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

SOAS Professor urges Sudan government to improve human rights

Mashood Baderin, Professor of Law at SOAS, University of London urged and encouraged the Sudan government to improve human rights on a UN mission to the country last week.

18th February 2013

SOAS scores well in world university rankings

SOAS qualities have been recognised this week by the new QS World University Rankings and the Which? university comparison website.

18th September 2012

Early bird registration is now open for Zoë Wicomb and the Translocal: Scotland and South Africa

Early bird registration is now open for Zoë Wicomb and the Translocal: Scotland and South Africa, an international conference to be hosted at the University of York, 13 - 14 September 2012

17th July 2012

Professor Philip Jaggar’s final AHRC research report graded 'outstanding’

A final research report submitted by Professor Philip Jaggar of the Africa Department has received the highest grading of ‘outstanding’, following assessment by an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) peer review panel.

29th May 2012

Director's Teaching Prize 2011 -12 Winner Announced

18th May 2012

Dovey Wins Major Prize for Outstanding Scholarship in African Film and Literature

Dr Lindiwe Dovey has been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize for her work in African and postcolonial film and literature.

3rd November 2011

Autumn News

The School has improved its student satisfaction as measured by the 2011 National Student Survey

22nd September 2011

Director's Teaching Prize 2010-11

Dr Lindiwe Dovey has won this year's SOAS Director's Teaching Prize.

1st August 2011

Lindiwe Dovey Wins 2011 Director’s Teaching Prize

A senior lecturer in the Department of African Languages and Cultures, Dr Dovey impressed the judging panel with both her support of students and her creative teaching style.  Professor Philip Jaggar, the Head of the Africa Department, described her as “one of the most dynamic and innovative teachers I have worked with in 40 years.”

18th July 2011

BBC Radio: Philip Jaggar and Tony Benn Reflect on SOAS Alum Paul Robeson

BBC Radio 2 will broadcast The Robeson Files, a documentary on the American singer, actor, athlete and activist Paul Robeson, who studied at SOAS in the 1930s. 

5th July 2011

Commonwealth Award for Graham Furniss

16th December 2010

Dovey Delivers a 'Choice' Book

A book by Lindiwe Dovey, a lecturer in African Film and Performances Arts, has been chosen as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2009 by Choice magazine.

11th February 2010

SOAS Wins Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher Education

19th November 2009

British Academy Honour for SOAS Professor

SOAS Pro-Director (Research and Enterprise), Professor Graham Furniss, has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy.

23rd July 2009

Margaret Mary Kumbuka: 19th April 1952 - 3rd May 2009

Obituary for Margaret Mary Kumbuka: 19th April 1952 - 3rd May 2009

8th May 2009