Medical anthropology students meet researchers at the intersections of society, health, and technology Two separate online interactions for students on the MA Medical Anthropology and Mental Health programme were organised.
Professor Ashley Thompson invited to BBC Radio 4 Sunday programme Professor Thompson was invited to explain the role of ancient temples in the current Thai-Cambodian border conflict.
Yoga: Past and Present An alumni webinar exploring the ancient Indus Valley and Vedic roots of yoga, and the development of yoga in medieval times and in present times.
CPAS hosts policy roundtable on vigilantism in the Lake Chad Basin On 29 April 2025, the Centre for Pan-African Studies (CPAS) at SOAS, led by Dr Abdul Wando, convened a policy roundtable in Abuja, Nigeria, to examine the role of vigilante groups in the Lake Chad Basin.
Professor Olivette Otele nominated for 2023 Harriet Tubman Prize and Laura Shannon Prize Professor Olivette Otele has been nominated for both the Lapidus Center’s Harriet Tubman Prize and the Nanovic Institute’s 2023 Laura Shannon Prize for Contemporary European Studies, for her book, African Europeans: An Untold Story.
Theatre production supported by SOAS research project makes National Theatre in Ethopia With support from Professor Emma Crewe and Dr Richard Axelby of the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Olisarali and the South Omo Theatre Company applied techniques of community theatre to develop a script and a vision for staging a play at the National Theatre in Addis Ababa.