James Mallinson speaks about yoga studies on the the fifth International Day of Yoga

28th June 2019

SLCL announces a number of PhD scholarships for academic year 2019/20

We are happy to announce that a number of PhD scholarships are available for the academic year 2019/20 for research on SLCL core fields.

7th November 2018

SOAS scholar receives The Bengal’s Pride Award for service to art and culture

Sahana Bajpaie, Senior Teaching Fellow in Bengali, at SOAS University of London has been awarded the Bengal’s Pride Award for her contribution to arts and culture with Tagore songs and folk music.

12th June 2018

British Academy honour for SOAS scholar and School’s President

SOAS University of London scholar Francesca Orsini, Professor of Hindi and South Asian Literature, and SOAS President Graça Machel have been honoured with fellowships by the British Academy.

25th July 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

Call for papers: 'Queer' Asia 2017 - Desire, Decolonisation, and Decriminalisation

Deadline for abstract submissions: 26 Feb 2017

3rd February 2017

Post-doctoral Researcher in the Literatures of the Maghreb announced

Opportunity for a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Literatures of the Maghreb for ERC-funded MULOSIGE project

2nd November 2016

Three PhD Scholarships on ERC MULOSIGE project

Three 3-year PhD scholarships on the ERC-funded MULOSIGE project

4th April 2016

Post-doctoral positions on ERC MULOSIGE project announced

Two 3-year post-doctoral fellowships on the ERC-funded MULOSIGE project

23rd February 2016

SOAS to host UNESCO event to discuss revision of language index

UNESCO in cooperation with SOAS World Languages Institute, supported by the London Middle East Institute in UK, is organising a two-day consultative expert meeting on the revision of UNESCO’s Language Vitality Index which will be used for the development of UNESCO’s World Atlas of Languages.

17th November 2015

Unlocking India’s printed heritage: SOAS Library feeds into British Library digitisation project

SOAS Library is part of an international partnership that will digitise and give free online access to one of the world’s most important collections of South-Asian language printed books.

13th November 2015

Tribute to Christopher H. B. Reynolds

The School regrets to announce that Dr Christopher Reynolds, a decorated scholar who pioneered the study of the culture and languages of Sri Lanka and established unprecedented cultural and knowledge exchange between the School and the country, died on 3 April 2015 at the age of 92.

5th May 2015

SOAS South Asia Institute launches 18 May 2015

SOAS, University of London announces the official launch of the SOAS South Asia Institute (SSAI), an expert resource for researchers, scholars, the business community, policymakers and the media.

5th May 2015

SOAS’ Endangered Languages Documentation Programme receives a further $11 million from Arcadia

The Endangered Languages Documentation Programme at SOAS, University of London, has been awarded a new grant of $11 million (just over £7.25m) by Arcadia Fund. The grant is a renewal of the original £20 million donation Arcadia gave to SOAS in 2002, which resulted in the inception of the Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (ELDP).

27th April 2015

SOAS scholars work with UNESCO on language preservation

Two scholars in the Faculty of Languages and Cultures at SOAS, University of London have joined key discussions held by UNESCO to provide recommendations for its World Atlas of Languages.

12th February 2015