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Arts and Humanities Block Grant Partnership Studentships

The AHRC have introduced a new scheme for postgraduate studentships from 2009. Institutions apply to the AHRC under the Block Grant Partnership Scheme.

23rd April 2009

Ambassador Jonnie Carson Obama nominates SOAS alumnus for key administration post

President Barack Obama has announced the nomination of SOAS alumnus and seasoned diplomat, Ambassador Jonnie Carson (History Africa 1975) as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.

3rd April 2009

Sasakawa Foundation and Nippon Foundation Logos Japanese Studies boost at SOAS

The School of African and Oriental Studies at the University of London is among the beneficiaries of a major grant programme by The Nippon Foundation (TNF) and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (GBSF), which has given new impetus to Japanese Studies in the UK. Only recently, provision for the subject was woefully short of demand.

22nd January 2009

RAE results confirm SOAS is leader in Asian Studies

SOAS's Asian Studies submission to the RAE has been a spectacular success. In 2001, along with several other universities we received a 5 rating for Asian Studies, while both Oxford and Cambridge were awarded 5*. To put it simply: we have regained our national pre-eminence in this field of research, and by a significant margin. 

18th December 2008

Boris Johnson The Mayor visits SOAS

Dr Benjamin Fortna, Head of the SOAS History Department, first met London Mayor Boris Johnson during the filming of the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are?, which featured Mayor Johnson’s various intriguing forbears.

10th December 2008

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