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02/11 9:05am-5:15pm: Critical Approaches to Participation in Legal Design

IAS Resource — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:52:40 GMT

When: 9:05am - 5:15pm, Mon, 02 Nov '26

Critical Approaches to Participation in Legal Design

Taking the perspective that legal design is an open, emerging discipline, this workshop critically examines the role of participation in the context of legal design, including foundational theoretical frameworks and associated methods. What, for example, distinguishes legal design from design applied to law? What kinds of knowledge count as legal-design knowledge? How should empirical, experiential, material, visual, spatial, and technological forms of knowledge sit alongside doctrinal and theoretical knowledge? And what might an open canon for legal design look like? Through case studies, discussions, and theoretical presentations, this workshop interrogates and explores whether legal design methodologies are participatory and invites reflections through the lenses of epistemic justice, social-legal studies, participatory action research, and decolonial design. The workshop will consider participation not simply as a methodological technique, but as part of a wider enquiry into power, agency, representation, and the conditions under which people encounter law. Attention will be given to legal interfaces, spaces, and territories, and to the ways in which design can enable, constrain, or transform participation in legal processes.

Guiding Questions
• What role does participation play in legal design?
• What theoretical frameworks and methods are associated with ensuring that legal design is participatory?
• What are critical issues to ensure that participation is not tokenistic?
• How can Participatory Legal Design enable a reformulation of the relationship between the individual and law?
• What methodologies may be better suited to enable participation in different geographies, local, and situated contexts?

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04/11 1pm-3pm: Accolade: Impact and Engagement

IAS Resource — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:56:14 GMT

When: 1pm - 3pm, Wed, 04 Nov '26

This session explores approaches to enhancing the impact and engagement of research beyond academia. Led by Naomi Key, the workshop will cover how to identify audiences, communicate research effectively, and develop meaningful engagement activities. Participants will gain practical insights into demonstrating research impact and building connections with external stakeholders.

11/11 12:15am-7:05pm: Early Career Fellowships call closes

IAS Resource — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:03:26 GMT

When: 12:15am - 7:05pm, Wed, 11 Nov '26

Early Career Fellowships call closes

11/11 1pm-3pm: Accolade: Writing Group

IAS Resource — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:56:35 GMT

When: 1pm - 3pm, Wed, 11 Nov '26

This collaborative writing session provides dedicated time and space to focus on individual writing projects in a supportive environment. Participants will be encouraged to set goals, share progress, and develop productive writing habits. The session offers an opportunity to make meaningful progress on writing outputs while connecting with peers undertaking similar work.

18/11 1pm-3pm: Accolade: Project Planning

IAS Resource — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:56:56 GMT

When: 1pm - 3pm, Wed, 18 Nov '26

This session explores the key principles of planning and managing successful research projects. Led by Dr Hannah Straw, the workshop will introduce practical tools and techniques for setting objectives, managing timelines, identifying risks, and allocating resources effectively. Participants will leave with strategies to support the delivery of well-structured and achievable projects.

19/11 2:30pm-5:30pm: IAS VF Christine Moliner Workshop

IAS Resource — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:53:11 GMT

When: 2:30pm - 5:30pm, Thu, 19 Nov '26

Where: IAS Seminar Room

25/11 1pm-4:30pm: Accolade: Research Exchange

IAS Resource — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:55:40 GMT

When: 1pm - 4:30pm, Wed, 25 Nov '26

25/11 4:30pm-5pm: UBIAS Talk Series for Early Career Researchers - Talk 5:: "Peer-to-peer networks" by AIAS Aarhus, Denmark

IAS Resource — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:09:23 GMT

When: 4:30pm - 5pm, Wed, 25 Nov '26

Where: Online

The short seminar will discuss how AIAS actively creates frameworks and formats that support peer-to-peer networks and cohort-building through structured activities such as research feedback sessions, interdisciplinary exchanges, and collaborative initiatives like writing and discussion groups. Particular attention will be given to how these cross-disciplinary and cross-faculty formats strengthen engagement among ECRs, cultivate and foster a shared sense of community and belonging, and enable lasting networks of mutual support and collaboration across the university.

