Centre of Korean Studies News

HE Alastair Morgan and HE Charles Hay give an update on the UK-Korea Relationship UK-DPRK & UK-ROK

23rd May 2018

SOAS alumna and research fellow wins the Man Booker International Prize

Deborah Smith, Research Fellow in the Centre of Korean Studies, at SOAS University of London, has won the Man Booker International Prize for her translation of Han Kang’s The Vegetarian.

18th May 2016

Former SOAS Director, the late Professor Paul Webley, awarded Order of Diplomatic Service Merit

The late Professor Paul Webley, Director and Principal of SOAS University of London from August 2006 to September 2015, has been awarded the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit by The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the UK.

4th May 2016

Two SOAS alumni shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2016

Translations by SOAS alumni Ekin Oklap  and Deborah Smith have been shortlisted for this year's prize.

21st April 2016

SOAS alumna and research associate longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize

Deborah Smith, Research Associate in the Korean Department at SOAS University of London, has been longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize for her translation of Han Kang’s The Vegetarian.

16th March 2016

SOAS student translates celebrated Korean author’s latest book

SOAS PhD student Deborah Smith, Department of Japan and Korea, has translated into English the latest novel by South Korean author Han Kang.

15th January 2015

East-end school boys shown value of their own multilingualism

A group of London schoolchildren will debate endangered languages at SOAS, University of London on 21 May 2013.

16th May 2013

Visit from the Korean Ministry of Culture

Visit from the Korean Ministry of Culture

31st October 2011

Samulnori beats in an English heart

Professor given credit for spread of Korean music

27th January 2009