SOAS Library
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Library at the heart of SOAS University of London
UK National Research Library for Asia, Africa and the Middle East
https://soas.libguides.com/
UK National Research Library for Asia, Africa and the Middle East
https://soas.libguides.com/
Pinned
We apologise in advance for any unavoidable noise in the library starting Wednesday the 19th. This is due to renovation work being done to the Reading Room on Level D.
📚Looking for a book to read?
Recommendations from Brendan, our Reader Assistant
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Recommendations from Brendan, our Reader Assistant
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Explore the Africa Collection at the SOAS Library
In honour of Black History Month, SOAS Library selected a few books on African art, history, politics, and culture to read.
www.soas.ac.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
📚Looking for a book to read?
Recommendations from Brendan, our Reader Assistant
👉 www.soas.ac.uk/about/blogs/...
Recommendations from Brendan, our Reader Assistant
👉 www.soas.ac.uk/about/blogs/...
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We are very excited to announce the launch of our new digital library platform which will host all of our digital content, including curated exhibitions and featured collections. Find out more here: https://soas.quartexcollections.com/?cid= #EYADigital
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We are very excited to announce the launch of our new digital library platform which will host all of our digital content, including curated exhibitions and featured collections. Find out more here: https://soas.quartexcollections.com/?cid= #EYADigital
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New for 2026, we’re running an intensive short course on Arabic manuscripts! Ideal for those wanting to get to grips with Arabic sources. In person, in London. 📖👇 @ies-sas.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social @soaslibrary.bsky.social
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
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Unlocking the Islamic Literary Heritage: An Intensive Practical Introduction to Arabic Manuscripts
Unlocking the Islamic Literary Heritage: An Intensive Practical Introduction to Arabic Manuscripts
ies.sas.ac.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
New for 2026, we’re running an intensive short course on Arabic manuscripts! Ideal for those wanting to get to grips with Arabic sources. In person, in London. 📖👇 @ies-sas.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social @soaslibrary.bsky.social
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
Dear SOAS students, researchers, and library users,
December 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Dear SOAS students, researchers, and library users,
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Last chance to book! 🎟️
Join us 4 Dec 2025, 6–7pm for a free tour of 'Karl Singporewala: Cosmos, Memory, Scale' with the artist himself.
Explore Zoroastrian-inspired sculptures, processes, heritage and more.
Free & open to all. Reserve your place! https://ow.ly/WTpF50XA4IM
Join us 4 Dec 2025, 6–7pm for a free tour of 'Karl Singporewala: Cosmos, Memory, Scale' with the artist himself.
Explore Zoroastrian-inspired sculptures, processes, heritage and more.
Free & open to all. Reserve your place! https://ow.ly/WTpF50XA4IM
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Last chance to book! 🎟️
Join us 4 Dec 2025, 6–7pm for a free tour of 'Karl Singporewala: Cosmos, Memory, Scale' with the artist himself.
Explore Zoroastrian-inspired sculptures, processes, heritage and more.
Free & open to all. Reserve your place! https://ow.ly/WTpF50XA4IM
Join us 4 Dec 2025, 6–7pm for a free tour of 'Karl Singporewala: Cosmos, Memory, Scale' with the artist himself.
Explore Zoroastrian-inspired sculptures, processes, heritage and more.
Free & open to all. Reserve your place! https://ow.ly/WTpF50XA4IM
🎉🎄 Countdown to Christmas with LSE Library's Women's History advent calendar. Discover a new inspiring resource every day. 🎁 app.myadvent.net/calendar?id=... #WomensHistory #AdventCalendar
Women's History Advent Calendar 2025
Heather Dawson has created an advent calendar for you! Happy holidays! :)
app.myadvent.net
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🎉🎄 Countdown to Christmas with LSE Library's Women's History advent calendar. Discover a new inspiring resource every day. 🎁 app.myadvent.net/calendar?id=... #WomensHistory #AdventCalendar
TODAY at 5PM
Join SOAS Centre for Palestine Studies' in-depth conversation with Lana Tatour about her co-edited book, Race and the Question of Palestine (2025)
Event info & registration: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
📚Read the book: soas.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1482762...
Join SOAS Centre for Palestine Studies' in-depth conversation with Lana Tatour about her co-edited book, Race and the Question of Palestine (2025)
Event info & registration: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
📚Read the book: soas.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1482762...
Race and the Question of Palestine
Imperial and settler-colonial projects cannot be understood outside the grammar of race; 'Race and the Question of Palestine' explores how race operates as a framework for oppression in Palestine.
www.soas.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
TODAY at 5PM
Join SOAS Centre for Palestine Studies' in-depth conversation with Lana Tatour about her co-edited book, Race and the Question of Palestine (2025)
Event info & registration: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
📚Read the book: soas.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1482762...
Join SOAS Centre for Palestine Studies' in-depth conversation with Lana Tatour about her co-edited book, Race and the Question of Palestine (2025)
Event info & registration: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
📚Read the book: soas.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1482762...
📚Excited to catalogue new books in the library. Recent publications by our SOAS academic staff. #publicpolicy #politicalobligation #vietnamwar #climatechange
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
📚Excited to catalogue new books in the library. Recent publications by our SOAS academic staff. #publicpolicy #politicalobligation #vietnamwar #climatechange
📣for SOAS students and staff: Bloomsbury Cultural History database trial until 19th January 2026.
Contains materials from old photos to new ebooks across SOAS fields and beyond. * Tip: you can browse by 'Place'.
Access ➡️https://soas.libguides.com/az.php
(See the New/Trial section on the right)
Contains materials from old photos to new ebooks across SOAS fields and beyond. * Tip: you can browse by 'Place'.
Access ➡️https://soas.libguides.com/az.php
(See the New/Trial section on the right)
A-Z Databases
soas.libguides.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
📣for SOAS students and staff: Bloomsbury Cultural History database trial until 19th January 2026.
Contains materials from old photos to new ebooks across SOAS fields and beyond. * Tip: you can browse by 'Place'.
Access ➡️https://soas.libguides.com/az.php
(See the New/Trial section on the right)
Contains materials from old photos to new ebooks across SOAS fields and beyond. * Tip: you can browse by 'Place'.
Access ➡️https://soas.libguides.com/az.php
(See the New/Trial section on the right)
📣A new book display on Level E has reached its destination.
Take a journey through Africa's transport history, from an amazing story about an ancient canoe 🛶 an East African road rally, the first female military pilot in Africa 🛫 and how African transport has been represented in popular culture 🚋🛵
Take a journey through Africa's transport history, from an amazing story about an ancient canoe 🛶 an East African road rally, the first female military pilot in Africa 🛫 and how African transport has been represented in popular culture 🚋🛵
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📣A new book display on Level E has reached its destination.
Take a journey through Africa's transport history, from an amazing story about an ancient canoe 🛶 an East African road rally, the first female military pilot in Africa 🛫 and how African transport has been represented in popular culture 🚋🛵
Take a journey through Africa's transport history, from an amazing story about an ancient canoe 🛶 an East African road rally, the first female military pilot in Africa 🛫 and how African transport has been represented in popular culture 🚋🛵
🧵 Knit and Knatter - Every third Wednesday
Next session:
📅 19 Nov | 🕐 1–2pm | 📍 E17, SOAS Library
All students, staff & Library members welcome — bring your project (any type of craft) & join the chat!
Next session:
📅 19 Nov | 🕐 1–2pm | 📍 E17, SOAS Library
All students, staff & Library members welcome — bring your project (any type of craft) & join the chat!
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🧵 Knit and Knatter - Every third Wednesday
Next session:
📅 19 Nov | 🕐 1–2pm | 📍 E17, SOAS Library
All students, staff & Library members welcome — bring your project (any type of craft) & join the chat!
Next session:
📅 19 Nov | 🕐 1–2pm | 📍 E17, SOAS Library
All students, staff & Library members welcome — bring your project (any type of craft) & join the chat!
We apologise in advance for any unavoidable noise in the library starting Wednesday the 19th. This is due to renovation work being done to the Reading Room on Level D.
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We apologise in advance for any unavoidable noise in the library starting Wednesday the 19th. This is due to renovation work being done to the Reading Room on Level D.
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Members of the CAMHRA team will share information about building a strong application during the ‘CAMHRA Doctoral Scholarships Webinar’ on Wednesday December 03rd 2025 at 2 pm GMT (London time). Registration is here: soas-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: CAMHRA PhD Scholarship Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: CAMHRA PhD Scholarship Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
soas-ac-uk.zoom.us
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Members of the CAMHRA team will share information about building a strong application during the ‘CAMHRA Doctoral Scholarships Webinar’ on Wednesday December 03rd 2025 at 2 pm GMT (London time). Registration is here: soas-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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📣 CAMHRA is offering 5 fully funded PhD #scholarships for researchers looking to conduct anthropological research in the broad field of #mentalhealth @SOAS.
📅 Apply by 5th January.
Find out more here ▶️ bit.ly/camhra
📅 Apply by 5th January.
