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🌍 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
📰 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
📰Professor @fionaadamson.bsky.social has received a special grant from The British Academy to boost collaborative efforts of migration research in Global South.
Read more: bit.ly/45hJIut
Read more: bit.ly/45hJIut
August 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
📰Professor @fionaadamson.bsky.social has received a special grant from The British Academy to boost collaborative efforts of migration research in Global South.
Read more: bit.ly/45hJIut
Read more: bit.ly/45hJIut
📣 What do we inherit? What do we resist? What are we becoming together?
Join us tomorrow for the SamaBhav travelling film festival, exploring cinema, conversation, and community reflection.
Register: bit.ly/3H08MfR
Join us tomorrow for the SamaBhav travelling film festival, exploring cinema, conversation, and community reflection.
Register: bit.ly/3H08MfR
July 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
📣 What do we inherit? What do we resist? What are we becoming together?
Join us tomorrow for the SamaBhav travelling film festival, exploring cinema, conversation, and community reflection.
Register: bit.ly/3H08MfR
Join us tomorrow for the SamaBhav travelling film festival, exploring cinema, conversation, and community reflection.
Register: bit.ly/3H08MfR
🏆 Classic ballet dance wins best performance at annual Chinese Bridge!
Read more about the winner, our very own student Lucy Hirst: bit.ly/4lDlsZb
Read more about the winner, our very own student Lucy Hirst: bit.ly/4lDlsZb
July 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🏆 Classic ballet dance wins best performance at annual Chinese Bridge!
Read more about the winner, our very own student Lucy Hirst: bit.ly/4lDlsZb
Read more about the winner, our very own student Lucy Hirst: bit.ly/4lDlsZb
Now open at @soasgallery.bsky.social: “After the Assembly: Constituting India”
Marking 75 years of the Indian Constitution, this tells how India forged its path as a new republic, and of its ownership and remaking by today’s students, artists & ordinary citizens.
www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/s...
Marking 75 years of the Indian Constitution, this tells how India forged its path as a new republic, and of its ownership and remaking by today’s students, artists & ordinary citizens.
www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/s...
July 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Now open at @soasgallery.bsky.social: “After the Assembly: Constituting India”
Marking 75 years of the Indian Constitution, this tells how India forged its path as a new republic, and of its ownership and remaking by today’s students, artists & ordinary citizens.
www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/s...
Marking 75 years of the Indian Constitution, this tells how India forged its path as a new republic, and of its ownership and remaking by today’s students, artists & ordinary citizens.
www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/s...
Fingers on buzzers please...
We're thrilled to be cheering on our SOAS University Challenge team, as they face UCL in the show's first heat next Monday 21 July!
Best of luck from the whole SOAS community 👏
Read: www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/s...
Image: Lifted Entertainment/Ric Lowe
We're thrilled to be cheering on our SOAS University Challenge team, as they face UCL in the show's first heat next Monday 21 July!
Best of luck from the whole SOAS community 👏
Read: www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/s...
Image: Lifted Entertainment/Ric Lowe
July 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Fingers on buzzers please...
We're thrilled to be cheering on our SOAS University Challenge team, as they face UCL in the show's first heat next Monday 21 July!
Best of luck from the whole SOAS community 👏
Read: www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/s...
Image: Lifted Entertainment/Ric Lowe
We're thrilled to be cheering on our SOAS University Challenge team, as they face UCL in the show's first heat next Monday 21 July!
Best of luck from the whole SOAS community 👏
Read: www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/s...
Image: Lifted Entertainment/Ric Lowe
When it comes to political assembly and expression, who decides what constitutes a "threat"?
As the government expands its proscriptive powers, @soasicop.bsky.social convenes a discussion on its impact for free speech and civil liberty.
Sign up: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
As the government expands its proscriptive powers, @soasicop.bsky.social convenes a discussion on its impact for free speech and civil liberty.
Sign up: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
July 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
When it comes to political assembly and expression, who decides what constitutes a "threat"?
As the government expands its proscriptive powers, @soasicop.bsky.social convenes a discussion on its impact for free speech and civil liberty.
