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📺SOAS expertise helps inform new BBC documentary!
Dr Satona Suzuki, expert in Japanese and Modern Japanese History – features in the new BBC Two Documentary: Civilisations: Rise and Fall.
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Dr Satona Suzuki, expert in Japanese and Modern Japanese History – features in the new BBC Two Documentary: Civilisations: Rise and Fall.
Read more: bit.ly/44sD2bJ
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
📺SOAS expertise helps inform new BBC documentary!
Dr Satona Suzuki, expert in Japanese and Modern Japanese History – features in the new BBC Two Documentary: Civilisations: Rise and Fall.
Read more: bit.ly/44sD2bJ
Dr Satona Suzuki, expert in Japanese and Modern Japanese History – features in the new BBC Two Documentary: Civilisations: Rise and Fall.
Read more: bit.ly/44sD2bJ
📰A new book, lead by Prof Jieyu Liu, reveals the trends and patterns in family life in China since the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949 - bringing together findings from the first detailed study on sex, marriage and intimacy in China, seen through three generations.
Read more: bit.ly/48bXMFP
Read more: bit.ly/48bXMFP
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📰A new book, lead by Prof Jieyu Liu, reveals the trends and patterns in family life in China since the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949 - bringing together findings from the first detailed study on sex, marriage and intimacy in China, seen through three generations.
Read more: bit.ly/48bXMFP
Read more: bit.ly/48bXMFP
📣SOAS Event 27 Nov
Inaugural Lecture series: Africa, International Arbitration & Human Rights.
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Inaugural Lecture series: Africa, International Arbitration & Human Rights.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
📣SOAS Event 27 Nov
Inaugural Lecture series: Africa, International Arbitration & Human Rights.
Register: bit.ly/4ocUnwu
Inaugural Lecture series: Africa, International Arbitration & Human Rights.
Register: bit.ly/4ocUnwu
🌐Ahead of the next G20 Summit, read our new alumni newsletter for perspectives on green transition.
Available now: soasworld.com/greentransition
Available now: soasworld.com/greentransition
November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🌐Ahead of the next G20 Summit, read our new alumni newsletter for perspectives on green transition.
Available now: soasworld.com/greentransition
Available now: soasworld.com/greentransition
📣SOAS Event 20 Nov
How are the diverging paths of Malaysia and Turkey taking shape in global finance?
Find out more: bit.ly/4i8oPGJ
How are the diverging paths of Malaysia and Turkey taking shape in global finance?
Find out more: bit.ly/4i8oPGJ
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
📣SOAS Event 20 Nov
How are the diverging paths of Malaysia and Turkey taking shape in global finance?
Find out more: bit.ly/4i8oPGJ
How are the diverging paths of Malaysia and Turkey taking shape in global finance?
Find out more: bit.ly/4i8oPGJ
📣SOAS Event 19 Nov
Exploring 'City of Desire' - a portrait of the largest informal settlement in Bangladesh.
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Exploring 'City of Desire' - a portrait of the largest informal settlement in Bangladesh.
Register: bit.ly/4oPm1Ro
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📣SOAS Event 19 Nov
Exploring 'City of Desire' - a portrait of the largest informal settlement in Bangladesh.
Register: bit.ly/4oPm1Ro
Exploring 'City of Desire' - a portrait of the largest informal settlement in Bangladesh.
Register: bit.ly/4oPm1Ro
🌍 The SOAS World Issue 7 is now available!
Featuring and exclusive interview with tech entrepreneur and SOAS alumnus Ilyas Khan, discussing his personal journey and career to date.
Find and more and read the latest issue: bit.ly/42SgDnD
Featuring and exclusive interview with tech entrepreneur and SOAS alumnus Ilyas Khan, discussing his personal journey and career to date.
Find and more and read the latest issue: bit.ly/42SgDnD
October 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🌍 The SOAS World Issue 7 is now available!
Featuring and exclusive interview with tech entrepreneur and SOAS alumnus Ilyas Khan, discussing his personal journey and career to date.
Find and more and read the latest issue: bit.ly/42SgDnD
Featuring and exclusive interview with tech entrepreneur and SOAS alumnus Ilyas Khan, discussing his personal journey and career to date.
Find and more and read the latest issue: bit.ly/42SgDnD
Diplomacy in Practice: Lessons from a Career on the Frontlines.
