Syed Talha Ahsan Talha Ahsan is a historian and podcaster on the lives of the Caliphs. He is currently a PhD researcher on Ḥanbalism at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics supervised by Prof. Hugh Kennedy.
Yang He Yang He is a PhD candidate in Translation Studies at SOAS, University of London, specializing in the translation and representation of Chinese political discourse in cross-cultural contexts. Her research interests include news translation, media discourse analysis, critical discourse studies, and cross-cultural political communication
Alessandra Francone Alessandra Francone is a doctoral researcher in the LCL department. Her thesis "The effects of sociohistorical context on lexical borrowing: a re-evaluation of "basic vocabulary"" straddles historical linguistics and contact linguistics, and focuses on lexical borrowing in languages spoken in the Baltic region and the central Mediterranean.
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Emma Horsley-Heather Emma Horsley-Heather is a PhD researcher in Japanese Studies through the Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies. She also completed her Masters in Japanese Studies at SOAS. Her current area of research is focused on Japanese culture and media, particularly children's television and national identity.
Sonia Phalatse Sonia Phalatse is a PhD candidate in the joint Wits–SOAS Programme in Applied Development Economics. She is also a Researcher on Climate Change and Inequality at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS) at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa
Farid Mamundzay Farid Mamundzay is a doctoral researcher in the Department of Politics and International Studies at SOAS, University of London, focusing on comparative politics and international relations. His research explores peace studies, civil war, rebel governance, human rights, and state-building in South and Central Asia.
Dr Ivana Bevilacqua Ivana is an ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Politics and International Studies.