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

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

We hold regular lectures and seminars, publish books and papers and support projects in parts of the world where education and the free flow of ideas are under threat. All our activities are available to the public.

Latest News

2013 Spring lectures
With lectures on art, religion and the brain, the origins of Islam and the nature of bravery, our Spring 2013 lectures will be held in central London.

ICR on camera
We now have our own Youtube channel where you will find excerpts from our latest events and a video introduction to our work. We will also soon be making video and audio transcripts of our events available to members and friends of ICR. Watch this space for more info.

Consciousness, will and responsibility - Chris Frith
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Scheherazade and the global mutation of teaching stories - Robert Irwin
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Extraordinary Voyages of the Panchatantra - Ramsay Wood
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Spring 2013 Lectures
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