The School of Advanced Study at the University of London brings together 8 internationally-renowned research institutes to form the UK's national centre for the support and promotion of research in the humanities. The School also hosts a multidisciplinary centre, the Human Rights Consortium. The School is the only institution in the UK that is nationally funded to promote and facilitate research in the humanities and receives special funding for this purpose from Research England. Its 8 institutes, many of which have long and distinguished histories, are: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) Institute of Classical Studies (ICS) Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICwS) Institute of English Studies (IES) Institute of Historical Research (IHR) Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies (ILCS) Institute of Philosophy (IP) The Warburg Institute (WI) Headquarters Senate House London, WC1E 7HU United Kingdom Website http://www.sas.ac.uk Industry Higher Education Type Educational Institution Company Size 11-50 employees Founded 1994