Blog

Here you can read the latest news and views from our Fellows and associates. Many articles are also reprinted in the ISRF Bulletin, the Foundation’s in-house periodical.

The Blog and Bulletin are edited by Baindu Kallon.

Latest blog post

Bulletin 33: Counterpoints

by Baindu Kallon

This issue of the Bulletin is inspired by the idea of the counterpoint as a way in which to interrogate, re-conceptualise and reveal the underlying assumptions that shape our most pressing debates. It features contributions from Margot Verdier, Anthony Pickles, Yasamin Alkhansa, Milan Babić, and Beatriz Aragón.
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Latest blog post

The University Unruined

by Christopher Newfield

What are the practical means by which academic staff can get direct control over budgets and programme planning? In this month's Director's Note, Christopher Newfield explores how academic faculty has been pushed to the sidelines at universities and their push to reclaim professorial authority.
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Latest publication

Bulletin #33: Counterpoints: Power and Its Discontents

Based on research presented at the ISRF’s fifth Congress in June 2025, the contributions unravel dominant discourses to offer more nuanced understanding of contemporary social, political, and cultural issues.
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