Taiyupian 70th Anniversary: a symposium and screenings focused on music in Taiyupian The 70th anniversary of ‘Xue Pinggui and Wang Baochuan’ with a day of screenings and discussion on music in Taiyupian.
Transnational Japanisms: Art, craft, design This two-day conference will address the future of the study of art, craft and design in a transnational perspective. This event is held in honour the memory of Toshio Watanabe (1945-2025), late Emeritus Professor of Japanese Arts and Heritage at the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, Founding Director of the Research Centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation (TrAIN) at University of the Arts London (UAL), and former President of the Japan Art History Forum.
Taiwan’s bumpy road to energy transition: nuclear debate, semiconductor dominance, and energy security Dr Chia-Wei Chao gives a talk on Taiwan’s energy transition, examining the political, industrial, and social tensions shaping the island’s changing energy future.
SOAS Alumni Receptions in North America Join our annual Vice‑Chancellor Alumni Receptions in Southeast Asia this October!
Sovereign Solutions: Accelerating Tokenised Bonds for Sustainable Development and Climate Impact This event assesses the potential of sovereign digital finance to expand domestic financial resource mobilisation and local financing capacity in EMDEs to scale up investment in sustainable development and climate action.
Immigration detention in Hong Kong: Advocacy in the dark In this seminar, Professor Surabhi Chopra will discuss her paper which examines civil society engagement with immigration detention in Hong Kong.
Displaying the Sacred: Hindu-Buddhist Art from Abu Dhabi to Asia This online workshop brings together museum professionals and researchers to explore how Hindu and Buddhist objects are interpreted and exhibited across diverse cultural and religious contexts.