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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.
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ASEAS Conference 2025
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.
Gamelan and Gayageum concert
Students from the School of Music will be holding a concert featuring both the Indonesian gamelan and the Korean gayageum.
The gamelan is a set of bronze gongs and metallophones, hand-crafted in Surakarta, Indonesia, and the gayageum (가야금) is a traditional Korean string instrument with a rich and storied history.
Ángel Cataño Flores will direct students in playing traditional and contemporary pieces on the gamelan, and Dr Hyunah Cho will lead a performance of Korean folk songs on the gayageum. Find out more and book tickets here.
Cheney Fellowship Awardee
The 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.
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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