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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 2021West Papers now live on Archives Hub
We are happy to announce that the personal papers of the West brothers - Edward William, Arthur Anderson, Henry, Clement and Walter - have now been catalogued and are available for readers…22 July 2021The Roar of Silence
The Society is pleased to announce that the latest edition of the journal is now available for Fellows to view on Cambridge Core. ‘The Roar of Silence’ is a Festschrift in honour…
9 July 2021Collections Summer Update
Traditionally, the Society is quieter than usual during the Summer months, due to the lower number of Events. But staff continue to work busily away, and in recent weeks we have been…
2 July 2021Textiles and Manuscripts in the Islamic Tradition
Director Presents on Textiles and Manuscripts in the Islamic Tradition: The Society’s Director, Alison Ohta took part in a virtual workshop on the 2nd and 3rd of June. The workshop was titled…
11 June 2021Changing of the guard as RAS welcomes new President
On Thursday 27th May, the Society’s AGM was held over Zoom. Professor Stockwell stepped down as President having completed his term and Professor Sarah Ansari was elected making her the first woman President…
4 June 2021Thomas William Rhys Davids and the Pāli Language
This Wednesday (12th May) marked the 178th anniversary of the birth of Thomas William Rhys Davids (1843-1922) who was a scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pāli Text Society.…
14 May 2021Mandalay and the Art of Building Cities
The Royal Asiatic Society and the National University of Singapore Press are pleased to announce the forthcoming release of the publication, ‘Mandalay and the Art of Building Cities in Burma’ by François…
30 April 2021RAS around the World: Part Two
Continuing with our “RAS around the world” theme, this week’s blog has been kindly written by the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. Despite the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, they have…
16 April 2021Re-opening our Collections
In light of the easing of restrictions, the Society is pleased to announce that we will be re-opening our collections to visitors for one day a week every Thursday starting next week…
9 April 2021