News

SOAS tops London institutions for teaching, according to students

Results of the 2015 National Student Survey (NSS), released today, show that students at SOAS, University of London are highly satisfied with ‘Teaching on my course,’ with an above average rating of 89%.

12th August 2015

Financial and Management Studies at SOAS first in London

The Department of Financial and Management (DeFiMS) Studies at SOAS, University of London is first in London and sixth in the UK in the latest national league table.

8th June 2015

SOAS scholar's research contributes to report revealing UK’s financial system least resilient of G7 countries

Professor Christine Oughton, Head of the Department of Financial and Management Studies at SOAS, University of London has contributed to the research on a New Economics Foundation (NEF) report on financial resilience.

2nd June 2015

Innovative online course at SOAS makes shortlist for the Guardian University Awards 2015

SOAS, University of London’s first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) has been shortlisted in this year’s Guardian University Awards 2015.

4th March 2015

SOAS alumnus wins Japanese speech contest at 25th Sir Peter Parker Awards

SOAS alumnus Min Jeong from South Korea was awarded First Prize at this year’s Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese.

13th February 2015

SOAS Professor co-leads report on diversity decline in finance sector

Professor Christine Oughton, Head of the Department of Financial and Management Studies, SOAS University of London, has co-led the research for a report revealing a decline in diversity in the UK finance sector.

9th January 2015

SOAS Department of Finance and Management Studies in UK top 20 for research impact

The significant research impact on finance, business and management in the world at large of the Department of Financial and Management Studies at SOAS, University of London has been recognised in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.

18th December 2014

SOAS celebrates former Professor and highly influential economist, Edith Penrose

SOAS, University of London will host a conference to celebrate the work and legacy of Professor Edith Penrose, one of the most influential and significant economists of the 20th Century.

6th November 2014

Excellent student satisfaction for Faculty of Law and Social Sciences

14th August 2014

Department of Financial and Management Studies (DeFiMS) achieves excellent levels of student satisfaction

13th August 2014

SOAS scholar's corporate governance reform publication launches at Westminster

Ciaran Driver, Professor in the Department of Financial and Management Studies at SOAS, University of London has co-edited a Trade Union Congress (TUC) publication examining corporate governance reform post financial crash.

2nd July 2014

SOAS China Institute launch marks new global platform for academia and the wider world

SOAS, University of London officially launched the SOAS China Institute (SCI), an expert resource for the wider world of academia, business, policy and media, promoting interdisciplinary, language-based understanding of China, earlier this week.

2nd May 2014

The 2013 National Student Survey of undergraduate students shows that 96% are satisfied with our teaching on International Management degrees- one of the highest scores in the university sector

19th August 2013

SOAS student satisfaction at highest level since NSS survey began

The 2013 National Student Survey (NSS) shows that SOAS, University of London has increased its overall student satisfaction by 4%.  88% of final year SOAS students say they were satisfied with the overall quality of their course, the highest level of satisfaction achieved since the survey began, and 4% above the sector average.  

14th August 2013

SOAS scholar helps launch campaign to protect remittance accounts in Somalia

Dr Laura Hammond, a senior lecturer in Development Studies at SOAS, University of London has helped to launch an international campaign to protect remittance flows to Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa Region.

28th June 2013