The SOAS Library is open 7-days a week, from 8am-11pm on weekdays, and 9:30am-10pm at the weekend. Explore our catalogue of over 1.3 million volumes housed in the SOAS Library, together with a major ...

To welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Fire Horse – symbolised by vitality, energy and spirit – newly appointed SOAS Professor of Practice Dr Cheng Yu directed and presented a large-scale ...

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 ...

We are delighted to invite our SOAS alumni living or working in the UAE to join our Alumni Receptions in Dubai and Abu Dhabi! You will hear about the latest developments from SOAS, including our new ...

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 ...

SOAS University of London has announced the launch of the Ambedkar–Kalaignar Visiting Fellowship for Social Justice and Federalism, through the SOAS South Asia Institute. The new Fellowship stands as ...

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, ...

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 ...

SOAS is pleased to announce Adam Hanieh, Professor of Political Economy and Global Development, as the new Director of the SOAS Middle East Institute. Professor Hanieh will be joining from the ...

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 ...