Useful contacts for disabled students at SOAS
Appointments
For booking appointments to see the disability advisors, learning advisors and other members of the student services team, as well as for taxi bookings, contact the administrator, Hannah Penn, by emailing studentadviceandwellbeing@soas.ac.uk or phoning 020 7074 5015.
If you have any questions, you can email disabilities@soas.ac.uk
Drop-ins (without an appointment) term-time only
Disability Advisers, Angie and Zoë:
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays: between 11am and 11.30am
Tuesdays 1.30pm to 2:30pm
Learning Adviser, Carol John
Tuesdays 12-1pm
Fridays 1.30pm-2.30pm
Please check our regular Friday emails for any amendments to these times.
Where we are
Visiting address: Room SL48, North Block building, Senate House, Russell Square campus, London WC1H 0XG
Postal address: SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Maps are available at the front desk of the main building at Russell Square or Click here for campus maps
To contact us directly
Student Disability Advisors (Angie Axon and Zoë Davis)
Telephone: 020 7074 5018
Email: disabilities@soas.ac.uk
Learning Advisors (Carol John and Carol Rifkin)
Telephone: 020 7074 5065
Email: learningadvisors@soas.ac.uk
Disability Administrator (Caroline Miller)
Telephone: 020 7074 5031
Email: disabilities@soas.ac.uk
Other useful SOAS contacts
Mental Health and Well Being Advisor
Sachiko Kishi
sk110@soas.ac.uk
020 7074 5013
International Student and Welfare Advisor (for international students, funding and welfare)
John Hitchman
welfare@soas.ac.uk
Counselling Service
Alison Barty, Neil Farrelly, Sheila Root, Shima Bhunjun
counsellors@soas.ac.uk
020 7074 5015
Exams Office (Registry, 1st Floor Vernon Square)
Ian Lamey
020 7074 5086
Catherine Bossard
exams@soas.ac.uk
020 7074 5096
Russell Square
Library Services
Library contacts, computer room
Careers
careers@soas.ac.uk
020 7898 4115
Students Union Officers
For all Students Union contacts, go to: https://soasunion.org/contact/ Co-president Welfare and Campaigns is Ayesha Abbasi 020 7898 4997 aa171@soas.ac.ukSU General Manager
Peter Baranpb14@soas.ac.uk 020 7898 4996
Faculty Disability Advisers:
Arts and Humanities
Mat Schofieldms132@soas.ac.uk 020 7898 4272
Law and Social Sciences
Jack Footittjf47@soas.ac.uk 020 7898 4401
Languages and Cultures
Lisa McSweeneylm2@soas.ac.uk 020 7898 4048