This year, SOAS is one of the institutions working with the Cowrie Foundation to financially support Black British students to study here.
Our top three subjects are announced for QS World University Rankings 2022.
African and Caribbean countries have been calling for reparations from European countries for years with many former colonial powers refusing to accept responsibility
Inequality is one of the greatest challenges of our time. The first of the Director’s Lecture Series addresses questions of philanthropy and economic inequality.
SOAS student Raju Kendre features on Forbes India’s 30 Under 30 list for his work with Eklavya India.
Our student digital ambassadors share their reflections from the past year and their hopes for 2022.
We asked seven scholars about their studies, what they hoped to achieve and which national dish they would take to a potluck.
This year there has been more and more “academic” justification of blatant transphobia – dehumanising and threatening trans lives.
These rankings are based on the world’s largest invitation-only opinion survey of scholars.
A call for SOAS students to help practitioners and policymakers get the academic insights they need.
Abdulrazak Gurnah becomes the first black African writer in 35 years to win the most prestigious award in literature.
MA student Maxine Betteridge-Moes tells us why No Logo is worth reading for our SOAS Recommends series.
As you settle into university life, it’s important to ask for any support that you may need.
Navigate Welcome Week with this advice from current students.
Our Digital Ambassador gives you all the tips for starting your SOAS journey.
A review of the Brunei Gallery’s latest exhibition.
Musicians, athletes and campaigners: here are the SOAS alumni who should be on your radar.
The QS Best Student Cities Rankings 2022 have just been released – and London is number one.
Applications for German, French and Russian are falling, whereas non-European languages- such as Arabic and Japanese – have been experiencing a boom in popularity.
Curator Karun Thakar discusses the significance of Punjabi embroidery in reflection on the latest Brunei Gallery exhibition.
As new research places us as a top institution for producing CEOS, we take a look at SOAS alum who have gone on to found their own businesses.
MA Comparative Literature student, Idza Luhumyo, is announced winner of the 2021 Short Story Day Africa prize.
The success of the SOAS Trans Dignity campaign has led to a year-long collaboration to make SOAS more trans inclusive.
MSc International Politics and Diplomacy student Angelo Eduardo Da Costa Mengowako is one of three brains behind Vocal Communities, a London-based organisation helping disadvantaged communities.
Now, more than ever, we need language which reflects real lives, and promotes inclusivity. Here’s why trans-inclusive language should be on the agenda – and how we might go about it.
Grab your headphones and get plugged in to these SOAS podcasts.
SOAS hosted an event as part of the Solve Climate by 2030 initiative, a global dialogue on green economic recovery and climate solutions.
Two films made by SOAS and Chouette Films have been chosen for the prestigious Royal Anthropological Society Film Festival.
Editor of SOAS Spirit, Maliha Shoaib, has recently won the prestigious Vogue Business Talent Competition with a piece on inclusivity in luxury beauty brands.
Our new Politics, Philosophy and Economics degree – PPE – is a truly interdisciplinary programme, taught from a global perspective. We talk to the convenors to find out more.
In an interview with student newspaper SOAS Spirit, the university’s director, Adam Habib, discusses his plans for the School in 2021.
This blog was originally posted on the SCRAP Weapons website. Bougainville, the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea has
Kinship, connection and support is more important than ever – not necessarily with blood relatives, but with our own version of ‘family’.
SOAS student Tridib created a short film about the anxiety provoking process of applying to university – here’s how he made it.
This is not a normal year by any stretch of the imagination. There was a vague glimmer of hope that we could all celebrate Christmas
Though progress has been made in human rights in recent years, more needs to be done.
Ten top tips on how to write the perfect personal statement. SOAS students are here to help you with some ideas before you get started.
This blog has been written by Dr Katie Jones (The Brilliant Club) and Julien Boast (SOAS). Students and staff from universities across the UK have
Lucy Kauser, Collections & Outreach Officer at the Brunei Gallery SOAS, recently interviewed artist Faisal Hussain, whose exhibition will come to the Brunei in 2021.
Evelyn Forde, a London headteacher – and SOAS graduate – has won a prestigious teaching award at the Tes Schools Awards. Evelyn is an alumna
On the Brunei Gallery‘s twenty-fifth anniversary, John Hollingworth, Head of Galleries & Exhibitions at the Brunei, reflects on its history. November 1995 was very different
With recent rise in anti-Islamic rhetoric in France and violence against Muslims in China – awareness of Islamophobia and solutions for a more inclusive society
You can be easily forgiven for thinking that SOAS is only home to the next generation of diplomats, lawyers and linguists – after all, the
Starting university is a nervewracking – but exciting – time. This year, Welcome Week – the orientation period before the official start of term –
In the past, Judaism has been able to accommodate to changed circumstances. This will also be the case this year, thanks to COVID-19.
Traditionally, STEM graduates are thought to get the jobs – but Humanities graduates are just as employable, says new report.
Sometime in the mid-1980s, the people of the arid town of Shendi, troubled with land degradation in northern Sudan, were invited to a series of
The SOAS Student Success Scheme Conference 2020 is taking place this September, and is designed for students starting at SOAS who are from underrepresented backgrounds.
At the heart of every university is a library. But the SOAS Library is on another level. As one of the UK’s 5 National Research
Two current SOAS students talk about studying in lockdown, making friends online, and what advice they have for new students this September.
