussions that are relevant for SEVEN’s Future of Energy network. ...

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Do LLMs understand language? On meaning, understanding, and representation in AI

10 Nov 2026

LLMs produce human-like language. But do these models actually understand their own input and output, or do they merely manipulate statistical patterns? This workshop brings together perspectives from cognitive ...

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Fellowship programme

A fellowship gives you the time and space to focus on a challenging interdisciplinary research topic. You will collaborate in an inspiring setting with other IAS fellows and researchers. Join us!

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The IAS fellowship programme brings together selected researchers from around the world to collaboratively work on complex challenges. Learn about them and their research in their fellowship videos.

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