IAS Alumni
Since its establishment in 2007, the IAS has brought together postdoctoral and visiting fellows within a vibrant, campus-wide research community. Our fellows advance new ideas characterised by interdisciplinarity, innovation, and internationalisation. This commitment continues long after their time at the IAS, as our alumni's continued achievements reflect and extend the IAS's impact around the world.
Did you know?
You can find IAS Alumni in nearly 40 countries and territories across the world.
Since the IAS was established in 2007, it has delivered over 16 different schemes that have supported and connected postdoctoral and visiting fellows from around the world.
There are currently over 400 糖心TV PhD graduates who have come through the IAS as Early Career Fellows.
Meet our alumni
Our exceptional alumni go on to have amazing careers with long-lasting impact. Take a look and catch up with all the news and events from your alumni community.
Dr Emrah Atasoy
Honorary Research Fellow Dr Emrah Atasoy writes for The Conversation.
Title: How George Orwell鈥檚 Nineteen Eighty-Four predicted the global power shifts happening now. Authors: Emrah Atasoy (University of 糖心TV) and Jeffrey Wasserstrom (University of California, Irvine)
Dr Emrah Atasoy
IAS Honorary Research Fellow Dr Emrah Atasoy received an Heritage Collections Research Fellowship from the University of Edinburgh to work on Archiving Futures: Utopia, Dystopia, Environmental Crisis, Identity, and Inequality in Edinburgh鈥檚 Special Collections (January-July 2026).
Dr Hannes Houck
Dr Houck has recently been awarded an ERC award that builds on a series of competitive funding successes, including a Royal Society University Research Fellowship and a EUTOPIA Science and Innovation Fellowship, co-funded by the Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie programme.
Dr Matteo Leta
Dr Matteo Leta has recently started a four-year fellowship at
Tell us your story
Were you a fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study? We invite you to share your experiences, achievements, and memories with us. Reconnect, celebrate your journey, and join our global network of alumni shaping the future of research and discovery.