Institute of Commonwealth Studies

Institute of Commonwealth Studies
University of London
28 Russell Square
London
Greater London
WC1B 5DS
England

Website

www.sas.ac.uk/commonwealthstudies

E-mail

ics@sas.ac.uk

Telephone

0207 862 8844

Fax

0207 7862 8820

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The Institute of Commonwealth Studies is the only postgraduate academic institution in the United Kingdom devoted to the study of the Commonwealth. Its purpose is to promote inter-disciplinary and inter-regional research on the Commonwealth and its member nations in the fields of history, politics, economics and other social sciences, and in subjects like development, environment, health, migration, class, race, and literature. The ICS also offers a MA in Human Rights and an MSc in Globalization and development.

Venue Type:

Association or society

 Opening hours

INSTITUTE:
The Institute is normally open 9.30am - 5.30pm, Monday to Friday.

LIBRARY:
Summer closure - please note that the Library will be closed from Wednesday 22nd June - Friday 24th June inclusive; and
Wednesday 13th July - Friday 15th July inclusive.

The Library opens as follows:
Term: Monday - Friday - 9.30am - 6.30pm
Vacation: Monday-Friday - 9.30am - 5.30pm

TERM DATES:
Terms, Academic year 2004-2005
Autumn: Monday 27th September - Friday 10th December
Spring: Monday 10th January - Friday 18th March
Summer: Monday 18th April - Friday 17th June

The Library is an international resource holding more than 160,000 items, with particularly impressive Caribbean, Southern African and Australian holdings and 200 archival collections. More than 150 seminars and conferences take place at ICS each year - most are open to all. Regular programmes include Caribbean Societies in Regional Context, Commonwealth History, Australian Stuides, Canadian Studies, South Asian Studies, and Human Rights.

Collection details

Archives, Social History, World Cultures

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