How the rise of a digital Nigeria is shaping the economy Taylor D.H. Rockhill examines how digitisation and gigification are transforming Nigeria's economy and questions who owns the digital space.
Drugs & (dis)order research featured in a Colombian constitutional court ruling on the national illicit crop substitution program Frances Thomson, CIVAD, reports on Colombia’s Constitutional Court's ruling in favour of farmers who signed up to participate in the country’s National Illicit Crop Substitution Program
Rules of the Accra Club: An exclusive look at a rare pamphlet for the colonial social club The Special Collections team have acquired the only known surviving copy of a pamphlet showing the social life of British administrators and other European expatriates in West Africa.
Advice for SOAS graduates: “Don’t become contented, become determined" This year's SOAS Honorary Graduands share their life and career advice for graduates navigating the next chapter.
‘New and additional’: why funding climate finance from aid budgets is a problem Professor Michael Jennings argues that donors have failed to provide the promised new and additional funding, which risks undermining action on climate and poverty.
Languages are disappearing. SOAS alum Ross Perlin is part of the fight to preserve them Alum Dr Ross Perlin discusses his new book 'Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York' and how his MA at SOAS shaped his career.
How a study break helped my career in the public sector Shireesh Mohan Khare shares his experience of taking a career break to study MSc in Public Policy and Management and how it helped him in his role.
Feeling anxious about your results? Here’s how to cope Daisy shares her strategies for managing anxiety and stress while awaiting results and the importance of self-care, connecting with loved ones and seeing the bigger picture.
Precarity on two wheels: Keep in motion to maintain the balance The rise of ride-hailing apps in Indonesia has absorbed informal labour into the gig economy. Kafi Prasetya explores the labour conditions within this sector to assess their impact on the social welfare of the workers.