SOAS scholars join politicians and social movement leaders at an International Social Forum

An International Social Forum, held at SOAS University of London this week, hosted the former President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, the leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn and Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis, as well as political campaigners and researchers from the Global South to discuss the global economic framework.

16th July 2019

SOAS alum becomes new Mayor of Camden

Councillor Maryam Eslamdoust was announced the new mayor of Camden in May 2019. The SOAS alum studied Economics and graduated back in 2004. She breaks boundaries by becoming the first Iranian-born woman ever elected to public office in the UK.

11th June 2019

Ulrich Volz speaks at T20 Summit in Tokyo

Ulrich highlights the urgency to mainstream sustainable finance and end brown finance on a panel on financing for sustainable development.

29th May 2019

SOAS scholar co-I on NERC grant bid

Dr Gregor Semieniuk, Lecturer in the Department of Economics, has been awarded a grant from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) jointly with colleagues from Open, Exeter and Cambridge Universities.

24th April 2019

SOAS scholar wins best paper prize

Dr Gregor Semieniuk, Lecturer in the Department of Economics, has been awarded the 2018 Samuel Warrens Prize.

24th April 2019

Fourth Annual Japan Economy Network Conference hosted by the Bank of Japan in Tokyo, 26-27 August 2019

The SOAS-hosted Japan Economy Network and the Japanese central bank invite submission of high-quality papers and extended abstracts.

15th April 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 Department of Economics as official partner of this year’s OMFIF Gender Balance Index

The Gender Balance Index tracks the presence of men and women in senior positions of public financial institutions globally. The report features a contribution on “The missing women of finance” by Dr Hannah Bargawi, Senior Lecturer in the SOAS Department of Economics.

8th March 2019

SOAS celebrates International Women’s Day with programme of events on women in Africa, Palestine and women in diplomacy

8th March 2019

Ulrich Volz in Atlanta for presentations at INET Young Scholars Initiative workshop and 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Economic Associations

Presentations on “Lessons (Re)Learned from the Global Financial Crisis” and “The Effectiveness of Unconventional Monetary Policy in Japan”

9th January 2019

Professor Jan Toporowski awarded a Major Research Fellowship by the Leverhulme Trust

The Fellowship is awarded for writing an intellectual biography of Oskar Lange.

18th December 2018

STAREBEI fellowship between the EIB Institute and SOAS

Pauline Ravillard wins fellowship at the European Investment Bank Institute.

13th December 2018

Ulrich Volz Presents at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Katowice

Ulrich presents findings of UN report on “Climate Change and the Cost of Capital in Developing Countries” at a meeting of the Vulnerable Twenty Group at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Katowice.

10th December 2018

SOAS Economics Phd Candidate Christina Laskaridis Awarded Fellowship at Duke University

Christina Laskaridis to conduct research at Duke University’s Center for the History of Political Economy.

28th November 2018

SOAS scholar presents the left’s case against the EU in new book

Costas Lapavitsas, Professor of Economics at SOAS University of London and former Syriza MP in Greece, presents a challenging read for those interested in the future of Europe with his new book on the left’s opposition to the EU.

22nd November 2018