Welcome to the Institute for Advanced Study

The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) is IU Bloomington’s locus of intellectual vitality and community on campus. IAS creates opportunities for artists, engineers, game designers, business analysts, poets, physicists, and so many others to convene around common questions. Every discipline illuminates something others cannot fully see, and people from all over campus come to IAS to find new ways of knowing and understanding. IAS invests in the people and ideas that make our university extraordinary.

Upcoming IAS Events

The ConstelLate Show: Holiday Special

Friday, December 18, 2026

Starts at 7:30 p.m.

On Friday Dec 18, Shahzeen Attari, Director of the Institute for Advanced Study, will be a guest on the ✨ The ConstelLate Show: Holiday Special! ✨

IAS Programs

News and Events

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News and Events

Cultivating Research

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Research Support

Fostering Collaboration

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Fostering Collaboration

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Meet the Institute's New Director

We're pleased to welcome Shahzeen Attari as IAS' new director! Learn more about her and her work.

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