In Memoriam: Robin Munro (1952-2021) Robin Munro, human rights scholar and activist, and the author of pathbreaking studies of human rights abuses in China, passed away peacefully of complications from illness on May 19, 2021.
Richard Hylton article published in Nka Journal of Contemporary African Art A new article by Dr Richard Hylton has been published in a special issue of Nka Journal of Contemporary African Art
SOAS takes part in Teach-in for Climate Justice Staff from across SOAS took part in the Worldwide Teach-In on climate solutions and justice, organised by the Open Society University Network, on 30 March 2022.
Professor Timon Screech receives the Fukuoka Academic Prize School of Arts Professor Emeritus Timon Screech received the prestigious Fukuoka Academic Prize at an award ceremony in Japan on 22 December 2022.
SOAS campus has reopened today - Saturday 19 February - following Storm Eunice All normal weekend services have resumed.
SOAS campus closed on Friday 18 February due to red weather warning SOAS campus is closed today, Friday 18 February, due to the red weather warning. Please do not attempt to travel to campus today.
Templeton Foundation grant awarded to CAMHRA anthropologist for global training in religion and mental health The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a $1.2 million grant to Dr Bhrigupati Singh, Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Anthropology and Mental Health Research in Action (CAMHRA) and Swayam Bagaria, Assistant Professor of Hindu Studies at Harvard Divinity School.