It is impossible to pursue a drugs-free world, sustainable development and peace at the same time, says new research

A new Special Issue of the International Journal of Drugs Policy (IJDP), led by SOAS University of London, provides empirical research on the convergence of the drugs, development and peacebuilding policy fields, and calls into question a growing reformist agenda that advocates for the developmentalisation of drugs

19th April 2021

Former student Chanté Chan wins Walter Rodney prize for Independent Study Project on 'An Intergenerational Study of Black-Caribbean Experiences of Racism, Discrimination and the State'

26th March 2021

Policymakers need to listen to the voices of people living in borderlands affected by drugs and conflict, says new report

29th July 2020

A message to new and returning students from Department Head, Zoë Marriage

18th May 2020

New report from the Research and Evidence Facility (REF) released at the Global Refugee Forum 

Supported by the EU Trust Fund, the Research and Evidence Facility (REF) has today, 16 December, released its report, Comprehensive Refugee Responses in the Horn of Africa: Regional Leadership on Education, Livelihoods and Durable Solutions at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva.  

16th December 2019

SOAS to launch degree programme with Johns Hopkins University

SOAS University of London and Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) are launching a new cooperative degree programme. Under the new programme, students from both SAIS and SOAS have the opportunity to conduct two years of study in International Affairs in combination with studies in Economics, Development Studies or Politics at two of the world’s leading universities in these fields.

5th September 2019

SOAS students help raise funds for Camden Foodbank this summer

The Department of Development Studies, Undergraduate final year students raised £412.50 for the Camden Foodbank this summer, an organisation that provides much needed emergency food stores to local people in crisis.

7th August 2019

SOAS research challenges perceptions of Chinese firms’ labour practices in Africa

New findings from the Industrial Development, Construction and Employment in Africa (IDCEA) project challenges commonly held perceptions of labour practices in Africa by Chinese firms

3rd July 2019

Resources on key concepts around migration for schoolchildren created using SOAS scholar’s research

New resources on migration designed for schools launched by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) have been informed by research by Laura Hammond, Professor of Development Studies at SOAS University of London. The resources explore key concepts including migration, urbanisation and the nature of changing cities.

25th June 2019

Chinese firms and employment dynamics in Africa: research findings

21st June 2019

Former SOAS Development Studies students launch new textbook

SOAS University of London alumni from the Department of Development Studies and the Department of Economics are part of a group of young authors who have launched a new textbook on development studies for students in Denmark.

17th June 2019

SOAS scholar to speak at Telegraph’s Responsible Fashion Forum

Alessandra Mezzadri, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies at SOAS University of London will be taking part in The Telegraph’s ‘Responsible Fashion Forum’ this week.

14th June 2019

Study led by SOAS scholar on basic income is backed by Labour Party

Professor Guy Standing, Professorial Research Associate in the Department of Development Studies, has published a report for the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer on basic income.

14th May 2019

SOAS in world top three for supporting UN Sustainable Development Goal ‘Peace Justice and Strong Institutions’ in new THE rankings

In the new 2019 Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings SOAS University of London has been ranked third in the world for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal “Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions”.

3rd April 2019

SOAS scholar hosts major international symposium on forced migration and displacement

Laura Hammond, Professor of Development Studies at SOAS University of London, is hosting experts from around the world meeting in Addis Ababa today to develop solutions to tackle the major political, humanitarian and security challenges caused by forced displacement.

21st March 2019