Events
Find out what’s coming up at the RSAA, and view our recent online events and webinars.
Upcoming Events
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
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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
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
Imagining A City: Moving Image, Architecture and the Urban Memory of Dushanbe
Anisa Sabiri and Oyat Shukurov, 29 October 2026 14:00 GMT at the Royal Astronomical Society. Co-hosted with The Iran Society.
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
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.
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
Tracks Through History: Building the Kowloon–Canton Railway
Dr Adonis Li, 10 September 2026 15:00 BST Online
Understanding Kazakhstan: A Conversation on Politics, Economics and Culture
Marcin Kusztal and Dr Kuat Akizhanov in conversation, moderated by James Sharp. 23 July 2026 14:00 BST Online
ALTAI: Hunters and Herders of Mongolia
A talk with British photojournalist Claire Thomas
18 June 2026 15.00 BST Online