International Booker Prize 2026 winners speak at SOAS The SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies welcomed novelist Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King last month to discuss the book, "Taiwan Travelogue".
Sainsbury Institute and SOAS launch lectureship in Japanese Art A jointly-funded lectureship in Japanese Art at SOAS University of London, in partnership with the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC), has been announced.
“Decolonisation is not a single event, it is a process”: Mahmood Mamdani speaks at SOAS SOAS welcomed Mahmood Mamdani to discuss the long-fought process and complexities surrounding decolonisation in Uganda, exploring how colonial systems continue to shape post-independence, politics and identity in the country and across the continent.
After equality: queer television, fan labour, and sapphic memory in Taiwan Dr Eva Cheuk-Yin Li gives a talk on queer fandom, sapphic media, and the gap between legal recognition and cultural representation in Taiwan.
Going analogue: Digital detox or a new consumerist trap? Notebooks, record players, and digital cameras: the analogue-living trend is everywhere in 2026. But are we finding a genuine digital detox or just buying into a new aesthetic?
Building a Global Adaptation Economy This session, co-hosted by the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance and Morphosis will explore the key features of adaptation economies and the actions needed to make them happen by policy-makers, regulators, innovators, and market actors.
What Is Development For? Rethinking Aid as Reparation Join us for a timely seminar with Andrea Cornwall asking whether international development can still respond to today’s global crises. Reframing development as reparation, the talk challenges us to move from aid and charity toward justice and repair for the legacies of colonialism, slavery, and racial capitalism.
The use of AI in the UK asylum system Join policymakers, lawyers, and human rights defenders to examine the legality and dangers of the Home Office's Al pilot.
Breaking Barriers in Higher Education with award-winning alumnus Raju Kendre and Dr Subir Sinha We are delighted to invite you to a special upcoming event to celebrate the 2025 Study UK Global Social Action Award winner and alumnus Raju Kendre (MSc Development Studies 2023).