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From the end of the 17th century, the British increased their incursions into the Pacific. From the Indian Ocean, British navigations had advanced towards the coasts of China to trade, while from Tierra del Fuego, Buccaneers from Jamaica or Virginia headed for the coasts of Peru and New Spain in search of booty. The Buccaneers later also became interested in extending their voyages to the coasts of Asia.

Professor Rosa Lombardi shares how Taiwan Studies can expand in a European context through a dynamic interaction between research, pedagogy, and cultural dissemination.

Author Elaine Chiew will discuss the academic research she conducted as an early historian into the self-imaging of Chinese women in early Singapore photography as a limited exercise of agency that formed the background of her novel The Light Between Us. 

This seminar explore approaches to the premodern care and treatment of Buddhist material culture from Dunhuang through selected case studies.

As part of the 'Global Taiwan—Literature and Translation Workshop', Dr Aoife Cantrill and Kiera Johnson shares their experiences working with Taiwanese literature and scholarship.

The 2025 SOAS Artist-in-Residence Fellowship of the Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies presents a new major solo exhibition of Karl Singporewala’s sculptural interpretations of Zoroastrian symbolism.

In this inaugural lecture, Professors Emilia Onyema and Lutz Oette will be presenting lectures on 'Africa and International Arbitration: Friend or Foe' and 'Human Rights in Crisis' respectively.

Wael Al-Dahdouh will reflect on his experiences reporting from Gaza—balancing the demands of war journalism with the personal struggles faced by Gazan reporters.