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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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Great Results at Wolfson College's WIN Pitch Event
Bhumi Purohit, a M.Sc. student in the Contemporary India Studies program (2014-15), recently co-presented a business plan for H2Ox at Wolfson College's WIN Pitch event.
India under Narendra Modi: Reconsidering Indian foreign policy
On Monday, 4 May, Dr Kate Sullivan’s workshop, India under Narendra Modi: Reconsidering Indian foreign policy (co-convened with Professor Manjari Chatterjee Miller of Boston University), united leading scholars in St Antony’s College to debate and discuss the antecedents, possible direct
OUSU Teaching Awards
Congratulations to Professor Sho Konishi and Dr George Kunnath for their nominations in the Outstanding Supervisor category.
Dr George Kunnath shortlisted for the OUSU Teaching Awards
The Oxford University Student Union Teaching Awards shortlist for 2015 has been published this week and we are excited to see that Dr George Kunnath has been shortlisted in the Outstanding Supervisor category.
University of Oxford is best in the world for Geography and Area Studies
QS has released its annual subject ranking with Oxford University being ranked as number one for Area Studies and Geography. The rankings are based on academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact.
Dr Makovicky receives Fell Fund Award
Congratulations to Dr Makovicky on receiving a John Fell Fund Award for her project ‘Ecologies of Citizenship: Reviving Pastoralism in the Polish Carpathians’.
Current MSc student Sheriden Gunderson publishes in the Daily Nation: Chewing over change
Chewing over change: Miraa farmers move on to passion fruit and dairy cows