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Professor Christopher J. Gerry publishes an article on Reforming voluntary drug insurance in Russian healthcare
Here is Professor Christopher J. Gerry's abstract for his article on 'Reforming voluntary drug insurance in Russian healthcare: does social solidarity matter?':
Paul Irwin Crookes speaks about China’s international relations at the annual conference of the Young China Watchers in London
Paul Irwin Crookes was a panel speaker at the inaugural Annual Conference of the London chapter of the Young China Watchers, hosted by the Lau China Institute at King’s College London.
Dr Anna Pleshakova publishes chapter on cognitive approaches to media analysis
Dr Anna Pleshakova has published a chapter on cognitive approaches to media analysis which will appear in the 2018 Routledge Handbook of Language and Media.
Nayanika Mathur wins the American Ethnological Society's (AES) Sharon Stephens Prize
We are delighted to announce that Professor Nayanika Mathur has won the Sharon Stephens Prize awarded by the American Ethnological Society
Miriam Driessen publishes in 中国非洲研究评论 (Annual Review of African Studies in China)
Dr Miriam Driessen's latest article '在非洲做工程项目的中国人的“吃苦”与“诉苦”(Eating and speaking bitterness on Chinese construction projects in Africa)' was published in 中国非洲研究评论 (Annual Review of African Studies in China), edited by Li Anshan and Liu Haif
Dr Anna Pleshakova gave a keynote lecture at ConCort 2017
Dr Anna Pleshakova was invited to give a keynote lecture on the 15th of October 2017 at ConCort 2017 Annual Conference at the Higher School of Economics, Moscow.
Storry Memorial Travelling Bursary 17-18
STORRY MEMORIAL TRAVELLING BURSARY
A bursary of £500-£600 is offered towards the cost of travel to Japan for the purpose of studying some aspect of modern Japan. The bursary is open to postgraduate students and undergraduates alike.
Dan Healey launches investigation into Homophobia in Eurasia
REES will host a new project exploring political homophobia and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender – LGBT - communities in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
Macmillan Coffee Morning
The SIAS Macmillan Coffee Morning took place on Friday 29th September in aid of cancer support.
The event was well attended my SIAS staff and students and has raised £159.81 for the charity.
Ashmolean Exhibition: Old Traditions, New Visions: Art in India and Pakistan after 1947
FREE DISPLAY
Until 18 March 2018
Gallery 29
Free Admission
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Nissan Institute Podcasts
Recordings from the Nissan Institute Seminar Series in Japanese Studies and other events held at the Institute are made available on the university podcast service.
Miriam Gomes Saraiva appointed Rio Branco Visiting Fellow in International Relations
Professor Miriam Gomes Saraiva (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) has been appointed the first Rio Branco Chair in International Relations.
£9,000 Scholarship for Residents of Costa Rica
The Ronaldo Falconer Scholarship is open to young persons who are residents of Costa Rica of whatever nationality, race or creed.
Full Studentship for Masters through to DPhil available for entry in October 2013
The School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, is pleased to invite applications for a Masters-to-DPhil studentship starting in October 2013, in the Area Studies training pathway. Please download further details.
Visiting Academic Professor Keizo Yamawaki
Professor Keizo Yamawaki, Academic Visitor at the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, University of Oxford and Professor of School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University, is one of only fifty men and women chosen by the Japanese Government as one of those who have contributed to enhancing
Jonny Steinberg and Olly Owen receive British Academy Award
Dr Jonny Steinberg, together with doctoral student Olly Owen, has received an award from the British Academy's International Partnership and Mobility Scheme. Steinberg and Owen will use the award to bring two scholars of African policing to Oxford for an extended period.
Applications are now open for entry in 2012/13.
The application deadlines for admission in October 2013 are as follows:
Friday 16 November 2012
Friday 18 January 2013
Friday 8 March 2013
Calling Russian and East European Studies Alumni!
We are updating our records and would like to hear from all REES alumni so that we can invite you to REES events and hear your news.
Please email alexia.lewis@area.ox.ac.uk
CEELBAS awarded new development funding by AHRC and British Academy
CEELBAS has recently been awarded new funding by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the British Academy (BA) to support its development of language-based area studies.
Alumni Davis Tarwater wins gold at London 2012
Davis Tarwater wins gold at London 2012 as part of the USA's 4x200m freestyle relay team
After missing the 2008 Olympics by one spot, Davis retired from swimming and came to Oxford for one year in 2009-2010, during which time he completed the MSc Latin American Studies.