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Speakers:

Andreas Roeppsdorff, Director, Aarhus IAS
Malene Friis Hansen, AIAS-AUFF Fellow

Biographies:

Malene Friis Hansen is an interdisciplinary scholar and practitioner studying human–other-primate interfaces in Indonesia and Malaysia through methods from Ethology, Ecology, and Ethnography. Since September 2025, she has been a Post doc and an AIAS-AUFF Fellow at the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus University. She holds a PhD in Biology from the University of Copenhagen, and her postdoctoral work has been in Anthropology at Princeton University.

Andreas Roepstorff is Director of the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies and a Professor at the Department of Anthropology at Aarhus University. His research spans anthropology, cognitive science, and neuroscience, with a particular focus on human cognition, culture, and social interaction. His work combines interdisciplinary approaches across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. As Director of AIAS, he works to strengthen international and interdisciplinary research collaboration and develop research talent. His work is widely recognized for bridging scientific disciplines and fostering innovative research environments.

02/12 1pm-3pm: Accolade: Academic Interviews

IAS Resource — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:57:14 GMT

When: 1pm - 3pm, Wed, 02 Dec '26

This session explores how to prepare for and succeed in academic job interviews. The workshop will provide practical guidance on the interview process, including how to effectively communicate your research, teaching experience, and wider contributions to academic life. Participants will gain insights into common interview formats, presentation expectations, and strategies for answering questions with confidence, helping them to navigate the academic recruitment process successfully.

09/12 1pm-4:30pm: Accolade: Christmas Lunch and Poster Presentations

IAS Resource — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:56:48 GMT

When: 1pm - 4:30pm, Wed, 09 Dec '26

11/12 8am-8:30am: UBIAS Talk Series for Early Career Researchers - Talk 6: "91Ӱ��ƽ�� & Network asset building" by IEAT Belo Horizonte, Brazil

IAS Resource — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:09:31 GMT

When: 8am - 8:30am, Fri, 11 Dec '26

Where: Online

By IEAT Belo HorizonteLink opens in a new window

Speakers:

Patricia Kauark, IEAT Director)
Rita Velloso, IEAT Board member)
Anna Coli, postdoctoral researcher, Institute for Transdisciplinary Advanced Studies (IEAT) at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, BR

Biographies:

Patricia Kauark-Leite - 1994 to present: Titular Professor (Philosophy), 2001 to 2004: Docteur de l'Ecole Polytechnique (CREA)

Rita Velloso - Associate/permanent professor at the School of Architecture at UFMG (since 2012). PhD in Philosophy from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2007), with a doctoral internship at McGill University, Montreal, CA (2005). Visiting Researcher at the Walter Benjamin Archive/ Akademie der Künste, Berlin (2025). Senior Fellow at Zukunftskolleg / Universität Konstanz (2025).

Anna Coli - currently postdoctoral researcher at the IEAT Darcy Ribeiro Chair, based at the Institute for Advanced Transdisciplinary Studies (IEAT/UFMG). She coordinates the research group REDD (Network for Studies on Democracy and Disinformation) and works on philosophy and digital culture. She holds a PhD (cotutelle) from the University of Wuppertal (Germany) and Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic).

15/12 5pm: Interdisciplinary Research Development Awards

IAS Resource — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:42:52 GMT

When: 5pm, Tue, 15 Dec '26

Interdisciplinary Research Development Awards call closes

12/03 5pm: Interdisciplinary Research Development Awards call closes

IAS Resource — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:45:35 GMT

When: 5pm, Fri, 12 Mar '27

Interdisciplinary Research Development Awards

04/05 5pm: Early Career Fellowships closes– Call 2

IAS Resource — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:44:20 GMT

When: 5pm, Tue, 04 May '27

Early Career Fellowships – Call 2