Events
Find out what’s coming up at the RSAA, and view our recent online events and webinars.
Upcoming Events
Imagining A City: Moving Image, Architecture and the Urban Memory of Dushanbe
Anisa Sabiri and Oyat Shukurov, 29 October 2026 14:00 GMT Online. Co-hosted with The Iran Society.
Kazakhstan at 35: A Symposium on a Transforming Nation
A Hybrid Symposium hosted in partnership with the British Embassy in Astana. Held at King’s College London on 4 November 2026 09:30-16:30 GMT. This event is kindly sponsored by the Caspian Policy Center.
RSAA/SOAS Schools’ Day 2026
4 November 2026 09:15 – 16:00 GMT
The Syr Darya: Lost Cities Along Central Asia’s Secret River
The Hugh Leach Memorial Lecture – Nick Fielding, 18 November 2026 14.00 GMT at the Royal Astronomical Society and Online
Decolonising Kyrgyzstan: New Debates, New Identities
Dr Erica Marat, 2 December 2026 18:00 GMT Online
Ever Land
An online Reading Room discussion with author Amy Abdelnoor, hosted by Sophie Ibbotson. 9 December 2026, 17.30 GMT
Recent Events
Shanghai: The Story of China’s Most Dynamic City
An online lecture with Professor Michael Dillon, moderated by Professor Kerry Brown.
15 October 2026 14:00 BST
Myanmar in Crisis: Conflict, Resistance and the Prospects for Peace
An online lecture with Dr Claire Smith, moderated by Dr Ronan Lee.
24 September 2026 14.00 BST
Rock Art and its Legacy in Myth and Art
Christoph Baumer and Therese Weber, 1 October 2026 18:30 BST – Hosted by the Royal Asiatic Society online and in person.
The Singing Ambassador: A Tajik Story
Hugh Philpott OBE, 12 October 2026 19:00 BST at the Army and Navy Club Army. In person and members only – hosted jointly with the Iran Society
Israel Votes: Security, Sovereignty and the Search for a New Consensus
An online panel discussion with Shira Efron, Professor Alain Dieckhoff and Dr Ehud Eiran moderated by Sir Tom Phillips KCMG, 19 October 2026 at 18:30 BST
Geography of Heaven: Travels to the Hereafter
An online Reading Room discussion with author Rory MacLean, hosted by Sophie Ibbotson. 7 September 2026, 17.30 BST