Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies

The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies is an independent institute of advanced study within the University of Helsinki. It provides a top-class, international research environment for scholars in the humanities and social sciences. The Collegium promotes innovative interdisciplinary cooperation, both within the Collegium and at the University of Helsinki. Collegium fellows are recruited annually in a highly competitive fellowship call to work on their research projects.
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Event What Are the Humanities For in an Age of Crisis? – A Dialogue with Philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum

What Are the Humanities For in an Age of Crisis? – A Dialogue with Philosopher Martha C…

3.6.2026 at 14.00–16.00 The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, Fabianinkatu 24, 00100 Helsinki
In this public discussion, Professor Martha Nussbaum – one of the world’s leading philosophers and a prominent defender of humanistic education – reflects on the significance of the humanities.
Event Tragedy – A Philosophical Workshop with Martha C. Nussbaum

Tragedy – A Philosophical Workshop with Martha C. Nussbaum

4.6.2026 at 11.30–19.00 The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, Fabianinkatu 24, 00100 Helsinki
This two-day workshop brings together voices from philosophy, history, religious studies, anthropology, and literary studies to illuminate different aspects of tragedy both in art and in real…
Event Artifice and Its Insecurities

Artifice and Its Insecurities

9.6.2026 at 10.00–18.30 The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, Fabianinkatu 24, 00100 Helsinki
Symposium at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies.