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Why choose SOAS?

2nd in the UK for International Faculty

QS World University Rankings 2025

3 subjects in Global Top 30 (QS 2025)

Development (5th), Anthropology (18th), and Politics (28th)

Global top 100

Arts and Humanities - Times Higher University World Rankings 2026

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Led by academics and students, our student webinar series offers honest insight into postgraduate study, programme structures, and life at SOAS.

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SOAS spotlight

College of Humanities, College of Law & College of Social Sciences

My life at SOAS through one disposable camera

One disposable camera, one semester: Our students share moments from their lives at SOAS, their reflections and hopes for the new year.

Department of Development Studies

Scholar Dawn Kene‑Okafor’s mission: building safer migration pathways for women and children

Commonwealth Shared Scholar Dawn Kene‑Okafor, currently pursuing an MSc in Migration, Mobility and Development, shares how the scholarship is supporting her journey to becoming an intersectional migration expert.

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College of Humanities, School of Arts & Department of History of Art and Archaeology

Learning by doing: My art internship archiving Chu Teh-Chun’s legacy

An MA in History of Art and Archaeology student shares their internship experience and how it helped them translate theoretical knowledge into practical application and provided archival experience for their career.

College of Humanities, College of Law & College of Social Sciences

Why I rejected Oxford for SOAS

Amr shares how he found his way to SOAS by choosing a path that felt true to him, rather than the one he was expected to follow.

College of Humanities

The para-athlete inspired by anime: Ali’s journey to MA Japanese Studies at SOAS

Alumnus and para-athlete Ali Golchin reflects on his experience bridging sport science with an MA in Japanese Studies, all while training for and competing on the world stage in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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