From 18 to 21 May 2026, we celebrate ten years of boundary-crossing research and look ahead to the challenges of the future. Join us for a week of celebration, reflection, and forward-looking dialogue through a series of Future Challenges sessions. Explore urgent questions at the intersection of science, society, and the arts, brought to life by leading thinkers from across disciplines. Expect surprising perspectives, inspiring conversations, and ideas that spark new ways of thinking. Celebrate the past with us by imagining the future.
Festive opening of the IAS Festival
On 18 May 2026, the IAS Festival opens with the launch of our anniversary publication 'The Edge of Knowing' and a roundtable on the future of science, with Olivier Bouin, Eefje Cuppen, Naja Hulvej Rod, Karien Stronks, Peter-Paul Verbeek and Huub Dijstelbloem.
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