Documenting collections in the remote 15th century Tibetan Buddhist Chödzong Monastery, Upper Mustang, Nepal

Christian Luczanits provides an update on his latest fieldtrip to Nepal in summer 2021.

18th October 2021

The School of Arts is delighted to welcome Dr Monika Hinkel as the new Lecturer in the Arts of Japan

13th October 2021

Posters from the Mozambique Revolution Exhibition in the Brunei Gallery, 15 Oct-11 Dec 2021

Curated by Dr Polly Savage and Richard Gray, this exhibition brings to the UK for the first time, the political posters produced during the early years of Mozambique’s independence.

22nd September 2021

SOAS improves ranking in the Times Good University Guide 2022

SOAS also continues to rank in the top 50 universities in the UK.

17th September 2021

2021 CHASE (AHRC) doctoral training studentship SOAS recipient Yingbai Fu ready for second year

First-Year Art History PhD student preparing for Year-Two revealing her work plans for the CHASE scholarship and other SOAS grants

15th September 2021

The School of Arts is delighted to welcome Dr Richard Hylton as the new Lecturer in Contemporary Art

Richard discusses his background and aspirations for the coming years at SOAS.

27th August 2021

Preparations for Arts of the Mongol World exhibition at Royal Academy

Professor Shane McCausland is to curate a major exhibition on the Arts of the Mongol World at the Royal Academy in 2024.

20th August 2021

Oric L’vov-Basirov (1937 - 2021)

Oric L’vov-Basirov, who has died aged 83, was a renowned iranologist, archaeologist, and historian.

21st July 2021

Call for Papers: Imitation or Appropriation? Intermediality in Qing Imperial Art and Culture

Call for Papers: Imitation or Appropriation? Intermediality in Qing Imperial Art and Culture 

22nd September 2020

SOAS Alumni Panggah Ardiyansyah and Wieske Sapardan take part in conversation about the history of restitution in Indonesia, its meanings as well as future challenges

Hosted by SERAYA - a podcast on cultural heritage, art and history, Panggah Ardiyansyah and Wieske Sapardan take part in a conversation about the history of restitution in Indonesia, its meanings as well as future challenges.

9th July 2020

Vivek Gupta awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Cambridge

History of Art and Archaeology student Vivek Gupta completes PhD and begins as Postdoctoral Associate in Islamic Art at the University of Cambridge.

23rd June 2020

School of Arts PhD student awarded Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

School of Arts PhD candidate Chih-En Chen has been award The Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation (CCKF) Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships (2020-2021) to support his fourth year at SOAS.

6th June 2020

Kasia Ploskonka nominated Winner of CAPture Central Asia Photo Contest

SOAS PhD student Kasia Ploskonka has been nominated as one of the winners of the 2020 CAPture Central Asia Photo Contest, run by the Central Asia Program (CAP) at George Washington University.

25th May 2020

SOAS History of Art and Archaeology student interviewed on CNN

SOAS History of Art and Archaeology MA student Kaoru Akagawa gives interview with CNN on her challenge to revive ancient forms of Japanese calligraphy

17th April 2020

Sites of Encounter - School of Arts Photography Competition 2020

7th February 2020