SOAS News

SOAS scholar gives expert testimony in High Court case on Rwandan genocide

Dr Phil Clark, Reader in Comparative and International Politics at SOAS University of London has been cited extensively in a UK High Court judgment on the extradition case of 5 Rwandan genocide suspects.

16th August 2017

SAAAP Bagan Metropolis Conference

SAAAP proudly supported the Bagan Metropolis Conference and Fieldtrip from 10-14 July 2017 in Yangon and the Bagan Temple complex in Burma/Myanmar.

11th August 2017

NSS 2017 – no published result for SOAS

SOAS University of London does not have an overall published result for the 2017 National Student Survey. With an active boycott taking place this year backed by NUS and UCU, a number of institutions nationally did not achieve a reportable score – ie more than 50% of final year undergraduate students.

9th August 2017

SOAS in the Media 8 August

8th August 2017

SOAS University of London to end outsourcing to private contractors

SOAS University of London is to stop outsourcing its core support services to private contractors from September 2018, SOAS Director Baroness Amos announced today.

4th August 2017

SOAS President Graça Machel calls for end to gender inequality at 2017 Graduation Ceremonies

Renowned humanitarian and activist Graça Machel challenged the next generation to end gender inequality in her 2017 SOAS Graduation Ceremonies speech.

28th July 2017

SOAS research team in China to participate in inception conferences for an ESRC-NSCF Funded Project on “Developing financial systems to support sustainable growth in China – The role of innovation, diversity and financial regulation”

SOAS research team in China to participate in inception conferences for an ESRC-NSCF Funded Project on “Developing financial systems to support sustainable growth in China – The role of innovation, diversity and financial regulation”

27th July 2017

The SOAS Department of Economics Congratulates the Class of 2017!

The SOAS Department of Economics Congratulates the Class of 2017!

27th July 2017

Ten SOAS Economics Graduates Awarded Prestigious ODI Fellowship

Ten SOAS economics graduates have been awarded prestigious Fellowships by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), a world leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues based in London.

26th July 2017

SOAS in the media 25 July 2017

25th July 2017

SOAS hosts UNHCR art installation of Syrian refugee tent

A tent once home to a Syrian refugee family in Jordan’s Za’atari camp will be on display as a UNHCR art installation at this year’s SOAS University of London graduation ceremonies.

25th July 2017

British Academy honour for SOAS scholar and School’s President

SOAS University of London scholar Francesca Orsini, Professor of Hindi and South Asian Literature, and SOAS President Graça Machel have been honoured with fellowships by the British Academy.

25th July 2017

SAAAP Postgraduate Internships

The Southeast Asian Art Academic Programme (SAAAP) at SOAS University of London is pleased to announce that we will be awarding bursaries for a small number of Postgraduate Internships for current and graduating Alphawood Scholars (funded through SAAAP) to undertake internships in museums, galleries and libraries in and around London. The internships are intended to facilitate postgraduate work and engagement with ongoing projects related to the SAAAP mission and remit.

24th July 2017

SOAS academic awarded £7million RCUK grant for project on war and drugs

Jonathan Goodhand, Professor in Conflict and Development Studies at SOAS University of London, has been awarded a grant of just over £7million from The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Research Councils UK Collective Fund for a project on war and drugs.

21st July 2017

2017 SOAS Taiwan Studies Summer School

20th July 2017