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The next MIASU research seminar will be taking place at the Mond seminar room on Tuesday May 17, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by MIASU's Professor Caroline Humphrey . Human Sacrifices in Mongolia and Their Rationales The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to join the...

The first MIASU research seminar of the Easter term will be taking place at the Mond seminar room on Tuesday May 3, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by MIASU visiting scholar Kristina Jonutyte “Payment But Not Quite”: Buddhist Giving and Sangha-Lay Relations in Urban Buryat Buddhism The talk will also be streamed live by...

We are very pleased to share the new seminar programme for the Lent term, with the first seminar scheduled for 3 May. Please follow the links on the right or click here

The Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit is sad to announce the death of the eminent scholar Shagdaryn Bira (September 1927 – 13 February 2022). Prof. Bira was with us in Spring 2004 on a British Academy Visiting Professorship. We remember him a man of immense erudition who was always generous in sharing his knowledge with...