Sign up: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
As the government expands its proscriptive powers, @soasicop.bsky.social convenes a discussion on its impact for free speech and civil liberty.
Sign up: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
📰 A new exhibition opens in China, exploring 1000 years of Yoga!
Launched by the Centre for Yoga Studies, ‘Embodied Liberation: The History of Physical Yoga’ looks into the origins, development and traditions of Yoga in India, and how it has evolved across the world - bit.ly/44zDqER
Launched by the Centre for Yoga Studies, ‘Embodied Liberation: The History of Physical Yoga’ looks into the origins, development and traditions of Yoga in India, and how it has evolved across the world - bit.ly/44zDqER
July 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
📰 A new exhibition opens in China, exploring 1000 years of Yoga!
Launched by the Centre for Yoga Studies, ‘Embodied Liberation: The History of Physical Yoga’ looks into the origins, development and traditions of Yoga in India, and how it has evolved across the world - bit.ly/44zDqER
Launched by the Centre for Yoga Studies, ‘Embodied Liberation: The History of Physical Yoga’ looks into the origins, development and traditions of Yoga in India, and how it has evolved across the world - bit.ly/44zDqER
What are the connections between sport and religion? New research exploring this topic in Africa secures €2.3 million funding from @erc.europa.eu.
Find out more: bit.ly/46mBZvQ
Find out more: bit.ly/46mBZvQ
June 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What are the connections between sport and religion? New research exploring this topic in Africa secures €2.3 million funding from @erc.europa.eu.
Find out more: bit.ly/46mBZvQ
Find out more: bit.ly/46mBZvQ
Reading with Pride: Celebrating LGBTQ+ books in the SOAS Library 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@soaslibrary.bsky.social spotlight three LGBTQ+ books that have faced censorship and tell stories of resilience, resistance, and queer expression from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Read the blog: bit.ly/3HZJMWf
@soaslibrary.bsky.social spotlight three LGBTQ+ books that have faced censorship and tell stories of resilience, resistance, and queer expression from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Read the blog: bit.ly/3HZJMWf
June 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Reading with Pride: Celebrating LGBTQ+ books in the SOAS Library 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@soaslibrary.bsky.social spotlight three LGBTQ+ books that have faced censorship and tell stories of resilience, resistance, and queer expression from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Read the blog: bit.ly/3HZJMWf
@soaslibrary.bsky.social spotlight three LGBTQ+ books that have faced censorship and tell stories of resilience, resistance, and queer expression from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Read the blog: bit.ly/3HZJMWf
🏆Congratulations to our very own Professor Shirin Rai, who's book ‘Depletion: the human costs of caring’ received the Best Book prize at the British International Studies Association awards! bit.ly/4kUscBE
June 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🏆Congratulations to our very own Professor Shirin Rai, who's book ‘Depletion: the human costs of caring’ received the Best Book prize at the British International Studies Association awards! bit.ly/4kUscBE
We’re proud to be part of a new strategic partnership led by ten of the UK’s leading research-focused universities – #ResearchPlus has the primary aim of enhancing the strength of the UK’s research and innovation base.
Read more: bit.ly/3Tb7fWY
Read more: bit.ly/3Tb7fWY
June 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
We’re proud to be part of a new strategic partnership led by ten of the UK’s leading research-focused universities – #ResearchPlus has the primary aim of enhancing the strength of the UK’s research and innovation base.
Read more: bit.ly/3Tb7fWY
Read more: bit.ly/3Tb7fWY
Earlier this month, high-level members of the Supreme Court of India delivered a special talk on technology’s ever-growing relationship with law to the next generation of students pursing careers in judiciary fields.
Read more about the special address: bit.ly/4liWIoC
Read more about the special address: bit.ly/4liWIoC
June 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Earlier this month, high-level members of the Supreme Court of India delivered a special talk on technology’s ever-growing relationship with law to the next generation of students pursing careers in judiciary fields.
Read more about the special address: bit.ly/4liWIoC
Read more about the special address: bit.ly/4liWIoC
📣 Join us for London Climate action Week!
