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"The interconnectedness of climate change, state fragility and conflict is a complex adaptive system."
Dr Folahanmi Aina wrote for @theconversation.com on climate change and its link to conflict in Africa's Sahel region.
theconversation.com/fighting-cli...
Dr Folahanmi Aina wrote for @theconversation.com on climate change and its link to conflict in Africa's Sahel region.
theconversation.com/fighting-cli...
Fighting climate change in the Sahel is worsening conflicts - new research shows how
Climate action can ease or add to crises in the Sahel region.
theconversation.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:30 AM
"The interconnectedness of climate change, state fragility and conflict is a complex adaptive system."
Dr Folahanmi Aina wrote for @theconversation.com on climate change and its link to conflict in Africa's Sahel region.
theconversation.com/fighting-cli...
Dr Folahanmi Aina wrote for @theconversation.com on climate change and its link to conflict in Africa's Sahel region.
theconversation.com/fighting-cli...
📣SOAS Event 23 Jan
Join us in examining the future of venture capital in Africa.
Register: bit.ly/4jYySiI
Join us in examining the future of venture capital in Africa.
Register: bit.ly/4jYySiI
January 22, 2026 at 11:25 AM
📣SOAS Event 23 Jan
Join us in examining the future of venture capital in Africa.
Register: bit.ly/4jYySiI
Join us in examining the future of venture capital in Africa.
Register: bit.ly/4jYySiI
📣 SOAS Event 21 Jan
Join us in conversation on how creative and archival practices resist cultural erasure.
Register: bit.ly/49Pknc9
Join us in conversation on how creative and archival practices resist cultural erasure.
Register: bit.ly/49Pknc9
January 20, 2026 at 10:39 AM
📣 SOAS Event 21 Jan
Join us in conversation on how creative and archival practices resist cultural erasure.
Register: bit.ly/49Pknc9
Join us in conversation on how creative and archival practices resist cultural erasure.
Register: bit.ly/49Pknc9
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In an article with @reuters.com, Dr Hassan Ould Moctar provided insight on migration across Mauritania and the Canary Islands - alongside the EU's migration control policies in the region.
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bit.ly/49quxBd
Migrants using more distant, riskier departure points to Canaries after Mauritania crackdown, Red Cross finds
Migrants crossing from West Africa to Spain's Canaries started using more distant - and potentially more deadly - departure points in 2025 following a crackdown by Mauritania on irregular migration, a...
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January 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
In an article with @reuters.com, Dr Hassan Ould Moctar provided insight on migration across Mauritania and the Canary Islands - alongside the EU's migration control policies in the region.
bit.ly/49quxBd
bit.ly/49quxBd
📣SOAS Event 15 Jan 2026
Mughal Banaras - a new gallery exhibition exploring the diversity and forgotten history of the community in North India.
Find out more: bit.ly/4pvRfg1
Mughal Banaras - a new gallery exhibition exploring the diversity and forgotten history of the community in North India.
Find out more: bit.ly/4pvRfg1
January 12, 2026 at 11:53 AM
📣SOAS Event 15 Jan 2026
Mughal Banaras - a new gallery exhibition exploring the diversity and forgotten history of the community in North India.
Find out more: bit.ly/4pvRfg1
Mughal Banaras - a new gallery exhibition exploring the diversity and forgotten history of the community in North India.
Find out more: bit.ly/4pvRfg1
📣 SOAS Event 19 Jan 2026 - So Long as the Sun
A new feature documentary exploring love and resilience under occupation. The screening is part of the SOAS Language of the Month series.
Register: bit.ly/4ssD8dZ
A new feature documentary exploring love and resilience under occupation. The screening is part of the SOAS Language of the Month series.
Register: bit.ly/4ssD8dZ
January 9, 2026 at 10:19 AM
📣 SOAS Event 19 Jan 2026 - So Long as the Sun
A new feature documentary exploring love and resilience under occupation. The screening is part of the SOAS Language of the Month series.
Register: bit.ly/4ssD8dZ
A new feature documentary exploring love and resilience under occupation. The screening is part of the SOAS Language of the Month series.
Register: bit.ly/4ssD8dZ
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📰 Inspiring the next generation through the arts.
Listen to the new interview on BBC Radio London with SOAS-based organisation PositiveNegatives, discussing a new exhibition that communicates complex social, humanitarian and environmental issues.
