The Chinese BA programme is suitable for both absolute beginners as well as those with some knowledge of the Chinese language. You will spend the third year of study in China or Taiwan furthering ...

The BA Korean programme provides you with the highest level of competence in all aspects of the written and spoken language, as well as an introduction to both classical and modern Korean culture - ...

The BA Arabic provides an intensive study of Modern Standard Arabic in its first year. Students are free to choose a second module on Arabic culture, Middle Eastern literature or Islam as the year's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...