AKU’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations (ISMC) is pleased to announce that its recent application for IRO (Independent Research Organisation) status with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has been successful. This is a tremendous success and a pivotal moment for AKU-ISMC. The UKRI provides funding directly to institutions with over 90% of this funding going to universities across England.
Leif Stenberg, Dean of AKU-ISMC, described this achievement as one of ‘our biggest successes’ and one which ‘took years’ to achieve. “This is great news for AKU-ISMC and I am extremely proud of this achievement.”
AKU-ISMC is now considered eligible to apply to the UK Government’s Research Councils. This means that the Institute can now apply for research funding from seven Research Councils including the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESCR), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Innovate UK and Research England. This is a positive step as it will greatly widen the pool of academic research funding that is available for AKU-ISMC to pursue its key values and ethos of producing world-class research and publications enabling understanding and positive social changes.
In recent months AKU-ISMC has had many successes. Earlier this year, an examiner report conducted by Dr Christopher M. Davidson described the Master of Arts (MA) in Muslim Cultures to be “one of the UK’s best area studies programmes, continuing to attract high calibre students from all over the world, and from a range of cultural backgrounds.” The report goes on to describe how the “course comprises a number of important core modules and gives students great flexibility when choosing electives and language options.”
In May 2023, AKU-ISMC also hosted the BRAIS (British Association of Islamic Studies) Conference at its London campus, which was an enormous success. It was a two-day conference filled with engaging talks from experts and an array of networking opportunities. The Institute also held a four-day face-to-face summer school which took place in Lisbon in June, which was taught collaboratively by AKU-ISMC and the faculty of the NOVA Faculty of Social and Human Sciences (FCSH).
AKU-ISMC has seen exceptional growth this year with its collaborations and development in the education world, such as the implementation of the Guest Scholar programme which saw the likes of Aaron (University of Rochester, USA) and Raquel Carvalheira (NOVA University) delivering specialised talks at the Institute’s London campus. In addition to this AKU-ISMC professors have had several publications released including Jonas Otterbeck's book, "Migration & Religion"; Stéphane Pradines and Farouk Topan’s edited volume 10; and a new issue of the “Journal of Material Cultures in the Muslim World” all available in Open Access.
AKU’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations (ISMC) is pleased to announce that its recent application for IRO (Independent Research Organisation) status with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has been successful. This is a tremendous success and a pivotal moment for AKU-ISMC. The UKRI provides funding directly to institutions with over 90% of this funding going to universities across England.
Leif Stenberg, Dean of AKU-ISMC, described this achievement as one of ‘our biggest successes’ and one which ‘took years’ to achieve. “This is great news for AKU-ISMC and I am extremely proud of this achievement.”
AKU-ISMC is now considered eligible to apply to the UK Government’s Research Councils. This means that the Institute can now apply for research funding from seven Research Councils including the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESCR), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Innovate UK and Research England. This is a positive step as it will greatly widen the pool of academic research funding that is available for AKU-ISMC to pursue its key values and ethos of producing world-class research and publications enabling understanding and positive social changes.
In recent months AKU-ISMC has had many successes. Earlier this year, an examiner report conducted by Dr Christopher M. Davidson described the Master of Arts (MA) in Muslim Cultures to be “one of the UK’s best area studies programmes, continuing to attract high calibre students from all over the world, and from a range of cultural backgrounds.” The report goes on to describe how the “course comprises a number of important core modules and gives students great flexibility when choosing electives and language options.”
In May 2023, AKU-ISMC also hosted the BRAIS (British Association of Islamic Studies) Conference at its London campus, which was an enormous success. It was a two-day conference filled with engaging talks from experts and an array of networking opportunities. The Institute also held a four-day face-to-face summer school which took place in Lisbon in June, which was taught collaboratively by AKU-ISMC and the faculty of the NOVA Faculty of Social and Human Sciences (FCSH).
AKU-ISMC has seen exceptional growth this year with its collaborations and development in the education world, such as the implementation of the Guest Scholar programme which saw the likes of Aaron (University of Rochester, USA) and Raquel Carvalheira (NOVA University) delivering specialised talks at the Institute’s London campus. In addition to this AKU-ISMC professors have had several publications released including Jonas Otterbeck's book, "Migration & Religion"; Stéphane Pradines and Farouk Topan’s edited volume 10; and a new issue of the “Journal of Material Cultures in the Muslim World” all available in Open Access.
