SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

SOAS scholar appointed to Government’s Human Rights Advisory Group

Mashood Baderin, a Professor of Law at SOAS, University of London, has been invited by the Foreign Secretary to join the Human Rights Advisory Group at the Foreign Office.

23rd May 2013

SU officer selected as young leader on disarmament by FAS

The Federation of American Scientists think-tank has named Keiko Ono Students’ Union Co-President Sports and Societies Officer at SOAS, University of London as one of the 2013 - 2014 Pacific Young Leaders on Disarmament.

22nd May 2013

SOAS receives funding to lead research on water resources protection in China and the UK

Laurence Smith, from the Centre for Development, Environment and Policy, in partnership with Lancaster University and leading institutes in China, has been awarded funding to research sustainable nutrient management and water resources protection in UK and Chinese agro-ecosystems.  

22nd May 2013

Conference looks at Mali in transition

SOAS' Centre of African Studies, in partnership with ASAUK, Goldsmith's College and the MBI Al Jaber Foundation, is holding the conference 'Mali in Transition' at SOAS on 29 and 30 May.

21st May 2013

SOAS in the media 17 May 2013

This week Dr Phil Clark was quoted in a UK House of Commons report on Rwanda and was also interviewed by Rwanda Today on post-genocide and reconciliation in the country. Dr Jaeho Kang was interviewed on Monocle 24 on educational success and social issues in South Korea, and Professor Rachel Dwyer was featured in The Daily Beast commenting on Amitabh Bachchan in The Great Gatsby. 

17th May 2013

SOAS hosts International Criminal Court Prosecutor James Stewart

The Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD) at SOAS, University of London hosted a panel discussion Thursday 16 May with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC).

17th May 2013

Distinguished climate envoy calls for ‘mobilisation equivalent to war’

The 2013 Annual Lecture of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD) at SOAS, University of London will be delivered by John Ashton CBE.

17th May 2013

East-end school boys shown value of their own multilingualism

A group of London schoolchildren will debate endangered languages at SOAS, University of London on 21 May 2013.

16th May 2013

Alumni & Friends Fund phone campaign exceeds target

The 2013 Alumni & Friends Fund (AFF) telephone fundraising campaign reached almost £97,000 in pledges, exceeding its target by a third.

16th May 2013

Classical Tibetan now offered at SOAS Language Center

The SOAS Language Center now offers Classical Tibetan. This newly created course is intended for those with an interest in Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, including practitioners, who have not previously had an opportunity to learn the Tibetan script and language. The focus will be on reading Buddhist texts. 

15th May 2013

Palestine and the Moving Image

Palestine and the Moving Image Conference at SOAS, 11 May 2013

15th May 2013

SOAS scholar edits book on China-Africa relations

A collection of essays on the contemporary relationship between China and Africa, which brings together for the first time Chinese and African perspectives, has been produced by Stephen Chan, OBE, Professor of International Relations at SOAS, University of London.

15th May 2013

SOAS Director chairs debate on the university in a global context

Paul Webley, Director of SOAS, University of London, chairs an impressive panel in a public debate about what it means to be a modern university in a globalised era.

14th May 2013

Unique pilot schemes assess impact of basic income schemes on India’s rural poor

Guy Standing of SOAS, University of London has been working with SEWA, the Indian Self-Employed Women’s Association, to investigate the effect of unconditional cash transfers on India’s rural villages.

10th May 2013

Travelling Academics - 10 May 2013

10th May 2013