# Institute for Advanced Study Festival **URL:** \ **Category:** Event\ **Tags:** alternative-models, sovereignty\ **Created:** [29 April 2026 10:04 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/institute-for-advanced-study-festival/863 "2026-04-29T10:04:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mpaulhac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/mpaulhac/32/48_2.png) [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Post date:** [29 April 2026 10:04 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/institute-for-advanced-study-festival/863/1 "2026-04-29T10:04:28Z")
From 18 to 21 May 2026 2026, the [UvA Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)](https://UvA%20Institute%20for%20Advanced%20Study%20(IAS)) is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the **IAS Festival**. It’s a week of public events reflecting on a decade of interdisciplinary research and looking at future challenges. A few of the “Future Challenges” sessions might be of interest to you, as they touch on digital autonomy and the future of research infrastructures: - **[Building a shared vision on future digital infrastructures](https://ias.uva.nl/content/events/2026/05/building-a-shared-vision-on-future-digital-infrastructures.html)** – Focusing on digital autonomy and moving away from Big Tech dependency. - **[Pathways towards an ‘otherwise’ science](https://ias.uva.nl/content/events/2026/05/pathways-towards-an-otherwise-science.html)** – Exploring alternative ways of conducting and sharing research. - **[Network science for the science of the future](https://ias.uva.nl/content/events/2026/05/network-science-for-the-science-of-the-future.html)** – Examining how scientific collaboration and networks are evolving. - **[The future of digital research infrastructure](https://ias.uva.nl/content/events/2026/05/the-future-of-digital-research-infrastructure.html)** – A deep dive into the technical and organisational foundations of modern research. **Read more: [IAS Festival - Institute for Advanced Study IAS - University of Amsterdam](https://ias.uva.nl/ias-festival/ias-festival.html)** > **Institute for Advanced Study Festival** > > **Starts:** 18 May 2026\ > **Ends:** 21 May 2026\ > **Location:** Amsterdam ---
**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/diamondopenaccess/original/1X/3af4ce332c80b0a9181d366a640669b8b6eaa477.png) [@system](https://forum.edch.eu/u/system)\ **Post date:** [15 May 2026 00:00 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/institute-for-advanced-study-festival/863/2 "2026-05-15T00:00:55Z")