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Listen to the new interview on BBC Radio London with SOAS-based organisation PositiveNegatives, discussing a new exhibition that communicates complex social, humanitarian and environmental issues.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Inspirit with Jumoké Fashola - Humanitarian exhibition by PositiveNegatives at the SOAS Gallery - BBC Sounds
Founding Director of PositiveNegatives, Dr Benjamin Worku-Dix, explains the exhibition.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
📰 Inspiring the next generation through the arts.
Listen to the new interview on BBC Radio London with SOAS-based organisation PositiveNegatives, discussing a new exhibition that communicates complex social, humanitarian and environmental issues.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen to the new interview on BBC Radio London with SOAS-based organisation PositiveNegatives, discussing a new exhibition that communicates complex social, humanitarian and environmental issues.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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How have traditions of family life and relationships changed in China?
Prof. Jieyu Liu's new book and research explores this, with South China Morning Post.
Read more: bit.ly/4iLiNfv
Prof. Jieyu Liu's new book and research explores this, with South China Morning Post.
Read more: bit.ly/4iLiNfv
‘Virginity battle’: Chinese women caught between old and new sexual values
Research by Liu Jieyu examining three generations in China finds traditional ideas still play a key role in sexual relations and family life.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:52 AM
How have traditions of family life and relationships changed in China?
Prof. Jieyu Liu's new book and research explores this, with South China Morning Post.
Read more: bit.ly/4iLiNfv
Prof. Jieyu Liu's new book and research explores this, with South China Morning Post.
Read more: bit.ly/4iLiNfv
📣SOAS Event 11 Dec
Inaugural Lecture with Prof. Julia Sallabank: Preserving minoritised languages, cultures, and protecting language rights.
Register: bit.ly/3MucRvd
Inaugural Lecture with Prof. Julia Sallabank: Preserving minoritised languages, cultures, and protecting language rights.
Register: bit.ly/3MucRvd
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
📣SOAS Event 11 Dec
Inaugural Lecture with Prof. Julia Sallabank: Preserving minoritised languages, cultures, and protecting language rights.
Register: bit.ly/3MucRvd
Inaugural Lecture with Prof. Julia Sallabank: Preserving minoritised languages, cultures, and protecting language rights.
Register: bit.ly/3MucRvd
📺SOAS expertise helps inform new BBC documentary!
Dr Satona Suzuki, expert in Japanese and Modern Japanese History – features in the new BBC Two Documentary: Civilisations: Rise and Fall.
Read more: bit.ly/44sD2bJ
Dr Satona Suzuki, expert in Japanese and Modern Japanese History – features in the new BBC Two Documentary: Civilisations: Rise and Fall.
Read more: bit.ly/44sD2bJ
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
📺SOAS expertise helps inform new BBC documentary!
Dr Satona Suzuki, expert in Japanese and Modern Japanese History – features in the new BBC Two Documentary: Civilisations: Rise and Fall.
Read more: bit.ly/44sD2bJ
Dr Satona Suzuki, expert in Japanese and Modern Japanese History – features in the new BBC Two Documentary: Civilisations: Rise and Fall.
Read more: bit.ly/44sD2bJ
📰A new book, lead by Prof Jieyu Liu, reveals the trends and patterns in family life in China since the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949 - bringing together findings from the first detailed study on sex, marriage and intimacy in China, seen through three generations.
Read more: bit.ly/48bXMFP
Read more: bit.ly/48bXMFP
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📰A new book, lead by Prof Jieyu Liu, reveals the trends and patterns in family life in China since the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949 - bringing together findings from the first detailed study on sex, marriage and intimacy in China, seen through three generations.
Read more: bit.ly/48bXMFP
Read more: bit.ly/48bXMFP
📣SOAS Event 27 Nov
Inaugural Lecture series: Africa, International Arbitration & Human Rights.
Register: bit.ly/4ocUnwu
Inaugural Lecture series: Africa, International Arbitration & Human Rights.
Register: bit.ly/4ocUnwu
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
📣SOAS Event 27 Nov
Inaugural Lecture series: Africa, International Arbitration & Human Rights.
Register: bit.ly/4ocUnwu
Inaugural Lecture series: Africa, International Arbitration & Human Rights.
Register: bit.ly/4ocUnwu
🌐Ahead of the next G20 Summit, read our new alumni newsletter for perspectives on green transition.
Available now: soasworld.com/greentransition
Available now: soasworld.com/greentransition
November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🌐Ahead of the next G20 Summit, read our new alumni newsletter for perspectives on green transition.
Available now: soasworld.com/greentransition
Available now: soasworld.com/greentransition
📣SOAS Event 20 Nov
How are the diverging paths of Malaysia and Turkey taking shape in global finance?
