Our mission is to promote research on the formation, character and history of the classical tradition in all its aspects; and to be a University, national and international centre for interdisciplinary study of the various branches of history through cultural documents, both visual and literary.

The Warburg Institute is part of the School of Advanced Study, for further information, please visit Governance of the School. The Scheme of the Warburg Institute sets out its governance arrangements.

View the Warburg Institute trust deed. 

The Institute conducts its day-to-day business through the following committees:

Advisory Council 

Staff-Student Liaison Committee

The academic and quality standards of the Institute’s teaching and research degree programmes are monitored through the School of Advanced Study’s governance structure.