Statement by the European Society for Central Asian Studies @_ESCAS on #Xinjiang camps: We are dismayed at the disappearance of at least 435 Uyghur intellectuals and scholars, among whom 125 are students and 77 are university instructors. escas2019.excas.net/updates/… #思想转化 #新疆

Looking forward to welcoming you all

The final version of our official programme for @_ESCAS 27-29June, 2019 @UniofExeter @CentralAsiaNet will be out on Monday. Checkout the prelim online and, if you're a participant, let escas16@exeter.ac.uk know of any errors. escas2019.excas.net/

1/3 The European Society for Central Asian Studies has released a statement on the situation our colleagues face in Xinjiang. Заявление также здесь на русском языке. escas.org/

The second draft of the programme for the @_ESCAS conference @UniofExeter @CentralAsiaNet is published. Hope to see you there, 27-29 June. With @GCRF_COMPASS @CA_Survey @Wikistan_eu @H2020seneca and many others. escas2019.excas.net/updates/…

A great piece in @Forbes about Ulughbek, a Central Asian ruler and astronomer who “instead of taking his place next to the giants of pioneering astronomy, such as Tycho Brahe, Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo – all of whom he preceded” is virtually unknown forbes.com/sites/jamiecarter…

Following the Matt Hedges news, we meet today with 25 fellows from Central Asia to discuss, among other things, whether international cooperation is possible with autocracies - if so how! @CentralAsiaNet @anceschistan @CatOwenExeter excas.net/2018/11/jst2018/

At @_ESCAS 2019 in June we will discuss this further in the context of Central Asian Studies. these are urgent, even existential, questions for Area Studies. @CESS_news escas2019.excas.net/updates/…

#CfA - Postdoc at the Faculty of Theology @teologiafi @helsinkiuni - Applications from Eurasia or relevant to the region particularly welcome helsinki.fi/en/open-position… Deadline: 9th December 2018