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The Southeast Asia regional group is formed of staff across all faculties in the University of Leeds. We work with colleagues in all of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as Timor-Leste. You can find out more about the ASEAN countries here, or learn about the University's current research projects here.

Meet our Experts

The Southeast Asia Regional Group at the University of Leeds has over 50 experts working on Southeast Asia. Our directory of experts is organised by country specialism, showcasing the rich variety of research undertaken at Leeds.

Research Projects

Academics across the University are participating in a wide variety of research projects with colleagues based in all parts of Southeast Asia. Find out more about our ongoing work here.

Thai Studies

The University of Leeds is one of the largest centres of East Asian Studies in the UK, and offers a unique undergraduate degree in Thai Studies, teaching students about the language, culture, politics and literature of Thailand. Learn about our Thai Studies degrees here.

Join ASEAS UK

The Association of Southeast Asian Studies UK brings together academics, postgraduate researchers and experts who are interested in this region. The current chair is Dr Adam Tyson from the University of Leeds. Discover ASEAS and join here.

ASEAS Conference 2025

A group photo of people who attended the ASEAS conference in 2023.The 33rd ASEAS conference will take place on 15-17 September 2025 at St John's College, University of Cambridge. This year’s theme is “Global Southeast Asia: Continuity and Change”, and will focus on the dynamic nature of Southeast Asia and its changing politics, cultures and societies.

The call for papers is now open and you can find more details at the ASEAS website.

Cheney Fellowship Awardee

A headshot photograph of Dr Yit Siew ChinThe Cheney fellowship brings highly talented and creative academics to Leeds to advance their research and build enduring collaborations.

We are delighted to introduce the awardee of this year's Cheney Fellowship, Dr Yit Siew Chin, Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition at Universiti Putra Malaysia. She will be hosted by the School of Food Science and Nutrition from 2024 to 2026 to continue her research on child nutrition, obesity and health. You can read more about her research here.

Contact Us

You can find contact details for individual experts on our People page, or you can contact us here:

Chair of the Southeast Asia Regional Group: Adam Tyson a.d.tyson@leeds.ac.uk

Site administrator: Myles Harman m.harman@leeds.ac.uk