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Development Studies 2nd in the world in the QS World University Rankings
SOAS University of London has once again featured amongst the world’s elite institutions in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022.
6th April 2022
Dr Amir Lebdioui presents his work on inequality and diversification to the Costa Rican government
Dr Amir Lebdioui was invited to present his research on how to foster a more socially inclusive economic diversification to the Minister of Trade of Costa Rica and his team
18th March 2022
Professor Laura Hammond conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
30th September 2021
Toward Development Solutions to Internal Displacement: A Political Economy Approach - New report from UN Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with SOAS
9th June 2021
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
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