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Read more at: Dippers in the Altai – a film by Andrew Laurie

Dippers in the Altai – a film by Andrew Laurie

27 June 2022

We would like to share links to this film made by MIASU affiliate Andrew Laurie . The film focuses on on Dippers in the Altai and links to issues of conservation. Production of Episode 4/4 is about to get underway. https://youtu.be/DsB2W-84Nh8 No subtitles https://youtu.be/tty0lenjuk8 Mongolian subtitles


Read more at: Support for Ukraine – an update from MIASU

Support for Ukraine – an update from MIASU

7 June 2022

Cambridge and Cambridgeshire have the most generous response to the Ukraine crisis, having more than 300 registered hosts to provide shelter for Ukrainian refugees under the Government “Homes for Ukraine” scheme. By the end of May about 40% of applicants - more than 1 thousand Ukrainians - have arrived in Cambridge and...


Read more at: Next MIASU Research Seminar – 14 June – Susanne Fehlings

Next MIASU Research Seminar – 14 June – Susanne Fehlings

6 June 2022

The final MIASU research seminar of the term will be taking place at the Mond seminar room on Tuesday June 14, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Susanne Fehlings . Traders, Informal Trade and Markets between the Caucasus and China The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to...


Read more at: Lunchtime Seminar – Tuesday 7 June – Mukaidaisi Muhetaer

Lunchtime Seminar – Tuesday 7 June – Mukaidaisi Muhetaer

31 May 2022

Please join us for this lunchtime seminar with Mukaidaisi​ Muhetaer (Palacky University Olomouc) on Tuesday 7 June, 1-2pm, in the Mond seminar room. From a ‘Kigizchi’ to a ‘legal Haji’: forms of capital and its cycle in rural Kashgar


Read more at: Lunchtime Seminar – Tuesday 31 May – Xiaoshi Wei

Lunchtime Seminar – Tuesday 31 May – Xiaoshi Wei

26 May 2022

As well as the fortnightly MIASU Research Seminar on Tueday 31 May, please also join us for this lunchtime seminar at 1pm with Xiaoshi Wei (SOAS) in the Mond seminar room. Hearing the Inner Asian Frontiers of China: Archival Representation for Traditions


Read more at: Next MIASU Research Seminar – 31 May – Robert Barnett

Next MIASU Research Seminar – 31 May – Robert Barnett

22 May 2022

The next MIASU research seminar will be taking place at the Mond seminar room on Tuesday May 31, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Robert Barnett. Contradictory resettlement along the Tibetan borders: Yimin shibian and its legacies The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to...


Read more at: Pandemics in Local and Historical Cosmologies Conference: May 20-21

Pandemics in Local and Historical Cosmologies Conference: May 20-21

16 May 2022

PANDEMICS IN LOCAL AND HISTORICAL COSMOLOGIES: From the earliest documents to COVID-19 May 20-21, 2022 Please see here for further information


Read more at: Next MIASU Research Seminar - 17 May – Caroline Humphrey

Next MIASU Research Seminar - 17 May – Caroline Humphrey

11 May 2022

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...


Read more at: Lunchtime Seminar – Wednesday 11 May – Ayur Zhanaev

Lunchtime Seminar – Wednesday 11 May – Ayur Zhanaev

9 May 2022

Please join us for the lunchtime seminar with Dr Ayur Zhanaev (University of Warsaw) on Wednesday 11 May, 1-2pm, in the Mond seminar room. The 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 received details of future MIAU events and other news, please...


Read more at: Next MIASU Research Seminar - 3 May – Kristina Jonutyte

Next MIASU Research Seminar - 3 May – Kristina Jonutyte

27 April 2022

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...