SOAS celebrates Pongal harvest festival The SOAS South Asia Institute hosted the Tamil harvest festival Pongal at SOAS on Saturday 15 January 2022.
In memory of Ian Inkster It was with great sadness that we learnt about the passing of Centre of Taiwan Studies Professorial Research Associate Ian Inkster after a long battle with cancer.
The Cost of Living Crisis (and how to get out of it) - A new book by Costas Lapavitsas Official book launch of SOAS’s Professor of Economics, Costas Lapavitsas, together with James Meadway and Doug Nicholls: The Cost of Living Crisis (and how to get out of it) - happening on Monday 20 February 2023 at Hamilton House in central London.
SOAS Music student co-founds Refugee Solidarity SE project SOAS Undergraduate Music and World Philosophies student Siân Rees has co-founded Refugee Solidarity SE, a project which works to build solidarity with refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant people in South East London and beyond.
Screenwriter, chef, public health expert, and Buddhist scholar to receive SOAS’s 2023 honorary degrees SOAS University of London will award honorary degrees to four distinguished individuals at graduation ceremonies taking place next week.
Honorary Asma Khan in Time’s top 100 most influential people SOAS Honorary Doctor Asma Khan, a renowned chef and owner of London's well-known restaurant, Darjeeling Express, has been acknowledged in Time magazine's esteemed list of the 100 Most Influential People.
COP30 President and other thought leaders speak at SOAS during London Climate Action Week 2025 The SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance hosted seven high-profile events during London Climate Action Week 2025, showcasing the Centre’s work on a number of issues.
SOAS-led climate change network organises teacher training for universities across Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean The University Network for Strengthening Macro-financial Resilience to Climate and Environmental Change and the Resilience Adaptation Mainstreaming Program (RAMP) organised a four-day teacher training workshop on Climate Change Adaptation in Accra from 13 to 16 February 2024.
COVID-19 and crises of capitalism: special journal issue guest edited by SOAS Economics academics None