Centre for Advanced Studies for the Arts and Social Sciences

The Centre for Advanced Studies for the Arts and Social Sciences (CAS) was established in January 2010 and marks the beginning of an exciting new phase in the development of Nottingham’s world-changing research culture in Arts and Social Sciences. 

The University has committed to creating a dedicated building for CAS. This building, due to be opened in two years time, will house:

• facilities for post-doctoral fellows, visiting fellows and internal fellows
• space for hosting research networks and events
• research and business development team for Arts and Social Sciences 
• the Graduate School’s Arts and Social Sciences Graduate Centre

Visiting fellowships and post-doctoral bursaries

A programme of visiting fellowships attract the very best scholars and industry leaders to spend time at Nottingham to both challenge and work with the academic community in developing research focused on the CAS annual themes. This is complemented by a programme of post-doctoral bursaries to attract excellent early career researchers to Nottingham.

Research Development Funds

Research Development Funds are available to Nottingham academics to develop key research programmes focused on the annual themes and to develop research capacity in key new areas.

Visiting fellows, bursary holders, invited speakers and Nottingham award holders all contribute to a seminar series and programme of public lectures.

Key academic leads

CAS is led by a senior academic drawn from the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences and supported by an Executive which includes the Deans of Faculty for the Arts and Social Sciences and the Dean of the Graduate School. Internal Fellows (academic champions leading key themes) have yet to be nominated.

• Academic Champion: Professor Patricia Thompson, School of Education, Professor Svenja Adolphs, School of English
• Business Development Executive: Sally Bowden

Other key academics

• Professor Alan Ford, Dean of the Faculty of Arts
• Professor Sarah O’Hara, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences
• Professor Claire O’Malley, Dean of the Graduate School