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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
Francesca Orsini awarded €2.5 million grant to study world literature
Professor Francesca Orsini, Chair of the Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS), has been awarded an ERC advanced grant of €2.5 million to study world literature from the perspective of multilingual societies.
28th October 2015
Two titles edited by SOAS academics make Choice Magazine’s top picks for 2014
Two out of four titles selected by Choice Magazine as ‘Outstanding Academic Titles in the Humanities 2014’ are publications edited by SOAS academics.
3rd June 2015
SOAS’ Endangered Languages Documentation Programme receives a further $11 million from Arcadia
The Endangered Languages Documentation Programme at SOAS, University of London, has been awarded a new grant of $11 million (just over £7.25m) by Arcadia Fund. The grant is a renewal of the original £20 million donation Arcadia gave to SOAS in 2002, which resulted in the inception of the Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (ELDP).
27th April 2015
Language experts at SOAS deliver Persian course in partnership with British Academy
The Centre for Iranian Studies at SOAS, University of London recently hosted the third and final session of the British Institute of Persian Studies’ one week, residential intensive Persian Immersion course.
13th April 2015
SOAS scholars work with UNESCO on language preservation
Two scholars in the Faculty of Languages and Cultures at SOAS, University of London have joined key discussions held by UNESCO to provide recommendations for its World Atlas of Languages.
12th February 2015
SOAS’ Faculty of Languages and Cultures in UK top ten for research environment
The vitality of the research environment in SOAS’ Faculty of Languages and Cultures puts it in the UK top ten in the 2014 Research Assessment Framework.
18th December 2014
Tribute to Emmon Bach
The Linguistics Department is deeply saddened to announce that Professor Emmon Bach (1929-2014) passed away on 28 November in Oxford.
9th December 2014
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