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Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

 
15 May 2025
Dr. David Mozina recently gave two invited lectures at Leiden University, contributing to prominent academic discussions on Chinese religion and philosophy.


15 May 2025
Pembroke College and the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge are organising a conference to mark the centenary of the passing of Edward Granville Browne (1862–1926).


15 May 2025
Professor Roel Sterckx, Joseph Needham Professor of Chinese History, Science and Civilization at the University of Cambridge, recently held prominent speaking engagements in Asia as part of his ongoing research and outreach in Chinese history and culture.


02 May 2025
Yaron Peleg Releases Two Major Works on Zionist Culture and Israeli Media in May 2025


02 May 2025
Nuri Kim Appears on "In our Time" on BBC Radio 4


28 April 2025
Noga Ganany gives lectures at the University of Edinburgh and Princeton University


28 April 2025
Dr. David Mozina participated in a workshop entitled “Ritual in Early China” held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Lingnan University, Hong Kong


23 April 2025
Historian and author Prof Barak Kushner is on a quest to deepen his knowledge of Japan's ramen culture. From postwar noodle stalls to regional ramen, he uncovers how a humble bowl became a global icon.


17 April 2025
Dr Elizabeth Monier was presented with the Gulf Studies Journal Article Award earlier this year at the GSS Opening Ceremony.


16 April 2025
Christina Phillips joins AMES as new The His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Professor of Modern Arabic Studies


16 April 2025
Aaron Koller joins AMES as the new Regius Professor of Hebrew


16 April 2025
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation invites you to join this special talk. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the horrific atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In August 1945, the US detonated two atomic bombs in Japan, with devastating consequences for local populations. These bombings shaped the fate of humanity over the rest of the 20th century. Today, only a few survivors remain who can share their experiences of these events. The question of how to pass on their memories to future generations is becoming ever more relevant.


15 April 2025
Prof Laura Moretti joined the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Deborah Prentice, in delivering the opening remarks at The Cambridge-UTokyo Joint Symposium, held at the University of Tokyo on 27-28 March 2025.


28 March 2025
Hajni Elias’ new book: Remembrance in Clay and Stone - Early Memorial and Funerary Art of Southwest China