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Read more at: Sixth Onon Prize Awarded to Professor Nicola Di Cosmo

Sixth Onon Prize Awarded to Professor Nicola Di Cosmo

25 February 2026

We are pleased to announce that Professor Nicola Di Cosmo (Institute for Advanced Study) has been chosen to be the 2026 recipient of the Onon Prize by the Mongolia & Inner Asia Studies Unit (MIASU) Steering Committee members in recognition of his contribution to Inner Asian Studies. The Onon Prize was established in...


Read more at: MIASU Research Seminar – 10 March – Uradyn Bulag & Odbayar Ganbaatar

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

25 February 2026

The final MIASU research seminar of the term will be taking place on Tuesday March 10 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Uradyn Bulag & Odbayar Ganbaatar: Khalkha Mongols and Kazakhs: Chinggisid Recognition and Anti-Dzungar Cooperation The talk will be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or...


Read more at: New Mongol Studies Team in Paris

New Mongol Studies Team in Paris

23 February 2026

The Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit extends its congratulations to the Centre for Research on East Asian Civilisations (CRCAO) on their announcement of the establishment of a “Mongol Studies” Team within the Centre. This multidisciplinary team will ultimately comprise around twenty members, thereby representing almost...


Read more at: MIASU Research Seminar – 24 February – Grégory Delaplace

MIASU Research Seminar – 24 February – Grégory Delaplace

11 February 2026

The next MIASU research seminar of the term will be taking place on Tuesday February 24, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Grégory Delaplace: Weddings, funerals, and social critique in contemporary Northwestern Mongolia The talk will be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to join the MIASU...


Read more at: MIASU Research Seminar – 10 February – Ruiyi Zhu

MIASU Research Seminar – 10 February – Ruiyi Zhu

28 January 2026

The next MIASU research seminar of the term will be taking place on Tuesday February 10, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Ruiyi Zhu: Translation as Slippage: Mediative Labour and Contested Hybridity at a Chinese Mine in Mongolia This talk is in-person only Full Seminar Programme


Read more at: Lent Term Research Seminar Programme

Lent Term Research Seminar Programme

23 January 2026

We are pleased to share the seminar programme for the Lent term: Tuesday 27 January Christian Luczanits (SOAS, London) Researching Monastery Collections in Mustang: Background, Procedures and Discoveries Tuesday 10th February N.B. This seminar is in-person only Ruiyi Zhu (University of Cambridge) Translation as Slippage...


Read more at: MIASU Research Seminar – 27 January – Christian Luczanits

MIASU Research Seminar – 27 January – Christian Luczanits

22 January 2026

The first MIASU research seminar of the term will be taking place on Tuesday January 27, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Christian Luczanits: Researching Monastery Collections in Mustang: Background, Procedures and Discoveries The talk will be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to join the...


Read more at: MIASU Research Seminar – 25 November – Jesko Schmoller

MIASU Research Seminar – 25 November – Jesko Schmoller

17 November 2025

The last MIASU research seminar of the term will be taking place on Tuesday November 25, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Jesko Schmoller: Drawing Closer: Paths of motion and places of passage of a transregional Sufi brotherhood The talk will be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to join...


Read more at: International Law and Political Concepts in Early Twentieth Century Tibet and Mongolia: Conference 4-5 December 2025, Paris

International Law and Political Concepts in Early Twentieth Century Tibet and Mongolia: Conference 4-5 December 2025, Paris

5 November 2025

This conference is co-organised by Professor Uradyn Bulag . Please find full details here Enquiries: natinasia@efeo.net


Read more at: MIASU Research Seminar – 11 November – Yushu Liang

MIASU Research Seminar – 11 November – Yushu Liang

27 October 2025

The next MIASU research seminar of the term will be taking place on Tuesday November 11, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Yushu Liang: Spatial Reconfiguration in the Process of Nomadic–Sedentary Transition: An Architectural Anthropology Study of Vernacular Dwellings in Alashan The talk will be streamed live by zoom so you...