Ed Pulford, who completed his PhD in the Department in 2017, has been named as one of the 5 shortlisted candidates for the Bayly Prize, which will be awarded for the first time in 2018.
There was a large field of applicants of high quality from 14 U.K. universities, and the shortlist was drawn up by a distinguished international panel of adjudicators. The Prize was established by the Royal Asiatic Society to celebrate the distinguished scholarly contributions of Professor Sir Christopher Bayly (1945-2015).
The Prize is awarded for an outstanding PhD dissertation on an Asian topic completed in the year prior to the award. Ed's PhD topic was 'ON NORTHEAST ASIAN FRONTIERS OF HISTORY AND FRIENDSHIP'. The winner will be announced at the end of October 2018. More information can be found here:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/announcement-of-bayly-prize/