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We are pleased to announce the launch of another MIASU reading group which will take place twice termly for for this academic year. The Michaelmas sessions will take place on Thursdays 14th and 28th November at 5pm-6pm in the Mond Building Seminar room, Free School Lane. All are welcome, and there is no need to register...

On Friday 1 November, MIASU, CamCREES and the University of Arkansas jointly hosted this conference bringing together leading experts on the themes of identity and politics in the Russian republic of Kalmykia, a Buddhist practicing region located in the country’s southeast. Presentations discussed the topics of religion...

We are pleased to announce the launch of the 'MIASU Reading & Research Group'. We will meet twice a term, to discuss either articles and chapters written by members of the group, or literature relevant to group members' research interests. The group will welcome all students (undergrads/masters/PhDs), scholars (junior...

We welcome the following visiting scholars this term – January 2018 – December 2019: Valeriya Gazizova , post doctoral research associate working on her project: ‘Clandestine Buddhism’ in Soviet Kalmykia (1958-1988) and its role in the post-Soviet Buddhist revival’. The project is funded by the Robert H. N. Ho Family...