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December-January Edition of The Middle East in London Hits Newsstands
The December-January Edition of The Middle East in London, the bi-monthly magazine of the London Middle East Institute, is now available.
5th December 2012
New Course Arabic Calligraphy (starts Jan 2013)
This course is the very latest addition to the SOAS Language Centre portfolio of courses
4th December 2012
Two awards for Dr Tian Yuan Tan’s book on Kang Hai’s songs
Dr Tian Yuan Tan’s recent book A Critical Edition of Kang Hai's Songs with Notes, and Two Essays published in 2011 was awarded second prize in both the 2011 National Excellent Classical Books Award and Excellent Classical Books of East China Region Award in China.
4th December 2012
ECAS 2013, Call for PApers
The fifth European Conference on African Studies (ECAS 5) will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 26 to 28, 2013. It will be organized by the Centro de Estudos Africanos - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Center of African Studies of the University Institute of Lisbon) on behalf of AEGIS, the Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies. Its general theme will be ‘African Dynamics in a Multipolar World’.
28th November 2012
Professor Lawrence Sáez speaks at the United Nations
Professor Lawrence Saez from the Department of Politics at SOAS, University of London spoke at the United Nations Geneva this September to comment on the Human Rights Council’s report of the working group on the Universal Periodic Review (India) 2012.
23rd November 2012
SOAS photo competition
Have you taken photos around SOAS that you think are worthy of an award? Do you want to win £200?
23rd November 2012
SOAS PhD Internship for Illuminating Objects at the Courtauld
lluminating Objects is a pilot programme of The Courtauld Gallery which aims to shine new light on unexpected objects from the decorative arts and sculpture collections, through partnerships with SOAS, King’s College, London, the University of Kent in Canterbury and University College, London.
20th November 2012
Confucius China Study Plan. New scholarships for researchers and PhD students in Chinese Studies - deadline fast approaching
The Confucius Institute Headquarters in Beijing has announced new scholarships for researchers and PhD students in Chinese Studies.
19th November 2012
Dr Konrad Hirschler, reader in the History of the Near and Middle East at SOAS, wins award
Dr Konrad Hirschler wins the 2012 British Society for Middle Eastern Studies Book Award for his study of reading practices in the medieval Middle East
16th November 2012
Professor Chandra Lekha Sriram is awarded ESRC Grant on the Impact of Transitional Justice on Democratic Institution-Building
Professor Chandra Lekha Sriram, School of Law, has been awarded a three-year Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) grant that will explore the Impact of Transitional Justice on Democratic Institution-building (TJDI).
9th November 2012
Dr Friederike Lüpke awarded Leverhulme Trust Research Leadership Award, receiving almost £1 million in funding
Dr Friederike Lüpke, a senior lecturer in the Department of Linguistics, received Leverhulme Trust funding of £999,631 for her project ‘Crossroads - investigating the unexplored side of multilingualism’.
9th November 2012
European Executives arrive at SOAS for Prestigious Executive Training Programme for Japan and Korea
Around 45 executives from all over Europe arrived this week at SOAS, University of London, to begin the Executive Training Programme (ETP) for Japan and Korea.
6th November 2012
SOAS receives an Economics and Social Research Council grant to research Chinese hydropower dams
Dr Frauke Urban, from the Centre for Development, Environment and Policy, has been awarded an Economics and Social Research Council grant to conduct the first comparative analysis of Chinese hydropower dam projects in low and middle income countries.
5th November 2012
World Bank Vice President addresses SOAS students on Sustainable Development
Rachel Kyte, World Bank Vice President for the Sustainable Development Network, visited SOAS to speak to students of the SOAS Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD).
29th October 2012
SOAS pays tribute to Honorary Graduate Yash Chopra
SOAS, University of London, pays tribute to our Honorary Graduate, the multi-award winning filmmaker Yash Chopra, who died over the weekend aged 80.
23rd October 2012
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