SOAS Middle East Institute names new Director Adam Hanieh, Professor of Political Economy and Global Development, has been announced as the new Director of the SOAS Middle East Institute (SMEI).
Professor Stephany Griffith-Jones Professor Stephany Griffith-Jones is a Professor in Practice for Financing Sustainable Development at the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance.
Dr Maddalena Italia Maddalena Italia is Teaching Fellow in Sanskrit at SOAS, specialising in Sanskrit language and literature, translation, and classical reception.
Sophie Joseph Murray Sophie Joseph Murray is a doctoral researcher in the Department of History of Art and Archaeology. Her research examines modernism in the Arab world, focusing on gender dynamics, transnational networks, and institutional structures.
Dr Cristina Martinez-Juan Cristina Juan is a Philippine cultural studies scholar whose work focuses on material culture and digital humanities approaches to dispersed heritage.
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.
The Aniconic Jaina Traditions: History, Doctrine, Practice Consolidating the source base on the Sthānakavāsī traditions in Gujarat and North India.