Find out more here ▶️ bit.ly/camhra
CAMHRA Doctoral scholarships
This prestigious scholarship offers the opportunity for successful applicants to pursue a fully-funded 3-year PhD under the mentorship of leading experts in the fields of anthropology and mental healt...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
📣 CAMHRA is offering 5 fully funded PhD #scholarships for researchers looking to conduct anthropological research in the broad field of #mentalhealth @SOAS.
📅 Apply by 5th January.
Find out more here ▶️ bit.ly/camhra
📅 Apply by 5th January.
Find out more here ▶️ bit.ly/camhra
Starting soon in the Special Collections Reading Room!
Ever wondered what’s inside SOAS Library’s Special Collections? 👀
Special Collections Open Day
🗓️ 20 Oct | 🕚 11am–3pm | 📍 Floor F, Reading Room
Meet our curators & explore rare books, archives & manuscripts. All welcome! #SpecialCollections #SOASLibrary #Archives @soas-speccoll.bsky.social
Special Collections Open Day
🗓️ 20 Oct | 🕚 11am–3pm | 📍 Floor F, Reading Room
Meet our curators & explore rare books, archives & manuscripts. All welcome! #SpecialCollections #SOASLibrary #Archives @soas-speccoll.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Starting soon in the Special Collections Reading Room!
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'Drawing on...more than 3,000 researchers globally the Publishing Futures report, released on 16 October by Cambridge University Press, found 53 per cent of respondents believe AI would negatively impact the research publishing system while 18 per cent feel it would improve academic publishing.' 1/2
Low-quality and AI-generated papers ‘could overwhelm publishing’
Survey of more than 3,000 researchers by Cambridge University Press reveals widespread concerns over the rise of ChatGPT-assisted papers
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:47 AM
'Drawing on...more than 3,000 researchers globally the Publishing Futures report, released on 16 October by Cambridge University Press, found 53 per cent of respondents believe AI would negatively impact the research publishing system while 18 per cent feel it would improve academic publishing.' 1/2
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Still time to book on our new seminar: Understanding Resource Discovery: Archives and Primary Sources Content dub.sh/CQjAZXh
October 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Still time to book on our new seminar: Understanding Resource Discovery: Archives and Primary Sources Content dub.sh/CQjAZXh
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📣 The CGS Seminar Series kicks off next Tuesday with a vibrant student-led event on 'Gay School - Learning Otherwise.'
🗓️ Tuesday 21 October, 5-7pm
📍 R201, SOAS
Join for a discussion about study and knowledge production beyond the university and its radical potentialities.
Info & registration 👇
🗓️ Tuesday 21 October, 5-7pm
📍 R201, SOAS
Join for a discussion about study and knowledge production beyond the university and its radical potentialities.
Info & registration 👇
October 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
📣 The CGS Seminar Series kicks off next Tuesday with a vibrant student-led event on 'Gay School - Learning Otherwise.'
🗓️ Tuesday 21 October, 5-7pm
📍 R201, SOAS
Join for a discussion about study and knowledge production beyond the university and its radical potentialities.
Info & registration 👇
🗓️ Tuesday 21 October, 5-7pm
📍 R201, SOAS
Join for a discussion about study and knowledge production beyond the university and its radical potentialities.
Info & registration 👇
📢 Scheduled maintenance: EZproxy will be offline Thurs 16 Oct, 6–7:30pm.
During this time, off-campus access to e-resources via EZproxy will be unavailable. Please plan your research accordingly. Thanks for your patience!
During this time, off-campus access to e-resources via EZproxy will be unavailable. Please plan your research accordingly. Thanks for your patience!
October 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📢 Scheduled maintenance: EZproxy will be offline Thurs 16 Oct, 6–7:30pm.
During this time, off-campus access to e-resources via EZproxy will be unavailable. Please plan your research accordingly. Thanks for your patience!
During this time, off-campus access to e-resources via EZproxy will be unavailable. Please plan your research accordingly. Thanks for your patience!
Ever wondered what’s inside SOAS Library’s Special Collections? 👀
Special Collections Open Day
🗓️ 20 Oct | 🕚 11am–3pm | 📍 Floor F, Reading Room
Meet our curators & explore rare books, archives & manuscripts. All welcome! #SpecialCollections #SOASLibrary #Archives @soas-speccoll.bsky.social
Special Collections Open Day
🗓️ 20 Oct | 🕚 11am–3pm | 📍 Floor F, Reading Room
Meet our curators & explore rare books, archives & manuscripts. All welcome! #SpecialCollections #SOASLibrary #Archives @soas-speccoll.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Ever wondered what’s inside SOAS Library’s Special Collections? 👀
Special Collections Open Day
🗓️ 20 Oct | 🕚 11am–3pm | 📍 Floor F, Reading Room
Meet our curators & explore rare books, archives & manuscripts. All welcome! #SpecialCollections #SOASLibrary #Archives @soas-speccoll.bsky.social
Special Collections Open Day
🗓️ 20 Oct | 🕚 11am–3pm | 📍 Floor F, Reading Room
Meet our curators & explore rare books, archives & manuscripts. All welcome! #SpecialCollections #SOASLibrary #Archives @soas-speccoll.bsky.social
🧵 Knit and Knatter is back!
