Book launch: 'Languages, Cultures, and Health in a Global City' Looking back on the COVID-19 era, this event will discuss how multilingual communities can prepare for unexpected situations.
New Podcast Series: "Sounds of Justice" Angela Impey, Professor Emerita in Music, has collaborated with the Global Campus of Human Rights to co-curate a new podcast series on music and human rights.
Book Launch for "The Devil Made Me Do It: Understanding Occult Crime in South Africa" In this talk, author Nicky Falkof and professor Hannah Gibson will discuss Falkof's new book "The Devil Made Me Do It..", which examines the prevalence of supposedly supernatural crimes in South African society.
Gender, religion and the rise of the far right in the UK Discover how gender and faith are shaking up UK politics with the rise of the far right in this eye-opening webinar.
Literary sources relating to the Svayambhūcaitya of Kathmandu We will be reading select passages featuring the nāga deities from different versions of the Svayambhūpurāṇa, including the convoluted narrative of coercing the nāga deities to grant rain.
On the adoption of the cult of the serpent deities (nāgas) in Nepalese Buddhism This talk examines how the Buddhist traditions of the Nepal Valley have adapted to autochthonous forms of practice, with a focus on the cult of the serpent deities (nāga).
The United States, China, and the weaponisation of trade Bringing together expertise on international security, trade, and great power rivalry, this book launch offers timely insight into one of the most pressing challenges facing the international political economy today.
How automation is reshaping social mobility in China Ensuring that technological upgrading expands economic opportunity rather than narrowing it requires policies that help workers transition into jobs that complement new technologies, including through skills development, retraining, and labour market support.
SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance Delivers Capacity Building Course for Caribbean Finance Ministries in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank and the University of the West Indies The Resilience and Adaptation Mainstreaming Program (RAMP) University Network convened its second practitioner training course on the economics and finance of climate change adaptation in the Caribbean in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank and the University of the West Indies’ Fiscal Research Centre.