Saving Humans: Risk, Intervention, Survival

'Saving Humans' is an innovative and timely theme which consolidates existing University research agendas, provides opportunities for creating novel and exciting partnerships, transcends divides between arts, social sciences and natural sciences and, most importantly, addresses broader issues of social, political and moral concern for humanity's future. Here, the theme leaders: Professor Paul Jackson, Professor Heather Widdows and Professor Nicholas Wheeler share their thoughts on how the University of Birmingham is working on this theme.

The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) aims to promote interdisciplinary research by combining expertise from across the breadth of the University to address major cross-cutting themes that are important, relevant and timely.