Category / 2023 / About the Society / Bicentenary / RAS Collections / Recent / Royal Asiatic Society / Volunteering
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Farewell to Dr Roger Parsons, our Longstanding Volunteer
On Friday 6 September we held a farewell lunch for Roger Parsons, a volunteer who has served the Society for nearly 20 years. At the lunch we were joined by Kathy Lazenbatt,…
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Richard Pankhurst, historian and Graham C. Dorsett, photographer
This week I’ve been working through more of the collections records. I’ve completed a first sort of all the physical material in the archives and have organised chronologically the material associated with…
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Re-establishing relationships : The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Our Director, Dr. Alison Ohta, again provides the majority of this week’s blogpost: As part of the bicentenary celebrations, one of the primary aims was the revival of the Society’s links with…
The third annual joint event with the Levantine Heritage Foundation: Dr Gemma Masson
On Tuesday evening we were delighted to host a lecture by Dr Gemma Masson entitled Upstairs, Downstairs: British Diplomatic Travellers in 18th Century Istanbul. This was the third time that we have joined…
Next Collections Evening 23 March
On Thursday 23 March, the Society will hold its next Collections Evening. In addition to giving people a chance to see some of our collections at close hand, Collections Evenings show how…
Collected Works of Sir William Jones donated to the Society
Yesterday, Thursday 12th January marked the start of events to celebrate the Society’s bicentenary. As part of the celebrations Professor Michael Loewe has donated a set of the first edition of the Collected…
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…
The Surya P. Subedi Prize
The Royal Asiatic Society is delighted to announce the launch of the Surya P. Subedi Prize for the publication of a book or article on Nepal in English in any one calendar…
British Legal Disputes and Literary Connections in 1800s Canton
Last week, Monday 27 July, The Times publicized some new research at The National Archives. This relates to an 1810 incident in Canton (Guangzhou) when British sailors were implicated in the killing…
Enjoying the Society’s Online Collections
This blog post is by the Society’s Librarian, Edward Weech. The current public health emergency means that on-site services at the RAS, like most other cultural and educational organizations, remain temporarily suspended.…
