How can AI better serve people in the Global South? SOAS to launch Centre for AI Futures, a centre striving for a globally equitable and environmentally sustainable future.
How to save money as a student in London Learn how to make your money go further. Digital Ambassador Surabhi shares some tips on how to budget as a student.
Sustainable intensification: A continuation of old practices? How do we feed a growing population sustainably with fewer available resources? Is sustainable intensification the answer or more of the same?
Uganda's anti-homosexuality law and the urgent need for radical feminist politics As Uganda enacts fiercely anti-LGBTQ legislation, Dr Awino Okech argues how these changes are transnational in nature and calls for an urgent need for radical feminist politics.
5 places to eat lunch in the sun near SOAS There’s nothing better than enjoying some delicious food outside while soaking up the sun. Here are my go-to places near campus.
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
Why Studio Ghibli is so popular and how it exports Japanese culture Masami, a BA East Asian Studies student, delves into factors contributing to Studio Ghibli's international success and how the films may influence global perceptions of Japan.
Capitalism and conflict at the margins: Why online scams flourish in Myanmar’s borderlands In their new research initiative, The Centrality of the Margins, Xu Peng, Jonathan Goodhand, Patrick Meehan and Naomi Yonder ask what explains the concentration and resilience of scam compounds in these remote, war-affected regions.
What books are SOAS academics reading this winter break? MA student Lilly asks academics what they plan to read this winter break, from diving into colleagues' latest research to exploring more works from a favourite author.