Find out more: bit.ly/4i8oPGJ
How are the diverging paths of Malaysia and Turkey taking shape in global finance?
Find out more: bit.ly/4i8oPGJ
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
📣SOAS Event 20 Nov
How are the diverging paths of Malaysia and Turkey taking shape in global finance?
Find out more: bit.ly/4i8oPGJ
How are the diverging paths of Malaysia and Turkey taking shape in global finance?
Find out more: bit.ly/4i8oPGJ
📣SOAS Event 19 Nov
Exploring 'City of Desire' - a portrait of the largest informal settlement in Bangladesh.
Register: bit.ly/4oPm1Ro
Exploring 'City of Desire' - a portrait of the largest informal settlement in Bangladesh.
Register: bit.ly/4oPm1Ro
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📣SOAS Event 19 Nov
Exploring 'City of Desire' - a portrait of the largest informal settlement in Bangladesh.
Register: bit.ly/4oPm1Ro
Exploring 'City of Desire' - a portrait of the largest informal settlement in Bangladesh.
Register: bit.ly/4oPm1Ro
🌍 The SOAS World Issue 7 is now available!
Featuring and exclusive interview with tech entrepreneur and SOAS alumnus Ilyas Khan, discussing his personal journey and career to date.
Find and more and read the latest issue: bit.ly/42SgDnD
Featuring and exclusive interview with tech entrepreneur and SOAS alumnus Ilyas Khan, discussing his personal journey and career to date.
Find and more and read the latest issue: bit.ly/42SgDnD
October 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🌍 The SOAS World Issue 7 is now available!
Featuring and exclusive interview with tech entrepreneur and SOAS alumnus Ilyas Khan, discussing his personal journey and career to date.
Find and more and read the latest issue: bit.ly/42SgDnD
Featuring and exclusive interview with tech entrepreneur and SOAS alumnus Ilyas Khan, discussing his personal journey and career to date.
Find and more and read the latest issue: bit.ly/42SgDnD
Diplomacy in Practice: Lessons from a Career on the Frontlines.
Event marks the launch of How to Be a Diplomat, a new book by Dr Nicholas Westcott, Prof of Practice in Diplomacy at SOAS.
🗓️This Thursday 2 October - register to attend.
bit.ly/4gO5Osz
Event marks the launch of How to Be a Diplomat, a new book by Dr Nicholas Westcott, Prof of Practice in Diplomacy at SOAS.
🗓️This Thursday 2 October - register to attend.
bit.ly/4gO5Osz
September 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Diplomacy in Practice: Lessons from a Career on the Frontlines.
Event marks the launch of How to Be a Diplomat, a new book by Dr Nicholas Westcott, Prof of Practice in Diplomacy at SOAS.
🗓️This Thursday 2 October - register to attend.
bit.ly/4gO5Osz
Event marks the launch of How to Be a Diplomat, a new book by Dr Nicholas Westcott, Prof of Practice in Diplomacy at SOAS.
🗓️This Thursday 2 October - register to attend.
bit.ly/4gO5Osz
SOAS event 📣 Polymath Robeson: American Renaissance Man
As part of the Polymath Festival, we are delighted to host a discussion of the life and work of Paul Robeson, a distinguished alumna of SOAS.
📆 25 September, 6pm
Register: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
As part of the Polymath Festival, we are delighted to host a discussion of the life and work of Paul Robeson, a distinguished alumna of SOAS.
📆 25 September, 6pm
Register: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
September 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
SOAS event 📣 Polymath Robeson: American Renaissance Man
As part of the Polymath Festival, we are delighted to host a discussion of the life and work of Paul Robeson, a distinguished alumna of SOAS.
📆 25 September, 6pm
Register: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
As part of the Polymath Festival, we are delighted to host a discussion of the life and work of Paul Robeson, a distinguished alumna of SOAS.
📆 25 September, 6pm
Register: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
The SOAS Concert Series has returned with events for the first semester of the 2025/26 academic year! 🎶
Showcasing music from around the world, the series features an array of both international legends and up and coming talent.
Find out more and get your tickets: bit.ly/4nzHtss
Showcasing music from around the world, the series features an array of both international legends and up and coming talent.
Find out more and get your tickets: bit.ly/4nzHtss
September 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The SOAS Concert Series has returned with events for the first semester of the 2025/26 academic year! 🎶
Showcasing music from around the world, the series features an array of both international legends and up and coming talent.
