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SOAS scholar publishes ethnographic study of South Africa's public sector workers

25th September 2017

Book launch by renowned British novelist Zadie Smith at SOAS

The award-winning novelist Zadie Smith joined SOAS University of London scholar Dr Marloes Janson to launch the paperback edition of her latest book, Swing Time (Hamish Hamilton, 2016).

6th September 2017

SOAS academic curates new exhibition on the architectural heritage of Yemen

Trevor H.J. Marchand, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at SOAS University of London, has curated a new exhibition on the architectural heritage of Yemen opening this week in SOAS’s Brunei Gallery.

10th July 2017

SOAS scholar contributes to ICOMOS guidelines for recovery and reconstruction of World Heritage Sites

Professor Trevor H J Marchand, Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at SOAS University of London, is contributing to the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) guidance for post-trauma recovery and reconstruction of World Heritage Sites. The guidelines, once finalised, will be used by UNESCO and by local stakeholders who manage heritage sites.

13th June 2017

SOAS enhances place among London’s elite universities in 2018 Guardian Guide

SOAS University of London has risen 5 places to 25th in the latest Guardian University Guide and is also rated in the UK’s top 15 for students’ satisfaction with teaching.

16th May 2017

SOAS anthropologist to screen films on ‘outsider art and craft’ at RAI Film Festival

Two films by Professor Trevor Marchand, Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at SOAS University of London, will be broadcast at The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) Film Festival from 29 March-1 April.

28th March 2017

SOAS academic’s research used in new Zadie Smith novel

A monograph by Dr Marloes Janson, Reader in West African Anthropology at SOAS University of London, has been used in Zadie Smith’s new novel Swing Time.

24th November 2016

SOAS scholar shortlisted for BBC Radio 4 Thinking Allowed’s Ethnography Award 2016

Professor Emma Crewe, Professorial Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS University of London has been shortlisted for the BBC Radio 4 Thinking Allowed’s Ethnography Award 2016.

2nd November 2016

SOAS academic awarded Mid-Career Fellowship from the British Academy

The British Academy has awarded Dr Lori Allen, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, a Mid-Career Fellowship for her research proposal: A Genealogy of Political Proof: Making Facts Through Investigative Commissions In Palestine, 1919 - 2009

9th September 2016

SOAS launches new MA programme in Museums, Heritage and Material Culture Studies

SOAS University of London students now have the opportunity get first-hand experience of curating their own exhibition through the newly launched MA programme in Museums, Heritage and Material Culture Studies.

7th September 2016

SOAS anthropologist consults on new Radical Craft exhibition, featuring ‘outsider art and craft’

Professor Trevor Marchand, Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at SOAS University of London has consulted on a new exhibition showcasing work by ‘outsider’ artists and craftspeople who encounter barriers to the art world for reasons including health, disability, social circumstance or isolation.

21st April 2016

SOAS moves up in the world’s elite

SOAS, University of London is moving up among the world’s elite institutions with eleven of its subject areas across a broad range of disciplines now scoring highly in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016.

23rd March 2016

Four internationally renowned scholars join SOAS in Centenary year

Four scholars across the fields of Anthropology, History, Ethnomusicology and Law will be joining SOAS University of London as Centenary Fellows in 2016.  

17th December 2015

SOAS Anthropology of Food graduate tackles food waste in new recipe book

The Gift of Waste aims to address food waste in the UK as the average UK family throws away £60 worth of food each month.

11th December 2015

SOAS Anthropologists on Migration and Mass Movement of Populations

13th November 2015