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Repentance ritual in East Asian Buddhism

Join us for a discussion between several scholars and practitioners exploring the performance of repentance in East Asian Buddhism.

Re-contextualising colonial conflicts: first Anglo-Burmese War from the Konbaung perspective

The seminar aims to discuss one of the deadliest and least known colonial wars from multiple perspectives, with a focus on how the Konbaung Court of Ava saw and managed it in 1824-1826.

Loy Krathong 2022: Learn about Thailand's very own Festival of Lights

Thailand is known for its whole host of different festivals, with Loy Krathong being one of the biggest celebrations of them all. We've put together a brief overview of the festival and how it's celebrated in Thailand.

Sudan's catastrophe: A long history of failed responses to structural and direct violence

The current crisis in Sudan has deep roots. Seemingly erupting suddenly, it has in fact been a long time coming.

Currents Of Currency: Tracing Early First Millennium Southeast Asian Trade Through Coinage

This talk will cover the results of a study examining over 1000 silver coins from museums in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and the UK bearing distinctive Rising Sun and Srivatsa motifs.

Dr Sophie van Huellen

Commodity markets; commodity dependency; financialisation; global commodity chains; macro-financial linkages; international finance, machine learning for applied econometrics.

Neural Buddhism: Biomedical Interpretations of the Dharma

Join us for the Neural Buddhism conference, charting contemporary attitudes to Buddhism and Buddhist meditation viewed through the evolving lenses of the biomedical sciences.

What does the success of semiconductors mean for investment, markets, and industrial policy?

Few technologies are as crucial in today’s world as semiconductors. Semiconductors are likely to play a central role in public policies that aim to stimulate research, the competitiveness of national firms, and successful international trade in the years to come.

In conversation with H.E. the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania

H.E. Asta Radikaitė, the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Kingdom, joins us for a discussion on diplomacy, foreign policy and regional security.