SOAS in the Media: 9-15 August 2022

16th August 2022

Celebrating 20 years of SOAS success at the Chinese Bridge Competition

It's been 20 years since the first SOAS student took part and won at the 1st Chinese Bridge Competition – also known as the annual Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign University Students

10th August 2022

SOAS students intern for organisations in Ho Chi Minh City and Seoul

​This summer, seven SOAS undergraduate students from backgrounds underrepresented in higher education were selected for internships in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Seoul (South Korea). 

10th August 2022

Professor Ulrich Volz proposes solutions to the debt crisis at forum convened by the Alliance of Small Island States

Professor Ulrich Volz was invited by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) to give the opening address on ‘Solutions for debt sustainability in Small Island Developing States’ at the Wadadli Action Platform.

10th August 2022

Professor Laura Hammond appointed as Pro Director of Research & Knowledge Exchange

Laura Hammond, Professor of Development Studies, has been appointed as the new Pro Director of Research & Knowledge Exchange.

9th August 2022

SOAS in the Media: 2-8 August

9th August 2022

SOAS wins consultancy contract with with global sustainability platform for sugarcane, Bonsucro

SOAS academics, will work in partnership with academics in CEBRAP (The Brazilian Centre for Analysis and Planning) to support Bonsucro to develop a monitoring evaluation and learning framework, strategy, guidance and support package for Bonsucro members in receipt of a Bonsucro Impact Fund grant. 

5th August 2022

The 19th International Conferences on Teaching and Learning Chinese in Higher Education - Annual International Conference of the British Chinese Language Teaching Society (BCLTS)

Dr Cui Yan 崔燕 – SOAS Senior Lector in Chinese gave a presentation at the 19th International Conferences on Teaching and Learning Chinese in Higher Education - Annual International Conference of the British Chinese Language Teaching Society (BCLTS), co-organised by BCLTS and Online Confucius Institution at The Open University (24-25 June 2022), Milton Keynes, UK.

3rd August 2022

SOAS in the Media: 26 July - 1 August

2nd August 2022

SOAS building works throughout summer: main building reception closed

The Main College Building is currently undergoing a makeover this summer. Work started on 5 July and is anticipated to be completed for the new academic term in September 2022.

1st August 2022

Zeinab Badawi hosts SOAS VIPs to launch week of summer graduation ceremonies

On Tuesday 26 July, journalist, broadcaster and SOAS President, Zeinab Badawi, hosted special guests from across diplomacy, philanthropy, academia and the arts to mark the start of the 2022 SOAS Graduation Ceremonies.

29th July 2022

New research project exploring the legacy of slavery in modern Britain and reparative justice

The SOAS School of Law, Gender and Media (SLGM) and Transatlantic Trafficked Enslaved African Corrective Historical (TTEACH) Plaques will embark on a collaborative research and knowledge exchange project to draw together research on the legacy of slavery.

28th July 2022

Report calling for a review of the Equality Act presented to 10 Downing Street

Dr Suriyah Bi was invited to present her report, “The Equality Act 12 years on” to 10 Downing Street on 18 July 2022 follow the launch event in Parliament.

28th July 2022

SOAS economist speaks at the United Nations’ High-Level Political Forum 2022

Professor Ulrich Volz spoke at the United Nations’ High-Level Political Forum 2022 (HLPF). The HLPF is the central United Nations platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level.

27th July 2022

Alumna Idza Luhumyo wins the 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing

2021 Margaret Busby New Daughters of Africa scholar Idza Luhumyo awarded the 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story ‘Five Years Next Sunday’.  

26th July 2022