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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

Inspiration and the creative spark - ICR 2011 Seminar
Why do ideas sometimes come flooding in and at other times become blocked? This seminar, to be held in London on 8 and 9 October, will examine the nature of inspiration. Looking across history, cultures, companies and individuals, it will investigate how we have ideas and if there such a thing as external inspiration?. Find out more here.

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.

2011 monographs
Polymaths in a Monopathic world by Robert Twigger and The Story Museum: story for child development by Chris Smith will soon be available from ICR.

Counter-Intuition - Dr. Kevin Byron
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Consciousness, will and responsibility - Chris Frith
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Fields of the Mind - Dr. Rupert Sheldrake
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see full list of new publications >>

Spring 2011 Spring Programme
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