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Read more at: Upcoming Conference – 15 & 16 March – Water Management in Inner Asia

Upcoming Conference – 15 & 16 March – Water Management in Inner Asia

1 March 2024

This two day hybrid conference 'Water Management in Inner Asia: Human and Non-human Actors in Placed-Based Approaches' will be held at Pembroke College and the Mongolian and Inner Asia Studies Unit. The event aims to debate the question of water management in Inner Asia. Further information here Please note that...


Read more at: Early-Career Postdoctoral Fellowship: Applications Invited

Early-Career Postdoctoral Fellowship: Applications Invited

29 February 2024

As a result of a generous donation from the Sigrid Rausing Trust, the Mongolia & Inner Asia Studies Unit invites applications for an Early-Career Postdoctoral Fellow tenable for four years from 8 October 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. The Early-Career Postdoctoral Fellow will be expected to develop and carry...


Read more at: MIASU Research Seminar – 5 March – Kaori Horiuchi

MIASU Research Seminar – 5 March – Kaori Horiuchi

28 February 2024

The next MIASU research seminar of the term will be taking place on Tuesday March 5, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Kaori Horiuchi : Moveable Boundary: Governing methods in Mongolian Nomadic Society during the Qing Period The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to join...


Read more at: MIASU Research Seminar – 27 February – Mark Aldenderfer

MIASU Research Seminar – 27 February – Mark Aldenderfer

26 January 2024

The next MIASU research seminar of the term will be taking place on Tuesday February 27, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Mark Aldenderfer What exactly was ancient Zhangzhung in far western Tibet? The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to join the MIASU mailing list to...


Read more at: MIASU Research Seminar – 23 January – Charlotte Ramble

MIASU Research Seminar – 23 January – Charlotte Ramble

19 January 2024

The first MIASU research seminar of the term will be taking place on Tuesday January 23, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Charlotte Ramble Figures of their time: what ‘convict officers’ in a rural district prison can tell us about state-making in Nepal The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely...


Read more at: Lunchtime Seminar – 19 January – Bat-Ochir Baljinnyam

Lunchtime Seminar – 19 January – Bat-Ochir Baljinnyam

16 January 2024

Please join us for this lunchtime talk on Friday 19 January at 13:00-14:00 in the Mond Building Seminar Room, with MIASU visiting scholar Bat-Ochir Baljinnyam : Livestock exchange – “positive-depriving reciprocity“ in Mongolia


Read more at: Lent Term – Seminar Programme

Lent Term – Seminar Programme

16 January 2024

We are pleased to share the seminar programme for the Lent term. Please click here or follow the link on the right


Read more at: Podcast and upcoming talk with Charles Manson

Podcast and upcoming talk with Charles Manson

22 November 2023

Please follow this link to find out more about this new podcast episode plus a talk on 25 November with Charles Manson. Charles will be discussing his book The Second Karmapa Karma Pakshi , his eight-year retreat, Karma Pakshi’s impact on Möngke Khan court, Kublai Khan’s capture and exile of Karma Pakshi, and more...


Read more at: MIASU Research Seminar – 28 November – Nikolay Tsyrempilov

MIASU Research Seminar – 28 November – Nikolay Tsyrempilov

8 November 2023

The next MIASU research seminar of the term will be taking place on Tuesday November 28, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Nikolay Tsyrempilov From Lamaism to Buddhism. The Rise of Modernity in the Mongolian Sangha of Russia, late 19th - early 20th c. The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To...


Read more at: MIASU Research Seminar – 7 November – Angel Naydenov

MIASU Research Seminar – 7 November – Angel Naydenov

26 October 2023

The next MIASU research seminar of the term will be taking place on Tuesday November 7, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Angel Naydenov Homo Rhythmicus: Searching for a Sense of Existence in Sichuan, China The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to join the MIASU mailing...