World Heritage Day celebrates the importance of diversity of cultural heritage. We’ve picked out five of the most impressive heritage sites from around the world.
A first hand account of Lunar New Year celebrations from a SOAS student from Japan.
An ICC student discusses their first impressions of the diversity and cultures found at SOAS and in London.
A brief guide for interpreting the rich symbolism in manga storytelling.
Monika Radojevic discusses the ‘casual racism’ around her half-Brazilian, half-Montenegrin ethnicity
“It was a great opportunity to immerse myself in the SOAS community”
What books do a 30-minute search via web and library ‘shelf test’ turn up, and how does an academic convenor of degree programmes respond?
Walk past the walled garden at the British Museum end of Malet Street and hear the notes of a stick being run along metal railings in unison with your steps. The Phantom Railings are back!
As the Caine Prize gears up to announce its 17th winner, we ask our readers ‘what would be on your shortlist’?
‘Queer’ Asia 2017, the second annual conference, takes place 16-18 June 2017 at SOAS University of London
The 15th World Music Summer School opens on Monday 19 June 2017 with a programme of musical traditions from around the world.
An artistic snapshot of the city as it stands today, and a celebration of its culture and diversity
‘What if he turns up at the next Kumbh Mela with 200 foreigners and wants to pitch camp?’
SOAS students typically celebrate Holi with a big party in one of the Bloomsbury squares. Rather more emphasis is placed on the fun and the frolics of the festival, and slightly less on chasing out evil on a big bonfire.
“I was only supposed to be there for 3 weeks but got hijacked for 2 months”
Find out what our students, academics and friends are reading in today’s top 50 list for world book day
Meet our Student Ambassadors – Sohilla Shubana
Meet SOAS politics alumnus Anja Fahlenkamp
For millions around the world, neoliberalism is not working. At a night at SOAS, revered Director Ken Loach challenges his captive audience…
“Every conversation at SOAS gives me something to take away, because everyone is so passionate”
“Being a part of SOAS opens your mind and you learn a great deal about other cultures”
Is theatre a white invention? Thoughts on race and theatre
The European Day of Languages is celebrated on 26th September each year. It is a time to celebrate the wealth of languages spoken all around
The South Asia Institute (SSAI) at SOAS University of London represents the largest multi-disciplinary community of scholars working on South Asia of any university in
The Caine Prize for African Writing is an annual literature prize awarded to the writer of an African short story published in English. The prize
MA Media in Development Ifat Gazia describes how she came to study at SOAS
