Lei Lei Lei is a PhD candidate in the SOAS History department. Her research focuses on the transformations in economic thought and practices in late Qing China, particularly the role of the Qing central government amid the global rise of neomercantilism. er interests include the intellectual history of Western and Chinese economics during the Qing dynasty, Sino-Western encounters and communication, economic thought in pre-modern China, and modern enterprises in the Qing dynasty.
Ademola Osigbesan Ademola Osigbesan is a PhD researcher in Development Economics, a Hyundai Motor Group Scholar, and an affiliate of the Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation (CSST) at SOAS University of London. His research focuses on industrial policy in Africa and other late-industrialising economies, with particular emphasis on upgrading pharmaceutical manufacturing value chains and advancing opportunities for green industrialisation in the health products sector.
Chinazor Nwoda Chinazor Nwoda is a sociolinguist and PhD researcher whose work explores language policy, multilingualism, and the politics of language choice in Nigerian higher education, with a focus on indigenous languages and their role in education
Shuanise Ayopelu Efunwale Odunaiya Shuanise Odunaiya is a PhD researcher in the Department of Music at SOAS University of London. Her work examines underground music cultures in Seoul, focusing on space, placemaking, community, and the socio-cultural dynamics that shape musical life beyond mainstream formations.
Rodi Yilmaz Rodi YILMAZ is a PhD candidate in the Department of Politics and International Studies at SOAS, University of London. His research examines how democratic backsliding and institutional centralisation in Turkey have reshaped parliamentary discourse, elite rhetorical alignment, and political careers, with broader interests in comparative authoritarianism, political parties, and local governments.
Lorraine Lionheart Lorraine Lionheart is a PhD researcher in Music (Ethnomusicology), examining how San youth in Botswana use music as cultural labour to assert self-determination and create economic and political agency.