Currents Of Currency: Tracing Early First Millennium Southeast Asian Trade Through Coinage This talk will cover the results of a study examining over 1000 silver coins from museums in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and the UK bearing distinctive Rising Sun and Srivatsa motifs.
Ishret Wahid Ishret Binte Wahid is a PhD candidate in Development Studies at SOAS, exploring how transnational flows of social remittances and sexual norms between Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates reshape masculinities among Bangladeshi male labour migrants. Her research examines the intersections of migration, masculinities, and sexualities in the Bangladesh–UAE migration corridor.
Stories of Migration: Exhibition and workshop SOAS IAA are showcasing the 'Stories of Migration' Exhibition made by PositiveNegatives and hosting Animated Learning Workshops for school students, exploring themes of migration, storytelling and art.
South African president invites SOAS economist to advise on sustainable transformation policies SOAS economist Antonio Andreoni, Professor of Development Economics joins the Presidential Economic Advisory Council of South Africa.
First cohort of specialist business qualification for black entrepreneurs celebrate completion Students who have completed a specialist Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme for black entrepreneurs celebrated their graduation at SOAS last week.
Coffee and deforestation regulations – green and good for all or a new form of unfair trade? Coffee production and trade both contributes to, and is threatened by, climate change. Agriculture accounts for around a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. And deforestation to convert land to crop production and livestock pasture is aggravating the problem of climate change.
Open Iftar returns to where it all began: SOAS Open Iftar, a grassroots initiative fostering community through shared meals during Ramadan, marked its 11th anniversary with a gathering at SOAS University of London, where it all began.