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Bayly Prize and Biblical Archaeology
Yesterday evening, Thursday 19 January, the Society was delighted to host the prize giving for the 2022 Bayly Prize. The prize was initiated in 2018 to mark the outstanding contribution of Professor…
20 January 2023 -
Bayly Prize 2022 Finalists
This year’s Bayly Prize had 20 entrants from across the UK, with thesis topics ranging from Himalayan agriculture to Medieval Mongol conquest. The 2022 Prize will be awarded, from a shortlist of…
6 January 2023 -
Events and Awards
Through November and into the beginning of December the Society has been busy with lectures, book launches and the award of the Richard Burton Medal and the RAS Medal for 2019 (delayed…
9 December 2022 -
Submissions open for the 2022 Bayly Prize
The Society is pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions for the 2022 Bayly Prize. £2500 award for a distinguished thesis in an Asian subject falling within the scope of…
25 February 2022 -
Reflecting on 2021
For the last blog post of 2021, we wanted to reflect on some of the work that has taken place across the Society over the last year. Before we mention these achievements,…17 December 2021 -
Cataloguing the Collections
Cataloguing Update: Progress is being made on the cataloguing of collections material in the institutional archive with descriptions now ready to be uploaded onto Archives Hub. I have discovered several interesting finds…12 November 2021 -
A Cartographic “Guide for Strangers in Madras”
This week’s blog is written by Philip Jagessar who provides an update on one of the earliest maps that the Society acquired which features a detailed town plan of Madras. Full…5 November 2021 -
‘Mapping’ the Society’s collection of cartographic material
This week’s blog is written by Philip Jagessar who has recently completed his PhD on the Linguistic Survey of India’s mapping. Philip has been awarded a J B Harley Research Fellowship which…3 September 2021 -
Bayly Prize Update
The Society is delighted to announce that the adjudicators for the Bayly Prize have reached their decision about the winners for the 2021 competition. The judges report a gratifyingly strong field of submission…
27 August 2021 -
Preparing for 2023
This week brought a greater sense of optimism with the advent of spring and the proposed plans for the easing of restrictions in the coming months. We look forward to welcoming you…
26 February 2021
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