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Issue 9 of the Japanese Studies at Oxford Newsletter is now available
Our newsletter, published annually since 2009 provides an overview of activities relating to the study of Japan that have taken place or are taking place across the entire university.
Nayanika Mathur appointed new Associate Professor of Anthropology of South Asia
The Schools of Interdisciplinary Area Studies and Anthropology and Museum Ethnography are delighted to announce the appointment of Nayanika Mathur as Associate Professor of the Anthropology of South Asia.
Departmental Lectureship in Contemporary Chinese Studies
Grade 7: £31,076 - £38,183 p.a.
The School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies seek applications for a fixed-term (until 31 July 2020) Departmental Lectureship in Contemporary Chinese Studies.
Kyle Jaros speaks at Nanjing University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Shanghai Jiaotong University
Professor Kyle Jaros is currently conducting research in China and has given several recent talks.
SIAS Summer Newsletter
SIAS is delighted to announce that the Summer Newsletter is now available to download.
Paul Irwin Crookes meets up with London-based alumni from the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies
Paul Irwin Crookes took the opportunity during a recent research trip to London to catch up with alumni from the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies by getting together at a local pub in the heart of Bloomsbury.
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2017 - SIAS Internal Selection process
The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships are three-year Fellowship awards made to an annual cohort of outstanding Early Career Scholars. The call will open soon.
AfOx Visiting Scholars Programme
The Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx), in association with St Edmund Hall, Christ Church College and St.
Paul Irwin Crookes speaks at the annual EU-China Policy Roundtable in Brussels about ongoing challenges in realising an effective strategic economic partnership between Europe and China
Paul Irwin Crookes presented his latest research thinking at the annual EU-China Policy and Practice Roundtable and Forum in Brussels organised by the Friends of Europe think-tank in collaboration with the Mission of the People’s Repu
Kyle Jaros receives Fell Fund grant to research China's urban governance restructuring
Kyle Jaros has been awarded a John Fell OUP Research Fund small grant to conduct early-stage fieldwork for a new project entitled “City States or State Cities?
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Guido Di Tella Annual Lecture Videocast
We now have a videocast on our Podcast Series of our most recent Guido Di Tella Annual Lecture, including the visuals (slides and videos).
Latest Seminar Podcasts
The latest podcasts of the last seminars by Alan Knight, Covadonga Meseuer, Valpy Fitzgerald and Malcolm Deas are available at http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/units/latin-american-centre
New Book by Danilo Limoeiro (MPhil 2011)
The University of Brasília Press has just released a new book by LAC alumnus Danilo Limoeiro. Entitled Além das Transferências de Renda (Beyond Income Transfers), the monograph examines the reduction of inter-regional inequalities in Brazil during the 2000s.
Rachel Murphy gave a presentation on 'Parents' Migration and Children's Subjective Wellbeing and Health' at the British Academy
Dr Rachel Murphy gave her presentation at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Workshop on Sustainable Urban Development. The workshop was held on 25th-26th March 2015.
Dr Ian Cooper posts a blog - Namibia and President Pohamba's legacy
Dr Ian Cooper has posted a blog- Presidential Power: Presidents and Presidential Politics around the World
MPhil student, Warren Stanilaus publication
Warren Stanislaus, a researcher at the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation and a former MPhil in Modern Japanese Studies student, has recently had an article on the role of think tanks in Japan, published in the Spring 2015 issue of Global Asia.
The Harry Shukman Scholarship 2015-16
The Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre is pleased to offer a scholarship to students of the Master's programme in Russian and East European Studies who are based at St Antony's. A preference will be given to students studying the Caucasus and/or an Islamic theme.
Crossing boundaries: taking a cognitive scientific perspective on Slavic languages and linguistics
We are pleased to announce that the Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Association (SCLA) will hold its 14th annual conference in the UK from Wednesday December 9 to Sunday December 13 2015. The event will take place on the campuses of the Universities of Oxford and Sheffield.
Paul Irwin Crookes delivers an invitation lecture on EU-China economic relations at the Lau China Institute, King’s College London
Paul Irwin Crookes delivered a lecture at the Lau China Institute of King’s College London on the politics of EU-China economic relations.
Rachel Murphy in Citymetric (New Statesman)
Rachel Murphy was quoted in an article in Citymetric (New Statesman) about China’s urbanisation on 20th February 2015: