Who gains from Middle East instability Dr Rowena Binti Abdul Razak breaks down who benefits when the Middle East stays unstable and why ordinary Iranians pay the price.
SOAS in the Media: March 2026 A roundup of SOAS experts and research featured in the media this month.
2026 Philippine Studies Conference: 'Archipelagic Tongues — Philippine Languages and Meaning-making, Austronesian Worlds and Global Futures' The 2026 Philippine Studies Conference examines Philippine languages as communicative systems, sites of power, and repositories of knowledge and practice.
Book launch: 'Taiwan Undaunted' MA Taiwan Studies alumnus Neal E. Robbins gives a talk on his new book, “Taiwan Undaunted: In Search of the Nation That Cannot Call Itself a Nation”.
Home, Elsewhere: Objects That Carry Us Join us for this theatre exploration of Zoroastrian devotional objects and ritual spaces.
Inaugural Lecture Series: Professors Rachel Harrison and Dina Matar Professors Rachel Harrison and Dina Matar will be presenting their inaugural lectures.
MA in Museum Studies (Joint Degree with IAU): Sponsored by the Saudi Museums Commission Joint MA in Museum Studies with IAU, Saudi Arabia.
MA in Museum Studies (Joint Degree with Effat University): Sponsored by the Saudi Museums Commission Joint MA in Museum Studies with Effat University, Saudi Arabia.
Royal Joseon Sogyokso and Popcho: The Philosophical Encumbrance of Sarim in the Kimyo Literati Purge (1519) The early modern history of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) in East Asia is often depicted as an era of political conflict between the king, the Hun’gu faction, and the Sarim faction.