From Communities to Collections: The Modern Endangered Archives Program in South Asia and Beyond This presentation introduces UCLA Library's Modern Endangered Archives Program (MEAP), detailing its community-driven framework for preserving endangered cultural heritage, with a focus on South Asian projects and the application process.
Wu Liqi Liqi Wu, a PhD student in law, focuses on the intersections of climate change, human mobility, state obligations, and the capability approach to explore how legal frameworks can better protect displaced populations.
Mayukh Chakrabarty Mayukh is a Felix Scholar and doctoral researcher at SOAS, University of London, exploring how life insurance transformed Indian society from 1800 to 2000. His PhD project, titled "Cashing Lives: A History of Indian Life Insurance (1800–2000)," offers a comprehensive institutional history of life insurance in India, tracing its evolution from a colonial financial instrument to a post-independence state monopoly.
SOAS Master’s Scholarships (International) 2026 SOAS is excited to offer 150 International Master's Scholarships valued at £8,000 to overseas students with outstanding academic performance applying for full-time postgraduate taught programmes.
SOAS student wins Vogue Business talent competition The editor of the SOAS Spirit, Maliha Shoaib, has won a prestigious Vogue Business talent competition to secure a placement at Vogue Business and a year’s mentorship from the Vogue Business Trend Editor.
SOAS recognised in list of top UK universities producing future entrepreneurs and CEOs SOAS University of London has been ranked in the top 5 universities in the UK for producing a CEO or Managing Director, according to new research.
AHRC grant awarded to Navtej Purewal and Eleanor Newbigin for VR Border Crossings project Navtej Purewal and Eleanor Newbigin have been awarded £40,322 by the AHRC for their research project, Border Crossings: Exploring Community and History through Virtual Reality at the 75th Anniversary of the Partition.
The debt crisis we don't talk about: Women, credit, and austerity in South Africa What happens when public austerity meets private debt? In South Africa, women carry the cost - in cash, care, and credit.