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The first MIASU research seminar of the Michaelmas term will be taking place on Tuesday October 14, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Carole Pegg, Professor Bötölt, Xiaoshi Wei and Horchin musician JingangResearching Inner Mongolia’s Musical Traditions: Collaboration, Repatriation, Publishing, Performance The talk will be streamed live by zoom so y…

We are pleased to share the seminar programme for the Michaelmas term:RESEARCH SEMINARS 2025/2026MICHAELMAS TERM 2025Tuesdays 4.30 pm to 6.00 pmSeminars take place at the Mond seminar room, unless specified otherwise, and are live streamed via zoom – if you are on the mailing list, you will receive an invitation to attend the seminar with details t…

Featuring Professor David Sneath, this TV series by Dash Pictures called "Genghis Khan and the Secret History of the Mongols" will be premiering in the UK on Sunday, 10th August 2025 at 7PM on National Geographic channel.A fearless warrior and ruthless conqueror, Genghis Khan’s epic rise and the Mongolian Empire’s incredible expansion are brought t…

David Sneath worked with producer Anthony Denselow for BBC World Service radio Heart and Soul series, to tell the remarkable story of how a 10-year-old Mongolian boy has been recognised by the Dalai Lama as the new reincarnation of the head of Gelugpa School of Buddhism in Mongolia, the 10th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu. David interviews a variety of Mon…

We are pleased to share the special issue of theJournal of Intercultural Dialogue, featuring selected papers from the Cambridge Mongolia Forum II, which has now been published, co-edited by Dr. Munkhtuul Chuluunbaatar and Professor BulagThe journal special issue will be available online as open access soon hereOr please view the PDF here

The final MIASU research seminar of the Easter term will be taking place on Tuesday June 17, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Otgon Borjigin:Chinggis Khan’s Conquest of the Xi Xia Urban Centres in the Hexi CorridorThe talk will be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to join the MIASU mailing list to received details …

The new issue of 'Inner Asia' is out now.  More information here

The next MIASU research seminar of the Easter term will be taking place on Tuesday 3 June 25, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by İlya Gruntov:Rivers in Vernacular Religion and Folklore of the Khamnigans Living along the Onon River (Mongolia)The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to join the MIASU mai…

Applications are now invited for The Chinggis Khaan Grant, a prestigious visiting research grant established with the support of the Government of Mongolia and the University of Cambridge.

The next MIASU research seminar of the Easter term will be in-person only, taking place on Tuesday 27 May 25, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Elizabeth Turk:Medical Imperialism in the Mongolian People’s Republic: towards an integration of post-colonial and post-socialist frames of analysisTo receive details of future MIASU events and other news, …

This one-day conference on Monday 19 May, convened by Darig Thokmay and Ayur Zhanaev and supported by the Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit, will focus on the Khoshuud Mongols, who played a pivotal role in the political history of Inner and Central Asia during the 16th and 18th centuries.  Programme HERETo book a place please contact the conven…

The first MIASU research seminar of the Easter term will be taking place on Tuesday 13 May 25, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Will Taylor:Understanding animal domestication and early pastoral lifeways in the Mongolian AltaiThe 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 r…

This successful event was organised by Caroline Humphrey and Sheila Fitzpatrick and took place on 24–25 April 2025Please find the full programme here

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

This new book by Baasanjav Terbish, published on 3 April 2025 is available to download for free HERE