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Read more at: MoU with the Institute for Mongolia Studies

MoU with the Institute for Mongolia Studies

13 November 2020

We are pleased to announce that the Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute for Mongolia Studies at the National University of Mongolia in order to further cooperative working relationships and academic links between the two institutions.

Read more at: Dr Bulag presents at 'China’s Borderlands in Times of Crisis'

Dr Bulag presents at 'China’s Borderlands in Times of Crisis'

10 November 2020

On Wednesday 28 October MIASU's Dr Uradyn Bulag presented his talk 'Are China’s “Minority Nationalities” Frankenstein’s Monsters?' at the University of Manchester East Asian Studies dialogue webinar – 'China’s Borderlands in Times of Crisis'. Juan Zhang, University of Bristol, also presented 'Locked-down borders...

Read more at: Next MIASU research seminar

Next MIASU research seminar

3 November 2020

is on Tuesday November 17, 4.30–6.00pm, with Elizabeth Fox: Flesh and Blood: Rotting and Relating in the Age of the Market For full details see here For the full seminar programme for this term see here To receive details of future MIASU events and other news, please email miasu-admin@socanth.cam.ac.uk to join the MIASU...

Read more at: Next MIASU research seminar

Next MIASU research seminar

23 October 2020

is on Tuesday November 3, 4.30–6.00pm, with Ayur Zhanaev: Born in the Body of Beasts: Animals and the Social Order in the Didactic Buddhist Literature of Buryat-Mongols (19th - beg. 20th century) For full details see here For the full seminar programme for this term see here To receive details of future MIASU events and...

Read more at: Join us for the first online MIASU research seminar

Join us for the first online MIASU research seminar

15 October 2020

on Tuesday 20th October, with Dr Benno Weiner: Unforgivable Crimes and Open Wounds: Rebellion, Repression and Remembrance on a Tibetan Borderland of Early-Maoist China For full details see here For the full seminar programme for this term see here To receive details of future MIASU events and other news, please email miasu...

Read more at: Virtual Visiting Scholars - Michaelmas Term 2020

Virtual Visiting Scholars - Michaelmas Term 2020

15 October 2020

Michaelmas Term 2020 MIASU visiting scholars this term are 'virtual' due to the Covid-19 situation. We would like to welcome the following virtual visitors: September 2019 – September 2021: Zhou Yong , University of Oslo, working on his postdoctoral research: “Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) and Natural Resources...

Read more at: Online Conference on Mongolian Studies – 6-9 October
Ordos Wang banner Ch Khan's tomb

Online Conference on Mongolian Studies – 6-9 October

9 October 2020

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE: MONGOLIAN STUDIES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY: CURRENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS – II Jointly organised by the Kalmyk Research Centre and the Buryat Institute for Mongolia, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies. Caroline Humphrey, Sayana Namsaraeva, Michael Long and Hedwig Waters...

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

Welcoming MIASU's new Postdoctoral Fellow!

25 September 2020

As a result of a generous donation from the Sigrid Rausing Trust, the Mongolia & Inner Asia Studies Unit is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Joe Ellis as its first Early-Career Postdoctoral Fellow. The post runs for four years. As well as playing a full role in the MIASU’s research activities and...

Read more at: Oral History News!

Oral History News!

30 June 2020

ORAL HISTORY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY MONGOLIA WEBSITE There have been some operational problems with the site in recent weeks, our apologies for this. We are pleased to announce the site is now up and running again here

Read more at: Academic from Buryatia is Sewing Scrubs!

Academic from Buryatia is Sewing Scrubs!

4 May 2020

Though far from her home in Buryatia (in Eastern Siberia, Russia), Dr Sayana Namsaraeva is devoting her time to supporting Cambridge residents. When the pandemic broke out she decided to help out by turning to her sewing-machine. First of all, she made over 150 masks for friends, colleagues, local school teachers and more...

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