Professor Laura Hammond appointed as Pro Director of Research & Knowledge Exchange Laura Hammond, Professor of Development Studies, has been appointed as the new Pro Director of Research & Knowledge Exchange.
SOAS wins consultancy contract with with global sustainability platform for sugarcane, Bonsucro SOAS academics, will work in partnership with academics in CEBRAP (The Brazilian Centre for Analysis and Planning) to support Bonsucro to develop a monitoring evaluation and learning framework, strategy, guidance and support package for Bonsucro members in receipt of a Bonsucro Impact Fund grant.
SOAS building works throughout summer: main building reception closed The Main College Building is currently undergoing a makeover this summer. Work started on 5 July and is anticipated to be completed for the new academic term in September 2022.
Zeinab Badawi hosts SOAS VIPs to launch week of summer graduation ceremonies On Tuesday 26 July, journalist, broadcaster and SOAS President, Zeinab Badawi, hosted special guests from across diplomacy, philanthropy, academia and the arts to mark the start of the 2022 SOAS Graduation Ceremonies.
New research project exploring the legacy of slavery in modern Britain and reparative justice The SOAS School of Law, Gender and Media (SLGM) and Transatlantic Trafficked Enslaved African Corrective Historical (TTEACH) Plaques will embark on a collaborative research and knowledge exchange project to draw together research on the legacy of slavery.
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.
Alumna Idza Luhumyo wins the 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2021 Margaret Busby New Daughters of Africa scholar Idza Luhumyo awarded the 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story ‘Five Years Next Sunday’.
SOAS awards "academic luminaries" with honorary doctorates at summer 2022 ceremonies Exceptional figures in economics, the arts, peace-building, leadership and development are to be honoured during summer graduation celebrations later this week.
Charlotte Horlyck mentioned in South Korean news Charlotte Horlyck's new research project has been mentioned in Dong-A Ilbo, a daily newspaper published in South Korea