From Green Living to Buddhist Environmentalism: Textual, Rituals, and Practices for a Sustainable Future Launched in 2024 with the support of the Tzu Chi Foundation and coordinated by Stefania Travagnin, this collaborative project brings together 13 scholars from diverse disciplines to explore how Buddhism can contribute to caring for the planet and shaping sustainable futures.
Omenaa Foundation gift widens access for study of Africa SOAS has received a grant to expand access to postgraduate study for underrepresented international students.
Buddhism in Africa: Encounters, Transformations, and Futures of the Dharma A unique and interdisciplinary event bringing together Buddhist practitioners from across Africa and scholars in the field for a critical examination of local reinterpretations and developments of the Dharma, as well as the implications of these cross-cultural encounters.
Department of Literature and Translation Discover world literature and translation in the Department of Literature and Translation at SOAS.
Department of Languages The Department of Languages at SOAS University of London is a global leader in the languages, cultures and societies of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
The Changing Face of China: A photographic survey of the post-Mao decades Completing his project with the SOAS China Institute, John Gittings (Research Associate, SOAS China Institute) has selected some 250 photos from the many thousands that he took while reporting from China for The Guardian over more than a quarter of a century (1976–2003).
Department of Film, Performance and Cultural Studies The Department of Film, Performance and Cultural Studies at SOAS is a global centre for the study of cinema, media and cultural expression.
Grant to monitor the rise of anti-gender politics in Africa SOAS Professor Awino Okech has received a $400,000 OSF grant to develop a framework tracking anti-gender movements across Africa, including a new Feminist Resistance Index to map feminist organising and resilience continent-wide.