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.
Past Lives: a luxurious and lingering portrayal of lost love and identity in the Korean diaspora A look at how the film Past Lives explores the experiences of connection, disconnection and identity for those in the Korean diaspora.
Professors of Practice to explore questions of race and human rights Three new Professors of Practice and a Community Fellow will bring their knowledge and professional expertise to SOAS via the School of Law and the Department of Politics and International Studies.
Missing home? How to survive (and thrive) as a student living in London Being a student away from home can be difficult. Here are my tips to help you settle into student life in London.
Cross university programme Bloomsbury SET awarded £1. ... The Bloomsbury SET – of which SOAS is a member– has been awarded further funding from Research England, totalling £1.9 million. Beginning in July 2021, the year-long project will help commercialise research into infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance.
SOAS-GFTU Political Economy Conference The General Federation of Trade Unions Educational Trust (GFTU ET) is hosting the first-ever conference dedicated to political economy, in collaboration with the Department of Economics at SOAS, University of London.