Find out more and get your tickets: bit.ly/4nzHtss
Showcasing music from around the world, the series features an array of both international legends and up and coming talent.
Find out more and get your tickets: bit.ly/4nzHtss
Congratulations to the Class of 2025 🎓.
Last week, we had the joy of celebrating the achievements of our graduates with the families and friends who supported them along the way.
To our newest SOAS alumni: We can't wait to see what you do next.
#SOASGrad #graduation #classof2025
Last week, we had the joy of celebrating the achievements of our graduates with the families and friends who supported them along the way.
To our newest SOAS alumni: We can't wait to see what you do next.
#SOASGrad #graduation #classof2025
September 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Congratulations to the Class of 2025 🎓.
Last week, we had the joy of celebrating the achievements of our graduates with the families and friends who supported them along the way.
To our newest SOAS alumni: We can't wait to see what you do next.
#SOASGrad #graduation #classof2025
Last week, we had the joy of celebrating the achievements of our graduates with the families and friends who supported them along the way.
To our newest SOAS alumni: We can't wait to see what you do next.
#SOASGrad #graduation #classof2025
Few tickets remaining!
Reporting Gaza: A Public Talk with Wael Al Dahdouh - 8 Sept at SOAS.
Al Jazeera’s Bureau Chief in Gaza is hosted by the SOAS Department of Media Studies, in collaboration with Al Jazeera and the SOAS Islaah student society.
👉 Register to attend: bit.ly/47pH7Qz
Reporting Gaza: A Public Talk with Wael Al Dahdouh - 8 Sept at SOAS.
Al Jazeera’s Bureau Chief in Gaza is hosted by the SOAS Department of Media Studies, in collaboration with Al Jazeera and the SOAS Islaah student society.
👉 Register to attend: bit.ly/47pH7Qz
September 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Few tickets remaining!
Reporting Gaza: A Public Talk with Wael Al Dahdouh - 8 Sept at SOAS.
Al Jazeera’s Bureau Chief in Gaza is hosted by the SOAS Department of Media Studies, in collaboration with Al Jazeera and the SOAS Islaah student society.
👉 Register to attend: bit.ly/47pH7Qz
Reporting Gaza: A Public Talk with Wael Al Dahdouh - 8 Sept at SOAS.
Al Jazeera’s Bureau Chief in Gaza is hosted by the SOAS Department of Media Studies, in collaboration with Al Jazeera and the SOAS Islaah student society.
👉 Register to attend: bit.ly/47pH7Qz
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Prof. Ha-Joon Chang was interviewed by @cnbc.com on challenging the traditions around economics and free market policy.
bit.ly/4fPu4tQ
bit.ly/4fPu4tQ
We have been brainwashed into thinking there is no alternative to free market policy, says Ha-Joon Chang
Ha-Joon Chang, professor of economics at SOAS University of London, discusses economic growth and challenges the orthodoxy of economics.
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August 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Prof. Ha-Joon Chang was interviewed by @cnbc.com on challenging the traditions around economics and free market policy.
bit.ly/4fPu4tQ
bit.ly/4fPu4tQ
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"A guilty verdict, could trigger a new round of political conflicts."
Thai Law & Policy Fellow Verapat Pariyawong spoke to @aljazeera.com on the forthcoming verdict for Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in a controversial royal insult case.
bit.ly/3HJspsY
Thai Law & Policy Fellow Verapat Pariyawong spoke to @aljazeera.com on the forthcoming verdict for Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in a controversial royal insult case.
bit.ly/3HJspsY
Judgement day for former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra in royal insult case
Looming ‘lese majeste’ court ruling holds royal reckoning for Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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August 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
"A guilty verdict, could trigger a new round of political conflicts."
Thai Law & Policy Fellow Verapat Pariyawong spoke to @aljazeera.com on the forthcoming verdict for Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in a controversial royal insult case.
bit.ly/3HJspsY
Thai Law & Policy Fellow Verapat Pariyawong spoke to @aljazeera.com on the forthcoming verdict for Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in a controversial royal insult case.
bit.ly/3HJspsY
📰 Our Japan Research Centre has partnered with Xebio Holdings, one of Japan’s largest sports enterprises to launch a new internship programme for SOAS students studying BA Japanese.
Read more: bit.ly/3UE9oeA
Read more: bit.ly/3UE9oeA
August 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
📰 Our Japan Research Centre has partnered with Xebio Holdings, one of Japan’s largest sports enterprises to launch a new internship programme for SOAS students studying BA Japanese.
Read more: bit.ly/3UE9oeA
Read more: bit.ly/3UE9oeA