Dr Aglaia Iankovskaia Aglaia Iankovskaia is a Postdoctoral Researcher on the Leverhulme Trust-funded project 'Mapping Sumatra’s Manuscript Cultures'.
Xuemeng Zhang Xuemeng Zhang is an MPhil/PhD student in China and Inner Asia Studies at SOAS, University of London. Her research focuses on contemporary Chinese poetry, particularly its intersections with Artificial Intelligence. Her broader academic interests include translation studies, creative literary pedagogy, and intermediality.
Mandar Marathe Dr Mandar Marathe is an MPhil/PhD student in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at SOAS University of London. His area of research is the use of quantitative techniques to evaluate Arabic Rhetoric ("al-Balāgha").
Qiu Yifan Yifan Qiu, Department of History of Art and Archaeology, SOAS; Railways, Pioneers, and the Collecting of ‘Tang’ Tomb Figurines from China to Britain, 1900- 1955
Professor Yacob Mulugetta Energy access and energy security, Climate Change, Critical minerals, Industrial policy, Social impact of green transitions, Political economy, Justice.
Dr Mohamad El-Merheb Visiting Lecturer and Research Fellow working on the history of premodern political thought, professional mobility in Islamic societies & the Crusades.
Xing Wang Research Area: Dynamics and challenges in the integration of China into the global community, with particular reference to its relations with Europe and the United States.
Dr Leilah Vevaina From March 2025 until March 2026 Dr Vevaina acts as research associate for the project Funerals, Faith, and Finance in the Parsi Zoroastrian Diaspora.