With guest speakers from the likes of COP30 Brazil, UN Trade/Development and others, talks will cover everything from climate resilience, energy transition to how we can chart new paths to a greener planet.
Register: bit.ly/3ZHVf2O
With guest speakers from the likes of COP30 Brazil, UN Trade/Development and others, talks will cover everything from climate resilience, energy transition to how we can chart new paths to a greener planet.
Register: bit.ly/3ZHVf2O
June 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📣 Join us for London Climate action Week!
With guest speakers from the likes of COP30 Brazil, UN Trade/Development and others, talks will cover everything from climate resilience, energy transition to how we can chart new paths to a greener planet.
Register: bit.ly/3ZHVf2O
With guest speakers from the likes of COP30 Brazil, UN Trade/Development and others, talks will cover everything from climate resilience, energy transition to how we can chart new paths to a greener planet.
Register: bit.ly/3ZHVf2O
Proud to be home to an international community of scholars and students! The QS World University Rankings recognises our diverse and inclusive environment as we also rank 15th in the UK for international students and 15th for international students diversity - all of which are in the top global 100.
June 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Proud to be home to an international community of scholars and students! The QS World University Rankings recognises our diverse and inclusive environment as we also rank 15th in the UK for international students and 15th for international students diversity - all of which are in the top global 100.
We are proud to announce a new joint PhD with BRAC University, Bangladesh, aimed at nurturing a new generation of scholars dedicated to transformative global development.
Pic: SOAS Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib with Chairperson of BRAC University's Board of Trustees Tamara Abed.
👉 bit.ly/4jSyTmu
Pic: SOAS Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib with Chairperson of BRAC University's Board of Trustees Tamara Abed.
👉 bit.ly/4jSyTmu
June 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
We are proud to announce a new joint PhD with BRAC University, Bangladesh, aimed at nurturing a new generation of scholars dedicated to transformative global development.
Pic: SOAS Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib with Chairperson of BRAC University's Board of Trustees Tamara Abed.
👉 bit.ly/4jSyTmu
Pic: SOAS Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib with Chairperson of BRAC University's Board of Trustees Tamara Abed.
👉 bit.ly/4jSyTmu
📣An evening with Qawwal NajmuddinS aifuddin and group!
12th June, 5:30pm.
Join us in exploring the history of Classical Qawwali music.
Register: bit.ly/3ZOU2qH
12th June, 5:30pm.
Join us in exploring the history of Classical Qawwali music.
Register: bit.ly/3ZOU2qH
June 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
📣An evening with Qawwal NajmuddinS aifuddin and group!
12th June, 5:30pm.
Join us in exploring the history of Classical Qawwali music.
Register: bit.ly/3ZOU2qH
12th June, 5:30pm.
Join us in exploring the history of Classical Qawwali music.
Register: bit.ly/3ZOU2qH
Immersive study tours designed by SOAS experts give students access to sensitive spaces across Rwanda, India and Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan - made possible because of the deep expertise and networks of our academics, working with long-standing local collaborators for many years: bit.ly/44bmc1m
June 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Immersive study tours designed by SOAS experts give students access to sensitive spaces across Rwanda, India and Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan - made possible because of the deep expertise and networks of our academics, working with long-standing local collaborators for many years: bit.ly/44bmc1m
Why are online scam centres booming in Myanmar’s conflict zones? Because they have flourished in periods of war, peace and the grey areas in between.
Read more from the research project 'The Centrality of the Margins: Borderlands, illicit economies and uneven development': bit.ly/3HyweRj
Read more from the research project 'The Centrality of the Margins: Borderlands, illicit economies and uneven development': bit.ly/3HyweRj
June 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Why are online scam centres booming in Myanmar’s conflict zones? Because they have flourished in periods of war, peace and the grey areas in between.
Read more from the research project 'The Centrality of the Margins: Borderlands, illicit economies and uneven development': bit.ly/3HyweRj
Read more from the research project 'The Centrality of the Margins: Borderlands, illicit economies and uneven development': bit.ly/3HyweRj