Official account for the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford. *Created to replace old account @FAMESOx
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📢Hello, Twitter!
This is the new page for the
Oxford Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.
Our old page (@FAMESOx) is locked and we are unable to remove it. As a result, we have had to start from scratch with this new account. Apologies for the confusion!
-@FacultyofAMES
News || Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Irene Tracey, attended a viewing of Kazakh and Uzbek manuscripts at the Weston Library, highlighting the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies’ growing academic partnerships with Central Asia.
Read here: ames.ox.ac.uk/article/oxford…
News || Professor Jieun Kiaer receives Hwang Sun-won Literary Award for Emerging Writers for her novel ‘Seoul Mothers’.
To read more, click here: ames.ox.ac.uk/article/profes…
News || Professor Nandini Chatterjee receives a Schwarzman Centre Cultural Programme grant for ‘Indian Classical Music in Oxford’, a project bringing South Asian classical music into conversation with Oxford’s research, teaching & collections.
Read here: ames.ox.ac.uk/article/profes…
Oxford Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
📢 We are pleased to announce that Kshitij Jain has been awarded 🌟Oxford Interfaith Emerging Scholar Prize 🌟
Congratulations Kshitij!
@OU_TheoReligion @FacultyofAMES @AshokaUniv
👏👏👏
oxfordinterfaithforum.org/bl…
🚨 Competition alert!
The Wainwright Ancient Object Biography Competition is now open for submissions.
Find out more and enter here: wainwrightfund.site.ox.ac.uk…
Call for Applications: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026–27
Deadline: 1 July 2026.
Head to our website for eligibility requirements, application details, and further information: ames.ox.ac.uk/article/britis…
Oxford Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
We are delighted to invite you to a talk on 'Hebrew and Jewish Book Culture in Medieval and Early Modern England' on Tuesday 9 June 17.00-18.00!
For more information and to register, use the following link:
visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/even…
#jewishculturemonth #oxford #medieval
Oxford Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
Events happening this week at the MEC👇
sant.ox.ac.uk/middle-east-ce…
News || Oxford University announces its first dedicated Centre for Korean Studies (OCKS), a new interdisciplinary hub reflecting growing interest in Korea.
Read more here: ames.ox.ac.uk/article/oxford…
Oxford Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
Events happening this week at the MEC👇sant.ox.ac.uk/middle-east-ce…
@Politics_Oxford @ODID_QEH @FAMESOx @OSGAOxford
Oxford Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
A great discussion @FacultyofAMES this evening led by Anthony O’Mahony on the thought of the Lebanese Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan Georges Khomeini — the subject of a fascinating new book by Miles Elwell — and his dialogue with the Shi’i scholar Mahmoud Ayoub at Balamand.
Discover the rich heritage and modern relevance of Uzbek and Chagatai through free introductory language course.
For more information and to register, visit: ames.ox.ac.uk/article/introd…
🎤 Calling all K-pop Demon Hunters for Open Day at the @schwarzmancentre
Date: 25 April 2026 (Saturday)
Register here: bit.ly/3Q0aDWk
How does ancient Egyptian poetry still resonate with us today?
Professor Richard Bruce Parkinson speaks about his path to Egyptology, ancient Egyptian Poetry and The Life of Sinuhe in his University of Oxford Pulse feature.
Read here: ox.ac.uk/pulse/society-cultu…
If you are a final-year DPhil student at the University of Oxford whose research engages with Japan 🇯🇵, you may be eligible to apply for the Sasakawa Thesis Completion Grant.
Accepting applications now!
Deadline: 4pm, Friday 15 May
Apply: ames.ox.ac.uk/article/financ…
Oxford Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
Our final events of term - this week at the MEC 👇sant.ox.ac.uk/middle-east-ce…
#MENA #politics #protest
@Politics_Oxford @FacultyofAMES @OSGAOxford
Oxford Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
New MEC Booktalk podcast episodes available to listen now 🎧 podcasts.ox.ac.uk/index.php/…
NEWS | Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies meets UK Trade Envoy to Azerbaijan & Central Asia
The discussion focused on @UniofOxford ’s engagement with the region & explored opportunities to strengthen collaboration with the Faculty.
Read here: ames.ox.ac.uk/article/facult…
Oxford Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies retweeted
Events happening this week at the MEC 👇sant.ox.ac.uk/middle-east-ce…
@Politics_Oxford
@OSGAOxford
@FacultyofAMES
@EdinburghUP
#History #MiddleEast
📣 Call for Papers | Registration Open
Oxford Conference on Academic Exploration of Bhakti in Indian Philosophy
🗓 16–17 April 2026 | 🌐 Hybrid
📍 University of Oxford
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