Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit

The Mongolia & Inner Asia Studies Unit was founded in 1986 by Professor Caroline Humphrey and Professor Urgunge Onon. It has become a dynamic interdisciplinary research unit at the University of Cambridge and is based within the Department of Social Anthropology

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Visiting Scholars

The Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit accepts a number of visiting scholars each year to undertake research on the region and collaborate with Unit scholars.

Street Art Mongolia: David Sneath
Current Research Seminar Programme

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28 Apr 2026

An Appreciation of Roberte Hamayon by Professor Caroline Humphrey – Digital Off-Print

13 Apr 2026

Conference: Speculative Revivals in the Ruins of Industrial Meat

13 Mar 2026

Tsagaan Sar Celebration in Cambridge

25 Feb 2026

Sixth Onon Prize Awarded to Professor Nicola Di Cosmo

25 Feb 2026

MIASU Research Seminar – 10 March – Uradyn Bulag & Odbayar Ganbaatar

23 Feb 2026

New Mongol Studies Team in Paris

Resources and Collections

MIASU Library Publications Inner Asia Archive Research on the Environment

Events

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MIASU Research Seminar – 5 May – Nik Matheou

5 May 2026 4:30pm to 6:00pm Mond Building Seminar Room & Zoom

MIASU Research Seminar – 19 May - Munkh-Erdene Lhamsuren

19 May 2026 4:30pm to 6:00pm Mond Building Seminar Room & Zoom

Joint Book Launch event – 21 May – Kristina Jonutyte and Matteo Benussi

21 May 2026 4:30pm to 6:00pm Mond Building Seminar Room & Zoom

MIASU Research Seminar – 2 June - Timothy Cooper

2 June 2026 4:30pm to 6:00pm Mond Building Seminar Room & Zoom

MIASU Research Seminar – June 16 - Chris Gosden

16 June 2026 4:30pm to 6:00pm Mond Building Seminar Room & Zoom

Onon Prize Lecture – Nicola Di Cosmo

24 September 2026 4:00pm to 5:30pm Alison Richard Building, University of Cambridge, 7 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DP