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Welcome to the Institute for Cultural Research:
Ideas, information and understanding between cultures.

The Institute for Cultural Research is a UK-registered educational charity which aims to stimulate study, debate, education and research into all aspects of human thought, behaviour and culture.

It holds regular lectures and seminars, publishes books and papers and supports projects in parts of the world where education and the free flow of ideas are under threat. All its activities are available to the public.

Latest News

February 2008 Seminar
Our annual public seminar was held in London on 23rd and 24th February 2008. HUMANS AND NATURE: How we shape and are shaped by our environment was opened by Sunand Prasad, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and chaired by Professor Sir Patrick Bateson FRS.

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Autumn Lectures 2008
The next ICR series of lectures will take place in London this autumn. More details will be available soon.

Creative Translation - David Pendlebury
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The Universal Ego - Alexander King
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Counter-Intuition - Dr. Kevin Byron
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Autumn 2008 Lecture Series
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