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The John Loiello Scholarship was originally established by American Friends of SOAS (AFSOAS), and is named after alumnus John Loiello, a founding Board member and benefactor of AFSOAS.. Now, thanks to ...
In the final Indian Art Circle lecture for 2024/25, Dr Sushma Jansari (Tabor Foundation Curator: South Asia, The British Museum) will discuss the context, scope, themes and highlights of this major ...
Indian fiction writer, editor, publisher and co-director of Jaipur Literature Festival Namita Gokhale speaks of her iconic cult classic Paro: Dreams of Passion with SOAS Lecturer and novelist Dr ...
Students have returned from experiencing the political and social realities in countries in East Africa, Central and South Asia as part of a new series of study tours offered at SOAS. SOAS researchers ...
With the reach and capabilities of AI constantly expanding, how can we ensure that it’s improving our lives for the better? A new book from Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Professor in Global Thought and ...
SOAS University of London President Zeinab Badawi marked the launch of Humanitarian Action for Sudan (HAS) at SOAS, an initiative created to address the crisis in Sudan and improve humanitarian ...
In Carbon colonialism, Laurie Parsons provides an eye-opening, ground level view on climate breakdown in the Global South, drawing on the author’s fifteen years of research in the field. Climate ...
Left: Doing research at the British Museum's Asian study room. RIght: I began working as a volunteer at the British Museum. We've had the opportunity to explore the study rooms of the British Museum ...
Four SOAS alumni have been recognised by the British Council in the Study UK Alumni Awards 2025. The awards, held during the month of March, honour UK-educated global leaders who make significant ...
Three volumes of The Khalili Collections' 'Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage', which were included in this new gift to the SOAS Library. Notable within this gift, which arrived two weeks before the holy ...
Tech giants dominate our digital world, but their monopolistic grip isn’t inevitable. In this blog, Taylor D.H. Rockhill explores how we can push back so the future of technology is in the hands of ...
SOAS is among the first group of recipients to receive the new Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Doctoral Landscape Awards, designed to invest in arts and humanities research at the doctoral ...