Since the establishment of the Taiwan Studies Programme in 1999, the School of Oriental and African Studies has become one of the leading centres for Taiwan Studies in the world.

EDDID is partnering with SOAS University of London and generously offering four bursaries of £2,000 each to master’s students in MSc Economics or School of Finance and Management courses. Bursaries ...

The Burma Campaign Memorial Library was created by the Burma Campaign Fellowship Group as a permanent memorial to those who fought and those who died in the Burma campaign (1942-1945) during World War ...

The SOAS Middle East Institute (SMEI) is an interdisciplinary institute promoting innovative engagement on the Middle East through research and outreach. The SMEI is a forward-thinking hub bringing ...

Progressives must reclaim the principles of freedom from the right, according to Nobel Laureate Professor Joseph Stiglitz, who addressed a packed audience at SOAS University of London this week.

Established in 2008, SOAS’s Centre for Translation Studies aims to explore and develop area-based translation studies across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Play video While addressing questions of ...

Narrated by a member of Bangladesh’s minority Hindu community, the film tackles the difficult subject of the use of fake news and misinformation regarding the plight of religious minorities in a ...

This presentation investigates whether the concept of Afro-communitarian (or ubuntu) reconciliation can be applied to gender in South Africa. Is there a need for reconciliation between the genders, ...

The SOAS Centre for the study of Japanese religions was founded in 1999 by a generous donation from the International Shinto Foundation. The centre exists to promote the academic study of Japanese ...

The Centre for Ottoman Studies is an interdisciplinary centre dedicated to the study of the Ottoman Empire and its legacies in post-Ottoman societies. Building upon the rich history of scholarly ...

The Centre for Trust Research conducts research on organisational and interorganisational trust, as well as to examine trust comparatively, from Asian, Middle Eastern and African perspectives. Led by ...

SOAS is one of the world’s leading institutions for the study of global development (QS ranking 2024). Our cutting-edge scholarship shapes debates, influences policymaking and amplifies perspectives ...