📅 15 Oct | 🕐 1–2pm | 📍 E17, SOAS Library
All students, staff & Library members welcome — bring your project (any type of craft) & join the chat!
📅 15 Oct | 🕐 1–2pm | 📍 E17, SOAS Library
All students, staff & Library members welcome — bring your project (any type of craft) & join the chat!
October 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🧵 Knit and Knatter is back!
📅 15 Oct | 🕐 1–2pm | 📍 E17, SOAS Library
All students, staff & Library members welcome — bring your project (any type of craft) & join the chat!
📅 15 Oct | 🕐 1–2pm | 📍 E17, SOAS Library
All students, staff & Library members welcome — bring your project (any type of craft) & join the chat!
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The Histories of Capitalism and Race series
@soasuni.bsky.social is back with a stellar line-up! Join us for exciting book discussions with @esmat.bsky.social, Catherine Hall, @omarcheta.bsky.social, Nicky Falkof, Tithi Bhattacharya, Françoise Verges, and Hafsa Kanjwal.
@soasuni.bsky.social is back with a stellar line-up! Join us for exciting book discussions with @esmat.bsky.social, Catherine Hall, @omarcheta.bsky.social, Nicky Falkof, Tithi Bhattacharya, Françoise Verges, and Hafsa Kanjwal.
September 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
The Histories of Capitalism and Race series
@soasuni.bsky.social is back with a stellar line-up! Join us for exciting book discussions with @esmat.bsky.social, Catherine Hall, @omarcheta.bsky.social, Nicky Falkof, Tithi Bhattacharya, Françoise Verges, and Hafsa Kanjwal.
@soasuni.bsky.social is back with a stellar line-up! Join us for exciting book discussions with @esmat.bsky.social, Catherine Hall, @omarcheta.bsky.social, Nicky Falkof, Tithi Bhattacharya, Françoise Verges, and Hafsa Kanjwal.
🎶 The Third-I: Tapi Project Meets the Third Orchestra
18 Oct, 7pm | SOAS
A groundbreaking fusion of Indian indie & global sounds from China to Palestine to Slovakia & UK.🌍Part of the Bloomsbury Festival & SOAS Concert Series.
👉 Details & booking: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
18 Oct, 7pm | SOAS
A groundbreaking fusion of Indian indie & global sounds from China to Palestine to Slovakia & UK.🌍Part of the Bloomsbury Festival & SOAS Concert Series.
👉 Details & booking: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
The Third-I: Tapi Project Meets the Third Orchestra
The Third-I is a collaboration bringing together the Indian band The Tapi Project with the London-based Third Orchestra.
www.soas.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🎶 The Third-I: Tapi Project Meets the Third Orchestra
18 Oct, 7pm | SOAS
A groundbreaking fusion of Indian indie & global sounds from China to Palestine to Slovakia & UK.🌍Part of the Bloomsbury Festival & SOAS Concert Series.
👉 Details & booking: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
18 Oct, 7pm | SOAS
A groundbreaking fusion of Indian indie & global sounds from China to Palestine to Slovakia & UK.🌍Part of the Bloomsbury Festival & SOAS Concert Series.
👉 Details & booking: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
We Sinful Women: Women in Art and Activism: 16 October, SOAS, 6:00-7:30pm.
A roundtable discussion about the current exhibition in the Wolfson Gallery. Booking here www.eventbrite.com/e/we-sinful-...
The exhibition in the Library continues until 7 December.
A roundtable discussion about the current exhibition in the Wolfson Gallery. Booking here www.eventbrite.com/e/we-sinful-...
The exhibition in the Library continues until 7 December.
We Sinful Women: Women in Art and Activism
A Roundtable discussion
www.eventbrite.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
We Sinful Women: Women in Art and Activism: 16 October, SOAS, 6:00-7:30pm.
A roundtable discussion about the current exhibition in the Wolfson Gallery. Booking here www.eventbrite.com/e/we-sinful-...
The exhibition in the Library continues until 7 December.
A roundtable discussion about the current exhibition in the Wolfson Gallery. Booking here www.eventbrite.com/e/we-sinful-...
The exhibition in the Library continues until 7 December.