Amid the lectures, tutorials, events and seminars that make up daily life at SOAS, our academy is producing innovative research that drives forward our vision for a better world. Bringing ancient ...

SOAS University of London President Zeinab Badawi has joined a host of authors and publishers in calling on ministers to reform the current English literature syllabus in schools across the country.

MA student Lilly asks academics what they plan to read this winter break, from diving into colleagues' latest research to exploring more works from a favourite author. Sure, winter break is for family ...

Centuries-old anxieties around immigration and race relations are given a new perspective in Public Library UK Vol I, After Kenneth Little. Devised and produced by Dr Richard Hylton, this ...

A SOAS expert has been nominated as one of the world’s top thinkers by Prospect Magazine for 2025, an accolade that spotlights individuals for their ideas and impact on the wider world. Professor ...

The symposium focused on the portraiture of Asia with two specific purposes in mind. First, to decentre studies of Asian portraiture from Eurocentric conceptions of subjecthood and thus to expand the ...

Chair of Trustees Lord Dr Michael Hastings reflects on the past year at SOAS, fulfilling our mission and achieving our goals, despite challenging sector conditions. As we reflect on our recently ...

Next year, the SOAS Gallery will host “Stories of Migration”, a three-month exhibition showcasing the work of PositiveNegatives – an award-winning arts organisation based here at SOAS. Ahead of its ...

Our SOAS DLD Conversation on the link between critical minerals and economic transformation was fascinating. Guest speaker, Amir Lebdioui, hit the nail on the head when he described a situation where ...

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The SOAS University of London Working Papers in Law, Gender and Media from the School of Law, Gender and Media is a series of papers presenting both early and later stage research findings in Law, ...