Philippine Studies Conference 2025: Repatriating Philippine heritage The 2025 Philippine Studies Conference at SOAS takes up the challenging theme of repatriation.
What to expect from a SOAS Open Day Thinking of applying to SOAS and want to attend an Open Day? Here's a taster of what you can expect on the day.
Dongzhu Xu Dongzhu Xu is a PhD candidate in Development Studies at SOAS, University of London. His research examines the political economy of mineral wealth and poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with broader interests in critical minerals, new institutional economics, conflict dynamics, the resource curse and development in the Global South.
Raydolph Renault Raydolph Renault is a Doctoral Researcher at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, specialising in the sources for reconstructing pre-Islamic Arabian religion within the broader context of Late Antiquity and Near Eastern mythologies.
Irish Ambassador H.E. Martin Fraser addresses policy and diplomacy students Organised by the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD), the event offered MA students insight into Ireland’s priorities in the current political landscape.
Economist invited to speak at G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group Director of the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance, Professor Ulrich Volz, was invited to speak at the Second G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG) meeting under India’s G20 Presidency.
Five lessons the UK can learn from Italy’s asylum accommodation crisis Asylum accommodation is a political battleground: drawing on his research in Italy, Dr Paolo Novak shows how the UK’s case reveals that it is never just about housing, but about power, inequality, and belonging.
The year of the big vote: Do we have the world leaders we need? More than 2 billion people in 50 countries will be invited to vote in 2024. Saleeta Akbar reports on what was discussed during latest Director’s Lecture Series on the year of the big vote.