Scholars at all stages in their careers, from new research students to the most senior Fellows, exchange ideas in formal and informal arenas, in debates that may lead to new research challenges.
The College supports a range of research activities including discussions, seminars, workshops, public lectures and visiting scholar schemes, with an explicit commitment to interdisciplinary research. While knowledge production and exchange through scholarly publication is at the heart of research endeavours, the fellowship is also committed to informing policy and public debate, and to teaching that is informed by research findings.
Support for the research of the Fellows of College is overseen by itsResearch Committee and the Fellow for Research, currentlyProfessor Chris Beem. As well as ensuring that Fellows andEarly Career researchers are appraised of current research practice within theUniversity and beyond, the Committee is committed to the promotion offirst-class, innovative research, as well as research of an interdisciplinarynature which might be considered high-risk or ‘blue skies’.
Accordingly, theResearch Committee administers a programme of research grants which providefocus and support for the College's intellectual and academic life, as well assupporting new research. In addition, itoffers one-time only research support specifically for tutorial Fellows withinten years of the award of their doctorate.
Informationabout research grants can be found on theCollege's Intranet(please note:restricted access).
Research projects
In the last few years, the College has supported research projects on the evolution of the brain, Arabic poetry, European law, plasma-astrophysics, European forests, Formal Darwinism, Urban youth, Legalism: anthropology and history, Eye movement in literary reading, Publishers and writers in Shakespeare's England, Interpreting Eddic poetry, and Data sharing in neuroscience. You can find out more about these projects at Past research projects.
The Founder's Lecture
The annual Founder's Lecture was created in 2005 as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations in College. Read more about these lectures and listen to podcasts atThe Founder's Lecture.
