School of Arts News

SOAS World Music Summer School

15 years of SOAS World Music Summer School!

For well over a decade now, SOAS is proud to offer an exciting summer school of world music. Our course programme is unique, varied and truly multi-cultural. If you are passionate about music and cultures, there is something for everyone. Take your pick!

21st June 2017

Book launch and public talk on Malay Magic and Divination

Farouk Yahya, SOAS Postdoctoral Research Associate, will be launching his new SAAAP-sponsored publication, "The Arts of Southeast Asia from the SOAS Collections" at a talk and launch event in Malaysia next month.

16th June 2017

Call for Applications: Civil Society Leadership Awards 2018-2019

We are pleased to announce that, for the first time, SOAS will be a host university for the Open Society Foundations Civil Society Leadership Awards.

The Civil Society Leadership Awards (CSLA) provides fully-funded scholarships for master’s degree study to individuals who clearly demonstrate academic and professional excellence and a deep commitment to leading positive social change in their communities.

26th May 2017

Alphawood Scholars take part in Curating Cultures exhibit

From January to March 2017, Alphawood Scholars on the Curating Cultures MA course worked in exhibition teams to devise displays using the History of Art and Archaeology teaching collections.

24th May 2017

SAAAP presents the Arts of Southeast Asia from the SOAS Collections

SAAAP is proud to sponsor the seminal new publication, The Arts of Southeast Asia from the SOAS Collections, edited by SOAS Postdoctoral Research Associate Farouk Yahya.

24th May 2017

SOAS enhances place among London’s elite universities in 2018 Guardian Guide

SOAS University of London has risen 5 places to 25th in the latest Guardian University Guide and is also rated in the UK’s top 15 for students’ satisfaction with teaching.

16th May 2017

SOAS scholar awarded Gerda Henkel Foundation funding to complete the writing of a book on the archaeology of Medieval Kinet and the northern Crusader States

Scott Redford, Nasser D. Khalili Professor of Islamic Art and Archaeology at SOAS, University of London, has been awarded a grant from the Gerda Henkel Foundation in Düsseldorf to complete the writing of a book on the archaeology of Medieval Kinet and the northern Crusader States.

5th May 2017

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal opens major new SOAS exhibition ‘Celebrating Art and Music: The SOAS Collections’

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has opened a major new exhibition at SOAS University of London’s Brunei Gallery ‘Celebrating Art and Music: The SOAS Collections’ which features the School’s rich collection of paintings, manuscripts, musical instruments, sound recordings and film from fieldwork.

4th May 2017

SOAS exhibition uses medium of comics and augmented reality to bring story of migrants to life

PositiveNegatives in partnership with SOAS University of London will be hosting an exhibition at SOAS’s Brunei Gallery which examines the perils of migration through the medium of comics.

4th April 2017

SOAS scholar awarded British Council funding to document and protect heritage at Rum Kale

Scott Redford, Nasser D. Khalili Professor of Islamic Art and Archaeology at SOAS, University of London, has been awarded a grant of £99,960 by the British Council for a two-year project, which will undertake recording and prepare management plans for the fortified archaeological site of Rum Kale, an area that is highly affected by the conflict in Syria.

4th April 2017

The SAAAP Paris Study Tour 2017

Alphawood Scholars, along with other students in the History of Art and Archaeology MA and PhD programmes, took part in the SAAAP Paris Study Tour in March/April 2017, visiting a range of pre-eminent collections of ancient Southeast Asian scultures, manuscripts and artefacts.

3rd April 2017

2nd Summer Programme in Southeast Asian Art History Application Form

The 2nd Summer Programme in Southeast Asian Art History with a focus on Hindu and Buddhist art and archaeology of central Java (8-9th Century CE) will be taking place in Yogyakarta, Central Java, July 27–2 August 2017. It is jointly run by SOAS University of London and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM).

24th February 2017

SOAS launches new MA programme in Museums, Heritage and Material Culture Studies

SOAS University of London students now have the opportunity get first-hand experience of curating their own exhibition through the newly launched MA programme in Museums, Heritage and Material Culture Studies.

7th September 2016

SOAS hosts award-winning artists for annual music summer school

SOAS University of London’s renowned music summer school starts next week offering an array of workshops, taster sessions and master classes. From the sacred rhythms and chants of Afro-Cuban Santeria to studying the Indian tabla drums - the backbone of Classical Indian music - students can take their pick from a range of four-day courses this summer.

16th June 2016

SOAS hosts one-day international conference on Communication and Conflict

The Centre for Media Studies, SOAS University of London, supported by the London Middle East Institute, hosted the successful one-day international conference, ‘Communication and Conflict: Iraq and Syria’ on 7 May 2016

16th May 2016