SOAS researchers spark global debate on auction of Buddhist relics The planned Sotheby's auction of the Piprahwa Gems was postponed following widespread criticism by academics, Buddhists and the Indian government.
International Women’s Day 2023 at SOAS Celebrated annually on 8 March to bring attention to gender equality concerns, the United Nations observes International Women's Day with a specific theme and this year it is "DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality".
SOAS Director’s Lecture Series: Philanthropy and Social Justice: how can philanthropic ... A conversation between Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation and Mark Malloch-Brown, President of the Open Society Foundations, moderated by Professor Adam Habib, SOAS Director.
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.