SOAS economist speaks at the United Nations’ High-Level Political Forum 2022 Professor Ulrich Volz spoke at the United Nations’ High-Level Political Forum 2022 (HLPF). The HLPF is the central United Nations platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level.
SOAS delivers capacity building on the economics of climate change adaptation for the Ugandan government The Resilience Adaptation Mainstreaming Program (RAMP), a collaboration between the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance and the World Resources Institute, convened a five-day practitioner training workshop on the economics and finance of climate adaptation in collaboration with faculty from Makerere University in Entebbe, Uganda, 22-26 July 2024.
SOAS honours changemakers in the arts, health, human rights and higher education this year SOAS University of London is honouring leading figures in the arts, health advocacy, human rights and higher education this year.
Workshop report: Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Article 23 Legislation and Human Rights Defence SOAS China Institute and the Center for Asian Law at Georgetown University jointly hosted a closed door workshop titled “Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Article 23 Legislation and Human Rights Defence” on 13th February 2024. This report is a summary of the issues discussed at the workshop.
Appointment of Professor Sanjay Srivastava Appointment of Professor Sanjay Srivastava to the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS.
Brunei Gallery exhibitions extended to 3 September The Brunei Gallery is pleased to announce that the two current exhibitions, In a Pot of Hot Soup and Crafting Subversion, will be extended until 3 September 2022.
Europe’s Central Banks Need to be More Aligned with Climate Neutrality Target New report by the LSE Grantham Research Institute and the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance highlights the need for European central banks to “mainstream net-zero” across all their operations to align them with the climate neutrality targets of the European Union and the member states.
Call for Papers: 2026 BRISMES Annual Conference Submissions are now open for the 2026 British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Conference, co-hosted by the SOAS Middle East Institute on 23–25 June 2026.