Institute of Latin American Studies

Following a consultation on proposals for the future of the school in late 2020, the activity of ILAS will be continued by the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) established from April 2021 at the Institute of Modern Languages Research (IMLR), joining its six transnational and transcultural research centres.

[3] Humphreys’ tenure at ILAS from 1965 to 1974 "set the standards which gained for the subject academic status and funding".

The national and international mission of ILAS has been to support researchers engaged in scholarship in the humanities broadly defined pertaining to Latin America and the Caribbean by building and maintaining national scholarly networks; hosting visiting fellows; hosting and promoting academic events; and providing digital resources of use for the research community.

Furthermore, ILAS has worked closely with cultural, diplomatic and business organizations with an interest in Latin America.

ILAS has offered a variety of taught and research Master's degrees as well as a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

The Institute of Latin American Studies was located in the art-deco style Senate House in London , whose entrance hall is shown above.