How AI and disinformation are changing war reporting As access to conflict zones tightens and AI-driven disinformation proliferates, war reporting is undergoing a profound and perilous transformation, writes Dr Iain Overton.
How automation is reshaping social mobility in China Ensuring that technological upgrading expands economic opportunity rather than narrowing it requires policies that help workers transition into jobs that complement new technologies, including through skills development, retraining, and labour market support.
“This scholarship gave me a sense of purpose”: Joshua Phung on finding community and confidence at SOAS BSc Accounting and Finance student Joshua Phung shares how he is building his academic journey at SOAS thanks to a University of London scholarship.
Building the SOAS Living Lab: a student perspective Three SOAS students discuss the launch of the SOAS Living Lab – a new sustainability initiative that sees campus as a space where sustainability is not just studied, but practiced, tested and shaped.
In pictures: SOAS Library Main Reading Room, 1973 to today As SOAS Library's Main Reading Room reopens after refurbishment, SOAS Librarian Dawn Wright looks back at how this much-loved space has evolved since 1973.
How can we end the war in the Middle East when states are locked in? The war in the Middle East shows no sign of ending quickly. With Iran, Israel and the United States all locked into their own political pressures, the risk of wider escalation - and its consequences for global trade, energy and stability - is growing. So what could actually force a way out? SOAS Professor Dan Plesch explains.
AI warfare and power: Who gets to automate violence? Professor Zoë Marriage interrogates the shifting dynamics of AI warfare and asks key questions about who holds power and accountability.
Is AI sustainable? A SOAS academic on the environmental crisis, finance and the future of work As AI expands rapidly, Dr Yannis Dafermos asks a critical question: Is artificial intelligence sustainable, or is it deepening environmental, economic and social challenges?
Why study MSc AI and Sustainability at SOAS? Practical training with a social justice lens Discover how SOAS’s MSc AI and Sustainability combines hands-on data science training with critical, globally informed perspectives to prepare students for the complex realities of an AI-driven future.