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Director Camilla Serck-Hansen opening remarks at NetIAS Business Meeting

15 October 2024

NetIAS Business Meeting 2024

Last week, the Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) had the honor of hosting the NetIAS Business Meeting at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

12 September 2024

External Evaluation of CAS

For the first time since 1998, the Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) underwent a comprehensive evaluation, initiated by the board of directors.

Portraits of Foteini Oikonomou and Stefan Drechsler

10 September 2024

Young CAS Projects of January 2025 – December 2026: Particle Astrophysics and Philology.

We are pleased to announce the selection of two new Young CAS PIs for the period of January 2025 – December 2026.

CAS director Camilla Serck-Hansen and Claudia Brühwiler talking

29 August 2024

Visit from Claudia Franziska Brühwiler, Institute of Advanced Study at the University of St. Gallen

Last week, CAS had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Claudia Franziska Brühwiler, the academic director of the newly established Institute of Advanced Study at the University of St. Gallen.

09 August 2024

Open Call for Constructive Advanced Thinking (CAT) Programme 2025

The Constructive Advanced Thinking (CAT) programme is now accepting applications for the 2025–2027 cycle.

28 June 2024

FricFrac: A year of friction and fractures at CAS

The FricFrac project's research sheds light on the dynamics of geohazards, providing new understanding of landslides, earthquakes, and glacier surges.

27 June 2024

CAS welcomes new partner

We are happy to announce our new partner institution, University of South-Eastern Norway (USN).

Boxes containing skulls in anthropological collection

24 June 2024

Over Their Dead Bodies: CAT project at CAS

Last week, we were pleased to welcome Jonatan Kurzwelly, senior researcher at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, for a short visit to the Centre. Jonatan will be staying at CAS with his research group in February as part of the Constructive Advanced Thinking (CAT) programme.

14 June 2024

Announcing the CAS projects 2025/2026

We are thrilled to announce the research projects chosen for the 2025/2026 academic year.