History of Art ranked 1st for its Research Environment

The History of Art and Archaeology department has had most of its research (more than 60%) rated world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour in the Research Excellence Framework (REF).

16th May 2022

Richard Williams and Sanju Sahai perform with Ustad Wajahat Khan and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

SOAS Music Department staff members accompany master North Indian classical musician Ustad Wajahat Khan on recording with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

13th May 2022

Louise Tythacott granted Leverhulme Research Fellowship

Professor of Curating and Museology Louise Tythacott awarded Leverhulme Research Fellowship for the 2022-23 academic year for project on ‘The “Summer Palace” Diaspora’

13th May 2022

Research in film and media ranked in UK’s top 20

13th May 2022

Music ranked ranked 1st for research impact

The Department of Music at SOAS has been given the top rating UK-wide for research impact and is placed 5th overall in the Research Excellence Framework.

13th May 2022

New School of Arts event series on Putting Theory into Practice

Students from the Centre for Creative Industries, Media and Screen Studies host new events series 'Putting Theory into Practice: Imagining our Future in Cultural Work'

12th May 2022

SOAS soars in latest rankings for research excellence

More than half of disciplines at SOAS are now in the top ten for universities following the latest Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF) assessments.

12th May 2022

SOAS Law ranked 1st in UK for research outputs

12th May 2022

Theology and Religions ranked 3rd for research outputs

12th May 2022

Remembering Rakesh Nautiyal

10th May 2022

Louise Tythacott granted Leverhulme Research Fellowship

Louise Tythacott, Professor of Curating and Museology, has been granted a Leverhulme Research Fellowship for the 2022-23 academic year for her project on ‘The “Summer Palace” Diaspora’.

5th May 2022

New edited volume on Chiang Yee by SOAS Research Associate Paul Bevan published

A new book edited by Paul Bevan, Anne Witchard and Da Zheng was published by Hong Kong University Press in April 2022. Paul has contributed two essays to the volume, ‘Chiang Yee’s Hampstead,’ and ‘Shih-I Hsiung and Anglo-Chinese Films: “An Interesting Experiment”.’

4th May 2022

SOAS in the media: 26 April - 2 May 2022

A round up of this week's SOAS in the media.

3rd May 2022

Lao She and SOAS

Zhaoxia Pang and Ruth Herd share the story of Shu Qingchun (舒庆春) (1899-1966), also known by his pen name Lao She (老舍). Lao She is one of the most prominent figures in the history of modern Chinese literature. During his lifetime, he was acclaimed a “Master of Language” (yǔyán dàshī 语言大师) and his novels and plays gained world renown.

28th April 2022

SOAS in top 50 in the world for addressing Peace, Justice, Poverty and Sustainability

SOAS continues to rank high in delivering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

27th April 2022