Professor Owen Wright Awarded 2025 British Academy Derek Allen Prize A prestigious British Academy prize has gone to an emeritus professor of Musicology of the Middle East at SOAS.
Dr Richard Williams teaches at the Rajasthani Bhasha Academy in Udaipur, India Dr Williams explored archives relating to music history in Rajasthan.
New book on India’s regional politics shortlisted for major accolade ‘India’s Near East: A New History’ by Dr Avinash Paliwal has been shortlisted in the prestigious 2025 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay New India Foundation Awards.
Bangladeshi film with scholar’s vocal performance submitted to 2026 Oscars ‘Barir Naam Shahana’ (A House Named Shahana), which soundtrack features vocal performances from Dr Sahana Bajpaie, has been selected as Bangladesh’s official entry for Best International Feature at the 2026 Oscars.
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.
SOAS statement on Manchester Synagogue terrorist attack We are shocked and extremely saddened to hear of the terrorist attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Greater Manchester today.
SOAS in the Media: October 2025 Highlights of SOAS experts in the media discussing key issues and topics this month.