Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London

30/07/2026

🏢Listening Care + Fully: Exhibition at IALS

Listening Care + Fully is a multi-layered spatial inquiry into 17 Russell Square, explored through film, portraiture, installation, and archival documentation. The project moves across temporal and material registers to examine both the present-day condition of Charles Clore House and the longer histories embedded within its site. 17 Russell Square carries legacies that extend beyond the visible fabric of the existing Grade II listed Brutalist building designed by Denys Lasdun. This project brings these histories into dialogue with the present, foregrounding the people, institutional practices, and spatial conditions that have shaped the site over time. In doing so, it draws attention to how architecture participates in structuring knowledge, authority, and legal imaginaries.

🗓️The exhibition is now open on the ground floor of the Institute, between 10:00 and 17:00 every weekday, until the end of September 2026.

All welcome, no booking required.

Listening Care + Fully is curated by Nothando Nolwazi Lunga, IALS practitioner-in-residence for 2025-26.

🔗Full details: https://ials.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/listening-care-fully

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29/07/2026

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the IALS Legal Fiction Collection, a collection of a hundred works, curated by our wonderful Library team in celebration of the National Year of Reading! 📚✨

To mark this special occasion, we are honoured to welcome two exceptional guest speakers:

🎙️Claire Gorrara, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Public Engagement) and Dean of the School of Advanced Study, University of London

🎙️Laura Cleaver, Professor in Manuscript Studies at the Institute of English Studies, SAS Studies and Co-director of the London International Palaeography School

Join us for this exciting celebration of law and literature.

🍷 Free, in-person event followed by a drinks reception. 🎟️ No booking required. 🔗About the event: https://ials.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/national-year-reading-2026-ials-library-legal-fiction-collection-launch-event

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Housed on the 2nd floor of the Library in carousels, this collection of around one hundred works of fiction is based on staff and reader suggestions. The collection will continue to grow over time.

22/05/2026

🦋 BANK HOLIDAY OPENING HOURS 🦋

IALS Library opening hours will be open on Monday 25th May, from 10:00 - 20:30.

📖 Current library card holders only. No library staff will be available on these days.

📖 The library will reopen at 09:00 on Tuesday 26th May.

15/05/2026

📚Share your favourite authors and their books.

At the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Library, we are taking this opportunity to learn more about our members' reading interests. As part of a new initiative, we are beginning to develop a legal fiction collection and we would greatly value your input!

👉 Recommend a book https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/UnSgA9CVKZ

22/04/2026

📋The IALS Library Reader Satisfaction Survey for 2026 is now open to all our library members. Have your say and make a difference. The survey is running through April and May. Past suggestions we've implemented include,

✅ A dedicated, multi-faith quiet space located on the ground floor.
✅ Sound proof carrels for private calls and meetings.
✅ Lockers located on the 2nd floor opposite our Admissions desk.
✅ Improved accessibility information.

👉 Reader satisfaction survey: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/mseTGyWfLY