Cambridge Central Asia Forum Seminar Series Michaelmas Term 2026-2027

Please see Venues and Option to join Online under each talk. 

2 October 15.00-18.00 The Research Journey- From Idea to Research, 

Joint event with National Quality Assurance Agency for Education under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and British Management Universityn& British Management University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

9 October 18.30-20.00 City of Poets from Khorezm to Kashgar, Mystic Music and Song of Central Asia

Artists: Abror Zufarov, Saniyam Ismail, Sherzod Nazarov, Arslan Gait, and Guzal Muminova

Frankopan Hall, Jesus College 

16 October 11.00-13.00 A New Environmental History of Central Asia during the 19th century: Connecting the Archives of Nature and Societies Alisher Khaliyarov, American University of Sharjah, UAE and Henry Misa, Georgetown University, USA

Online (https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/n4O0zlXDT5yshDBtQ7CMWA) and Room SG2 Alison Richard Building

23 October 18.00-19.00 Whose Law? Asia, Empire, and the Making of Global Legal Order Roundtable with Adele Maria Carai and Authors of the Cambridge History of International Law, and Prajakti Kalra, CCAF

Oxford University

30 October 11.00-13.00 Folklore as Archive: Oral Traditions and the Ethnic History of the Turkic Peoples of Central Asia, David Somfai Kara, Institute of Ethnology, ELTE, University of Budapest, Hungary

Online (https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/n4O0zlXDT5yshDBtQ7CMWA) and Room SG2 Alison Richard Building

6 November TBC

13 November 11.00-13.00 The Corridor Doctrine, Mirshod Shakirov, Founder & President of Business Diplomat, World's First Think-Do Tank on the Modern Silk Road Global Headquarters, Washington, D.C., USA

Online Only (https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/n4O0zlXDT5yshDBtQ7CMWA)

20 November TBC

27 November One day Workshop 10:30am-7pm: Nature as Infrastructure: Aligning the Energy Transition with Pathways from Commitments to Investable Development 

Panel Discussion on Strategic Materials for Climate Solutions with a special focus on Central Asia 3:30-4:30pm

Lee Hall, Wolfson College (In-person Only)