Events
Find out what’s coming up at the RSAA, and view our recent online events and webinars.
Upcoming Events
Turkmenistan Beyond Independence: State, Society and Identity
An online panel discussion with Dr Victoria Clement, Dr SlavomÃr Horák and Anton Ikhsanov. Moderated by Professor Sébastien Peyrouse. 7 May 2026 18:00 – 19:15 BST
Succession and Secrecy: Intelligence on Mao Zedong and Kim Il-sung
An online lecture with Dr Nick Miller
28 May 2026 13:00 BST
Farewell to Russia: A Journey Through the Former USSR
An online Reading Room discussion with author and journalist Joe Luc Barnes, hosted by Sophie Ibbotson.
2 June 2026, 18.00 BST
ALTAI: Hunters and Herders of Mongolia
A talk with British photojournalist Claire Thomas
18 June 2026 15.00 BST Online
Myanmar in Crisis: Conflict, Resistance and the Prospects for Peace
An online lecture with Dr Claire Smith, guest hosted by Dr Joanna Barnard
10 July 2026 16:00 BST
AGM, denman memorial lecture and 125th anniversary
We will mark the 125th anniversary of the RSAA alongside our AGM and Denman Memorial Lecture on 15 July 2026, 17.30-20.30 BST
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
Recent Events
Xi Jinping Thought and the Chinese Party-State: Power, Prosperity and Security
An online panel discussion with Dr Chi Zhang, Dr Olivia Cheung. Dr Victor Shih and Professor Sarah Eaton. Moderated by Professor Ho-fung Hung.
16 April 2026 18.00 – 19:30 BST
Mirziyoyev’s Decade: What Next for Uzbekistan?
An online panel discussion with Joanna Lillis, Dr Dilmira Matyakubova, Dr Farkhad Tolipov and Dr Franco Galdini. Moderated by Polina Ivanova. 16 March 2026 14.00 GMT
Nightfaring: In Search of the Disappearing Darkness
An online Reading Room discussion with award-winning travel writer Megan Eaves-Egenes, hosted by Sophie Ibbotson. 3 March 2026, 18.30 GMT
Return to Sri Lanka: Travels in a Paradoxical Land
Razeen Sally, 17 February 2026 14.00 GMT Online
Hindutva and Modi’s India: The Makings of a Superpower?
An online panel discussion with Dr Sripad Motiram, Professor Kate Sullivan De Estrada and Javed Gaya. Guest moderated by Neha Dixit.
21 January 2026 14.00 GMT
Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia
An online Reading Room discussion with author and historian Sam Dalrymple, hosted by Sophie Ibbotson.
15 September 2025, 18.30 BST