Timon Screech awarded 2022 Fukuoka Academic Prize Emeritus Professor Timon Screech has been awarded the prestigious 2022 Fukuoka Prize for outstanding academic work in the field of research for Japanese arts and culture
In Memoriam: Robin Munro (1952-2021) Robin Munro, human rights scholar and activist, and the author of pathbreaking studies of human rights abuses in China, passed away peacefully of complications from illness on May 19, 2021.
How to celebrate Diwali in London as an international student Shloka shares her advice on celebrating Diwali away from home, blending new and old traditions, and embracing community and connection during this festival of light.
The Excremental Imagination: Disgust, Compassion, and Laughter in Medieval Japan Join us for the Meiji Jingu Autumn Lecture 2025, in which Prof Rajyashree Pandey takes us on a journey into uncharted territory, tracking the presence of faecal matter in the diverse narratives of medieval Japan.
Professor Olivette Otele Olivette Otele is a Historian and Memory scholar, currently holding the position of Distinguished Research Professor of the Legacies and Memory of Slavery in the Law Department at SOAS University of London.
German Climate Envoy Jennifer Morgan on Effective Climate Diplomacy The State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action at the German Federal Foreign Office spoke to SOAS students during London Climate Action Week.