Welcome to PPIA.

The Post-Pandemic Societies in Inner Asia (PPIA) project is a collaboration between the University of Oxford, Kagoshima University, the University of Central Asia and the National University of Mongolia. Our research focuses on agro-pastoralist households (people living by a mixture of agriculture and livestock herding) and their response to the challenges facing them today, post-COVID-19. 

About us

What about us and the things we do?

This project is an unusual and unique collaboration between Japanese, Kyrgyz, Mongolian and UK–based academics, building on over 77 years of combined experience working in Mongolia and Central Asia.

Latest news

Outreach, capacity-building, and long-term relationships are a key part of our project. Click below to see our most recent news and events.

PPIA hosted event

Spring Seminar and Meeting with Natasha Fijn in Kobe

On the seminar’s first day, Fijn presented the interim results of her research on ‘A[…]

PPIA hosted event

Academic Exploration: From Oxford to Mongolia through Chiba University, Thinking Outside the Box

I attended PPIA academic spring school from May 20-22, 2024, at Chiba University. This spring[…]

PPIA hosted event

Spring School at Chiba University

For three days from 20 to 22 May, we held the PPIA Spring School at[…]