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Read more at: Next MIASU Research Seminar - 25 January – Stephan Kloos

Next MIASU Research Seminar - 25 January – Stephan Kloos

17 January 2022

The next MIASU research seminar will be taking place at the Mond seminar room on Tuesday January 25, 4.30–6.00pm, with Stephan Kloos: Re-appraising Mongolian Medicine: communism, continuity, and a bigger picture The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to join the MIASU...


Read more at: Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity – University of Michigan

Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity – University of Michigan

17 January 2022

The Humanities Collaboratory at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor invites applicants to apply for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship dedicated to the study of the Mongol empire and its northern frontiers. Please see here for further information.


Read more at: Lent Term 2022 - Research Seminar Programme

Lent Term 2022 - Research Seminar Programme

13 January 2022

We are very pleased to share the new seminar programme for the Lent term, with the first seminar scheduled for 25 January. Please follow the links on the right or click here


Read more at: Out Now – 'On the Edge – Life Along the Russia-China Border'

Out Now – 'On the Edge – Life Along the Russia-China Border'

16 December 2021

We are very pleased to announce the publication of this title: ' On the Edge – Life Along the Russia-China Border' , by MIASU's Franck Billé and Caroline Humphrey . Available now from most booksellers or order here from the publisher.


Read more at: Welcoming MIASU's new Research Associate!

Welcoming MIASU's new Research Associate!

8 December 2021

We are very pleased to announce that Dr Terigele Teneg has joined the Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit as a Research Associate. Terigele will be initiating a new project on the current Mongolian language and ethnic identity survival situation in Inner Mongolia. For further information, please visit: Dr Terigele Teneg...


Read more at: Welcoming MIASU's new Postdoctoral Student!

Welcoming MIASU's new Postdoctoral Student!

1 December 2021

The Mongolia & Inner Asia Studies Unit, Department of Social Anthropology, is pleased to announce that Jenny Tang has been awarded the first Sigrid Rausing MIASU Doctoral Studentship in the Social Anthropology of Inner Asia, commencing October 2021.


Read more at: Published November 26 – Cosmopolitical Ecologies Across Asia

Published November 26 – Cosmopolitical Ecologies Across Asia

26 November 2021

We are very pleased to announce the publication of this book, edited by MIASU members Riam Kuyakanon , Hildegard Diemberger and David Sneath , and it is available from the publisher Routledge now! There is also 30% discount until December 1 for Black Friday. For more information see here Order from Routledge


Read more at: Next MIASU Research Seminar - 30 November – Ed Pulford

Next MIASU Research Seminar - 30 November – Ed Pulford

19 November 2021

The next MIASU research seminar will be taking place at the Mond seminar room on Tuesday November 30, 4.30–6.00pm, with Ed Pulford: Caught between Spectacles: Migration, Friendship and State Performances on the China-Russia Border The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to...


Read more at: Ruiyi Zhu – an Introduction to the Charles Bawden Collection at the Ancient India and Iran Trust

Ruiyi Zhu – an Introduction to the Charles Bawden Collection at the Ancient India and Iran Trust

19 November 2021

We welcome you to read this recent newsletter of the Ancient India and Iran Trust, containing an essay (page 10) by Ruiyi Zhu of the MIASU on the Charles Bawden Collection. INDIRAN Newsletter 15


Read more at: Next MIASU Research Seminar – 16 November – Christian Sorace

Next MIASU Research Seminar – 16 November – Christian Sorace

3 November 2021

The next MIASU research seminar will be taking place at the Mond seminar room on Tuesday November 16, 4.30–6.00pm, with Christian Sorace: National Extinction, Planetary Survival: Mongolian Avant-Garde Poetry on a Dying Planet The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to join...