Past conferences

2024: UKABS Annual Conference 2024, hosted by The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 06 July 2024. (More details)

2023: Practitioner Conference: Saturday 21 October 2023 10am-4pm. Burmese Buddhist Vihara, 29-31 Osler Street Ladywood Birmingham B16 9EU: (More details)

2023: UKABS Annual Conference 2023, hosted by University of St Andrews, Scotland, and supported by the St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 21-23 June (UKABS 2023 Programme) (Conference details) (Image and video resources)

2022: UKABS Annual Conference 2022, hosted by SOAS University of London, 25 June (More details)

2021: UKABS Annual Conference 2021, hosted by Edinburgh Buddhist Studies, 1st-2nd July (More details)

2020: UKABS – Summer Online Conference, 2nd July. (More details)

2019: UKABS Annual Conference 2019, Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, University of London, 6th July. (More details)

2018: Buddhism and Material Culture, University of Bristol, 21-22 June. (More details)

2017: Day conference held at the School of Oriental and African Studies, 1st July 2017. (More details)

2017: Buddhist Practice and Liturgy in the UK, conference/workshop run by UKABS, to bring scholars and practitioners of different traditions together in exploring themes of shared interest.

2016: Day conference held at the School of Oriental and African Studies, 19th September (More details)

2016: Translating Buddhism Conference, York St John University, UK, 30th June – 2nd July 2016 (In association with the Centre for Religion in Society at York St John University). (More details)

2015: ‘Monastic Community and Society: Buddhist Precepts and Communal Law‘, Lancaster University 15th-16th July 2015. (More details)

2014: ‘Buddhism and Healing’, University of Leeds, 1st-2nd July (More details)

2013: Day-conference held at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 12th July. (More details)

2012: ‘Early Mahāyāna Buddhism’, Cardiff, 7th-8th July.
Special conference in honour of Sara Boin-Webb, hosted by the Centre for the History of Religion in Asia, Cardiff University. (More details)

2011: Day-conference held at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 8th September. (More details)

2010: ‘Historiography, adaptation and contemporary practice’, Leeds, 6th-7th July.
Hosted by the White Rose East Asia Centre and the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Leeds. (More details)