SOAS economist speaks at the United Nations’ High-Level Political Forum 2022 Professor Ulrich Volz spoke at the United Nations’ High-Level Political Forum 2022 (HLPF). The HLPF is the central United Nations platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level.
SOAS delivers capacity building on the economics of climate change adaptation for the Ugandan government The Resilience Adaptation Mainstreaming Program (RAMP), a collaboration between the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance and the World Resources Institute, convened a five-day practitioner training workshop on the economics and finance of climate adaptation in collaboration with faculty from Makerere University in Entebbe, Uganda, 22-26 July 2024.
Abdulaziz Alabood Dr Abdulaziz Alabood has recently been awarded the role of Honorary Research Associate at SOAS University of London.
Dr Frances Wood Dunhuang studies, Chinese export paintings, Chinese domestic architecture, Chinese history, Chinese bibliography.
Dr Eunsuk Hong Foreign Direct Investment, Emerging-Market Multinationals, Applied spatial econometrics, Chinese management/economy
Immediacy in Contemporary Japanese Literature and Popular Culture: The Supremacy of the Present This lecture presents the monograph, 'Immediacy in Contemporary Japanese Literature and Popular Culture', analysing the theme of immediacy in contemporary Japanese fiction.
SOAS-led University Network Convenes Research Workshop on Climate Adaptation and Resilience The RAMP University Network for Strengthening Macrofinancial Resilience to Climate and Environmental Change held a two-day online workshop on 8-9 July 2024 where faculty from member universities presented their findings from research supported by the Resilience and Adaptation Mainstreaming Program (RAMP).
Parting Gifts of Empire: Palestine and India at the Dawn of Decolonisation Esmat Elhalaby discusses his book 'Parting Gifts of Empire', exploring how Arab and South Asian thinkers forged new solidarities and ideas in the fight against colonial legacies.