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An afternoon of music-making to celebrate the life of David Hughes (1945–2025), ethnomusicologist, performer, scholar of Japanese culture, and valued member of the Department of Music at SOAS.

This lecture will explore the intricate relationship of kingship and religion in the art of Parthian and Sasanian Iran.

This lecture presents case studies of select ceramics in the Freer Gallery of Art that are being studied in a cross-disciplinary project.

In a period of extreme flux in the international system, diplomacy has never been more essential or more challenging. Drawing on his long career as a British and European Union diplomat, including as a head of mission and Managing Director for both Africa and the Middle East, Dr Nick Westcott offers a vivid and practical exploration of the craft of diplomacy: how to handle crises, negotiate with adversaries, support local staff, engage civil society, and navigate the pressures of representing one’s country abroad.

Monika Hinkel's lecture will examine how the phenomenon of Japonisme—the Western reception and adaptation of Japanese visual culture—significantly changed the course of modern art.

SOAS DLD Annual Lecture with Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz.

The Royal Society for Asian Affairs and SOAS University of London invites school students to attend a day of talks about several aspects of Asia.

Calling all SOAS Development Studies Master's students, and all applicants to our exciting MScs Programmes! Join us in person or online to hear from successful Development Studies alumni and learn from their career journeys.