Diva Sinha Diva is a PhD student in Environment and Development Studies and Project Administrator in the School of History, Religions, and Philosophies at SOAS. She began her doctoral studies in September 2024.
Professor Hongping Lian Research area: Mutual Transformation of State and Society under New Institutionalism: Women’s Participation in Grassroots Governance of China Date of appointment: August 2024 - February 2025
Iskandar Ding Iskandar Ding, History, Religions and Philosophies, Iranian linguistics and Persianate cultures
Ms Yoshiko Jones Ms Jones coordinates The Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese and Japanese Language Proficiency Test at the SOAS Japan Research Centre.
Dr Gaofeng Meng Dr Gaofeng Meng is a Lecturer of Law at SOAS University of London, specialising in property law, contract law, company law and Chinese law.
Dr Avinash Paliwal Avinash specialises in foreign and security policy analysis with regional focus on South Asia, Afghanistan, and Myanmar.
Dr Claudia Seymour Young people’s experiences of and means of coping with violence in North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo