First cohort of specialist business qualification for black entrepreneurs celebrate completion Students who have completed a specialist Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme for black entrepreneurs celebrated their graduation at SOAS last week.
Dr Saeid Kordmafi presents at the Musical Heritage Across Borders conference/workshop Dr Kordmafi's talk explored the historical evolution of the contemporary tradition of classical Iranian music, unravelling how this distinct musical idiom emerged out of the cosmopolitan aesthetics of music-making in the Islamic world.
School of Arts Professor-PhD candidate duo join Copenhagen workshop and exhibition Professor Ashley Thompson and PhD Candidate Seng Sonetra joined colleagues and artists at the University of Copenhagen on March 25, 2024 for a workshop and exhibition devoted to exploring cultural heritage, archives and museum collections in conflict and post-conflict times.
SOAS academic awarded British Academy fellowship for FCDO policy research Dr Avinash Paliwal, SOAS Reader in International Relations, will conduct research for the government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) after being awarded the British Academy’s Innovation Fellowship.
Shiruy Kurush Billimoria Shiruy Kurush Billimoria, is a Ph.D. candidate with The Department of History, Religion, and Philosophy, His PhD project is Zoroastrian business ethos and their roots in theology, where he argues the extent to which Zoroastrian theological values predisposed and influenced the formation of Zoroastrian business ethos.
SOAS named 2nd in the UK for international faculty SOAS University of London has been ranked as one of the most international universities in the UK, according to the latest QS league table of universities.
Professor Marloes Janson Anthropology of religion, religious reform (Islam and Pentecostalism), transnational religious networks (Tabligh Jamaʻat), faith-based development, urban anthropology, popular culture, gender, youth, West Africa (the Gambia, Senegal and Nigeria)