Inaugural Lecture Series: Professors Catherine Dolan and Michael Charney Professors Catherine Dolan and Michael Charney will be presenting their inaugural lectures.
Safety Regulation: For Whom? The Effects of Poultry Slaughter Line Speed Regulation on Firm Profits This event is part of the SOAS Economics Seminar Series 2025/26.
Examination culture: meritocracy and aspiration in a Thai monastic school This talk will explore the lives of adolescent novice monks studying at a Buddhist monastic school in northern Thailand.
'Taiwan Travelogue' in conversation Novelist Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King will discuss 'Taiwan Travelogue' (shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize), historical fiction, translation, and the global reach of Taiwanese literature.
Impact Acceleration Account Grant Celebration Event & Call Launch The IAA Grant Celebration Event will showcase the IAA impact projects and highlight the experiences and achievements of the seven grant recipients.
Book launch: 'Languages, Cultures, and Health in a Global City' Looking back on the COVID-19 era, this event will discuss how multilingual communities can prepare for unexpected situations.
Generative AI, agency, and the imperative of virtuosity: a Buddhist perspective In this talk, the speaker argues that humanity is nearing an evolutionary and ethical tipping point—an existential crisis that is most clearly manifest along the agential frontiers of human-AI interaction.
The inclusive story of Tzu Chi Dr Stefania Travagnin gives a talk on how the Taiwanese Buddhist charity Tzu Chi adapts, integrates, and finds recognition across diverse cultural and religious contexts worldwide.