Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study

About the organization

The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) founded in 2008 by Notre Dame Research, the NDIAS is a University-wide institute that fosters research focused on major questions, enriched by engaged interdisciplinary collaboration. It promotes the issue-engaged, inclusive, and interdisciplinary study of questions that affect our ability to lead valuable, meaningful lives. Each year, the NDIAS convenes a diverse group of faculty fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate scholars to participate in a residential research community, with topics organized around an annual theme. The NDIAS also organizes regular academic programming—including research seminars, public lectures, symposia, and conferences—on the theme.