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SOAS in the Media – 14 August

14th August 2018

Influential arts and humanities consortium wins AHRC bid to support SOAS PhD researchers

SOAS University of London is to receive further AHRC funding for PhD researchers in the arts and humanities as a result of the Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts South-east England’s (CHASE) latest successful bid.

14th August 2018

Artist’s illustrations highlight SOAS World Languages Institute’s work on Southbank’s Endangered Poetry Project

A series of illustrations have been produced by the artist Mary Kuper to highlight endangered languages, as part of the Southbank’s Endangered Poetry Project – in which the SOAS World Languages Institute is taking part.

13th August 2018

Call for Abstracts: Decolonising the Self: Representations of the Self in Art Theory and Practice across Cultures (Postgraduate Workshop)

7th August 2018

SOAS Law students come first in worldwide mediation competition

SOAS School of Law students Sonia Anwar-Ahmed Martinez (First Class Honours in Law – 2018) and Sandra Geahchan (LLM student in Conflict and Dispute Resolution), representing SOAS, have been awarded First Prize in Mediation at the IBA-VIAC Consensual Dispute Resolution Competition (CDRC).

6th August 2018

World renowned author Jung Chang reveals she wrote Wild Swans at SOAS in graduation speech

World renowned author Dr Jung Chang accepted an Honorary Fellowship at SOAS University of London’s 2018 graduation ceremonies where she revealed she wrote her autobiographical book Wild Swans – Three Daughters of China whilst at SOAS. The ground-breaking memoir was published in 1991 and sold over 12 million copies and was translated into more than 30 languages.

3rd August 2018

Call for Special Issue Proposals Winter 2019 : The Cambridge Journal of Anthropology

1st August 2018

SOAS Graduation 2018 honours world-leading figures in field of arts and social activism

SOAS University of London honoured pioneering figures in the fields of film, literature, social activism and human rights at the 2018 Graduation Ceremonies, held last week.

31st July 2018

SOAS in the Media – 31 July

31st July 2018

SOAS students discuss girls' education at Wilton Park conference

31st July 2018

Song based on SOAS scholar’s anti-corruption work released in Liberia

A song promoting anti-corruption based on the work of SOAS University of London Research Partner and alumna Dr Robtel Neajai Pailey has been released today.

30th July 2018

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie calls on graduates to set the world alight at SOAS Graduation 2018

Internationally acclaimed and award-winning novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave an inspirational speech at SOAS University of London’s 2018 graduation ceremonies where she called on graduates to ‘set the world alight’.

30th July 2018

Forest Whitaker discusses young people as forces for peace at SOAS Graduation 2018

26th July 2018

SOAS Director hosts special guests to launch week of graduation ceremonies

SOAS University of London Director Baroness Valerie Amos CH last night hosted special guests including the artist and social activist Forest Whitaker and the award-winning architect Sir David Adjaye OBE to mark the start of the 2018 SOAS Graduation Ceremonies.

25th July 2018

Watch the SOAS Graduation Ceremonies LIVE

Watch the SOAS Graduation Ceremonies live.

25th July 2018