Object in Focus: Bidriware from the SOAS Collections Discover two remarkable examples of bidriware from the SOAS Collections in this special Object in Focus session.
From Promise to Practice: The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage and What It Means for Vulnerable Developing Countries – A Conversation with Ibrahima Cheikh Diong Join Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, the FRLD’s inaugural Executive Director, for a guest lecture and fireside conversation with Professor Ulrich Volz, the Director of the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance, on what this means in practice, how countries access finance, what loss and damage looks like on the ground, and what the Fund's operationalisation signals for the future of global climate finance ahead of COP31.
Four dimensions of presidential leadership in South Africa: From Mandela to Ramaphosa How much do political leaders shape a country’s path? Anthony Butler explores presidential power and leadership in post-apartheid South Africa.
Bringing Taiwan studies to wider audiences: publications, media, and public engagement Joint us for a roundtable discussion on how Taiwan studies can reach wider audiences beyond the university.
Documentary screening and director Q&A: ‘The Lost Youth: Women and Industrial Work in Taiwan’ Documentary screening of 'The Lost Youth: Women and Industrial Work in Taiwan', followed by a director Q&A with Wan-Ching Ke, as part of this year’s Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School.
Negotiating political imaginaries in Taiwan: identifications and the recasting of the nation(s) in geopolitical context Stéphane Corcuff gives a talk on political imaginaries in Taiwan, examining how changing forms of identification reshape ideas of nationhood, belonging, and geopolitical position in contemporary Taiwan.
Taiwan’s bumpy road to energy transition: nuclear debate, semiconductor dominance, and energy security Dr Chia-Wei Chao gives a talk on Taiwan’s energy transition, examining the political, industrial, and social tensions shaping the island’s changing energy future.
Future Leaders Programme 15: Strategies for the Global Food System at National, Regional, Local, and International Levels London, 14-18 September 2026
SOAS joint first in UK for international faculty, according to QS Faculty and student diversity was once again recognised in the QS rankings, with SOAS featured among the UK's top universities for graduate employment.