Black History Month: More than a month SOAS is celebrating Black History Month throughout the year, starting with a series of events this October.
When one thing leads to nothing: Cultivating industrial ecosystems in an era of GVCs Postgraduate student Shiran Illanperuma reflects on the challenges of industrialization in an era of Global Value Chains. Using China and Sri Lanka as contrasting examples, he argues for the need for activist industrial policies to incentivize domestic value addition and the participation of local firms in the Global South.
A scholarship enabled me to be the first in my family to attend university Isabelle Le Coutre Mauger shares her story as a first-generation university student at SOAS, showcasing how a scholarship can transform lives and help break down barriers to education.
New book explores the tension between innovation and profiteering in UK Big Pharma SOAS’s Antonio Andreoni, publishes a new book with Oner Tulum and William Lazonick about UK big pharma. In this book they discuss the tension in this industry between innovation and financialisation. A book launch and discussion will be held online on Monday 6 March 2023.
Linguistic Privilege at COP27 The impact of climate change often affects low-income countries the most. However, with negotiations at COP27 taking place in English, it's hard not to believe these countries are at a disadvantage.
Rosalind Wade Haddon Islamic art, archaeology and history in Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq and Yemen; ceramics and their role as trade indicators.