Andrew Gilmour Andrew Gilmour has recently stepped down from the United Nations after 30 years. He was the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights from 2016 to 2019.
SOAS-led research project underway on the Kitaveta language A Kenyan-UK team of linguists, led by Professor Lutz Marten, are working on a community-based language description project to document the Kenyan community language Kitaveta, spoken in Taita-Taveta district close to the Tanzanian border.
New report seeks to address barriers facing refugees to secure housing A new report has been published by SOAS researchers Dr Anna Lindley and Dr Charlotte Sanders, examining how local authorities in London are responding to refugee homelessness.
Human rights activists to examine Amilcar Cabral's legacy at SOAS lecture Prominent human rights and health activists Mirelle Fanon Mendès-France and Dr Firoze Manji will discuss the legacy of Amilcar Cabral at an event hosted by the SOAS Centre for Pan-African Studies.
Law student Bana Itani wins at the Targetjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards 2022 Bana Itani won the Young Activist Undergraduate of the Year at the Targetjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards Grand Final
Ezgi Gurses Ezgi Gurses is a PhD student in Development Economics at SOAS, University of London, researching the evolving modalities and strategic orientations of emerging donors and their contributions to development cooperation. Her research interests include development assistance policy, the effectiveness of foreign aid, and the political economy of emerging donors.