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SOAS enhances place among London’s elite universities in 2018 Guardian Guide
SOAS University of London has risen 5 places to 25th in the latest Guardian University Guide and is also rated in the UK’s top 15 for students’ satisfaction with teaching.
16th May 2017
SOAS scholar publishes book on the social history of Hebrew
Lewis H Glinert, Professorial Research Associate at SOAS University of London, has published a book exploring the extraordinary hold that Hebrew has had on Jews and Christians, who have invested it with a symbolic power far beyond that of any other language in history.
28th February 2017
SOAS academic publishes new volume on Assyriology
Andrew George, Professor of Babylonian at SOAS University of London has edited a new volume on Assyrian archival texts.
28th February 2017
Writer and pioneering human rights lawyer Raja Shehadeh to speak at SOAS
Writer and lawyer Raja Shehadeh will be speaking at SOAS University of London on 9 March as part of SOAS’s Centenary Lecture Series. The lecture ‘Reflections on the failures of international law and human rights, and on sources of hope’ will focus on Israel and Palestine.
28th February 2017
SOAS publishes six prizewinning essays from undergraduate Arabic students
For the second year running, six BA Arabic students from SOAS University of London have had their prizewinning independent study projects published by the Department of the Near and Middle East in recognition of their achievements.
27th February 2017
SOAS scholar wins Gold Medal in Washington Institute Book Prize for book on the Israeli Right
Emeritus Professor Colin Shindler has been awarded the gold medal in The Washington Institute's 2016 Book Prize competition for his work The Rise of the Israeli Right: From Odessa to Hebron.
9th December 2016
Post-doctoral Researcher in the Literatures of the Maghreb announced
Opportunity for a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Literatures of the Maghreb for ERC-funded MULOSIGE project
2nd November 2016
Acclaimed performance storyteller Ben Haggarty to perform the Epic of Gilgamesh at SOAS
As part of its centenary celebrations, SOAS University of London will be welcoming the acclaimed performance storyteller Ben Haggarty to perform the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh, with musical accompaniment by SOAS-alumnus Jonah Brody.
17th May 2016
SOAS scholar brings world literature expertise to major language and creativity project
Professor Wen-chin Ouyang, Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature at SOAS University of London has joined a major interdisciplinary research project on creative multilingualism, led by University of Oxford.
7th April 2016
Three PhD Scholarships on ERC MULOSIGE project
Three 3-year PhD scholarships on the ERC-funded MULOSIGE project
4th April 2016
Post-doctoral positions on ERC MULOSIGE project announced
Two 3-year post-doctoral fellowships on the ERC-funded MULOSIGE project
23rd February 2016
SOAS publishes six prizewinning essays from undergraduate Arabic students
Six BA Arabic students from SOAS University of London have had their prizewinning independent study projects published by the Department of the Near and Middle East in recognition of their achievements
23rd February 2016
Stefan Sperl and Ahmed Moustafa win Book of the Year Award of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Professor Stefan Sperl, Head of SOAS University of London’s Department of the Languages and Cultures of Near and Middle East, and Dr Ahmed Moustafa, SOAS Research Associate, have been announced as winners of the Book of the Year Award of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
15th February 2016
SOAS to host UNESCO event to discuss revision of language index
UNESCO in cooperation with SOAS World Languages Institute, supported by the London Middle East Institute in UK, is organising a two-day consultative expert meeting on the revision of UNESCO’s Language Vitality Index which will be used for the development of UNESCO’s World Atlas of Languages.
17th November 2015
SOAS scholar contributes to major study on British Jewish attitudes to Israel
Emeritus Professor Colin Shindler at SOAS, University of London has contributed to the first significant study of British Jewish attitudes to Israel since 2010.
12th November 2015
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