After a presentation on SCAS given by Principal Christina Garsten, four current SCAS fellows - Kristoffer Kropp, Alezini Loxa, Jamie Peck and Joel Samuelsson - who represent four different fellowship programmes, gave brief snapshots of their research. A conversation on broader developments in academia, including the evolving conditions for knowledge production, and the role of SCAS as an Institute for Advanced Study in the larger academic landscape, was also on the agenda.