The SOAS South Asia Institute is pleased to host the 2026 British Association for South Asian Studies (BASAS) Annual Conference, taking place from 9–11 September 2026. The conference will showcase ...

Author Sada Malumfashi will speak about his practice as a writer, translator, and curator of the Hausa International Book and Arts Festival. He has produced video documentaries exploring identity of ...

To help bridge the gap between academic and popular writing on food, the SOAS Food Studies Centre and Vittles magazine are partnering to run an essay competition in 2026 exclusively for alumni of the ...

Charting the dramatic history of the Christmas Pudding, from a medieval meat porridge starter to a Christmas revival from the Victorians and a tool and symbol of the British Empire. From the chaos of ...

Sophie Chamas's research and scholarship is concerned with the relationship between the imagination and socio-political change. Their work examines the intellectual and cultural production of ...

Our Scholar Spotlight focuses on Jane Wanjiru Ndirangu, a Dr Mai Yamani Scholar, a first-generation university student who came to London from Kenya to pursue an MSc in Environment, Politics and ...

Jotika Khur-Yearn, Southeast Asia Librarian at SOAS, discusses his recent work on a project to improve catalogue metadata for the library’s important collection of Southeast Asian manuscripts, ...

Wael Al-Dahdouh, the Gaza Bureau Chief for Al Jazeera, received a standing ovation at SOAS this week as staff, students, academics and activists gathered to bear witness to his testimony about the ...

The MA History of Art and Archaeology programme is a unique opportunity to study the History of Art and Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Your extensive choice of modules will allow you ...

Heritage Horizon is a specialised 9-month training programme, designed and delivered by the School of Arts at SOAS in partnership with the Saudi Heritage Commission, to equip researchers and ...

SOAS University of London will award honorary degrees to eight distinguished individuals at this year’s graduation ceremonies. The awardees include economist Gary Stevenson; development practitioner ...

To touch or not to touch, that's been the age old debate among scholars, visitors and gallery curators. In our latest gallery blog SOAS Gallery Collections and Engagement Officer Maria Rollo gives her ...