Event marks the launch of How to Be a Diplomat, a new book by Dr Nicholas Westcott, Prof of Practice in Diplomacy at SOAS.
🗓️This Thursday 2 October - register to attend.
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Event marks the launch of How to Be a Diplomat, a new book by Dr Nicholas Westcott, Prof of Practice in Diplomacy at SOAS.
🗓️This Thursday 2 October - register to attend.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Diplomacy in Practice: Lessons from a Career on the Frontlines.
Event marks the launch of How to Be a Diplomat, a new book by Dr Nicholas Westcott, Prof of Practice in Diplomacy at SOAS.
🗓️This Thursday 2 October - register to attend.
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Event marks the launch of How to Be a Diplomat, a new book by Dr Nicholas Westcott, Prof of Practice in Diplomacy at SOAS.
🗓️This Thursday 2 October - register to attend.
bit.ly/4gO5Osz
SOAS event 📣 Polymath Robeson: American Renaissance Man
As part of the Polymath Festival, we are delighted to host a discussion of the life and work of Paul Robeson, a distinguished alumna of SOAS.
📆 25 September, 6pm
Register: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
As part of the Polymath Festival, we are delighted to host a discussion of the life and work of Paul Robeson, a distinguished alumna of SOAS.
📆 25 September, 6pm
Register: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
September 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
SOAS event 📣 Polymath Robeson: American Renaissance Man
As part of the Polymath Festival, we are delighted to host a discussion of the life and work of Paul Robeson, a distinguished alumna of SOAS.
📆 25 September, 6pm
Register: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
As part of the Polymath Festival, we are delighted to host a discussion of the life and work of Paul Robeson, a distinguished alumna of SOAS.
📆 25 September, 6pm
Register: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
The SOAS Concert Series has returned with events for the first semester of the 2025/26 academic year! 🎶
Showcasing music from around the world, the series features an array of both international legends and up and coming talent.
Find out more and get your tickets: bit.ly/4nzHtss
Showcasing music from around the world, the series features an array of both international legends and up and coming talent.
Find out more and get your tickets: bit.ly/4nzHtss
September 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The SOAS Concert Series has returned with events for the first semester of the 2025/26 academic year! 🎶
Showcasing music from around the world, the series features an array of both international legends and up and coming talent.
Find out more and get your tickets: bit.ly/4nzHtss
Showcasing music from around the world, the series features an array of both international legends and up and coming talent.
Find out more and get your tickets: bit.ly/4nzHtss
Congratulations to the Class of 2025 🎓.
Last week, we had the joy of celebrating the achievements of our graduates with the families and friends who supported them along the way.
To our newest SOAS alumni: We can't wait to see what you do next.
#SOASGrad #graduation #classof2025
Last week, we had the joy of celebrating the achievements of our graduates with the families and friends who supported them along the way.
To our newest SOAS alumni: We can't wait to see what you do next.
#SOASGrad #graduation #classof2025
September 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Congratulations to the Class of 2025 🎓.
Last week, we had the joy of celebrating the achievements of our graduates with the families and friends who supported them along the way.
To our newest SOAS alumni: We can't wait to see what you do next.
#SOASGrad #graduation #classof2025
Last week, we had the joy of celebrating the achievements of our graduates with the families and friends who supported them along the way.
To our newest SOAS alumni: We can't wait to see what you do next.
#SOASGrad #graduation #classof2025
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Reporting Gaza: A Public Talk with Wael Al Dahdouh - 8 Sept at SOAS.
Al Jazeera’s Bureau Chief in Gaza is hosted by the SOAS Department of Media Studies, in collaboration with Al Jazeera and the SOAS Islaah student society.
👉 Register to attend: bit.ly/47pH7Qz
Reporting Gaza: A Public Talk with Wael Al Dahdouh - 8 Sept at SOAS.
Al Jazeera’s Bureau Chief in Gaza is hosted by the SOAS Department of Media Studies, in collaboration with Al Jazeera and the SOAS Islaah student society.
👉 Register to attend: bit.ly/47pH7Qz
September 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Reporting Gaza: A Public Talk with Wael Al Dahdouh - 8 Sept at SOAS.
Al Jazeera’s Bureau Chief in Gaza is hosted by the SOAS Department of Media Studies, in collaboration with Al Jazeera and the SOAS Islaah student society.
👉 Register to attend: bit.ly/47pH7Qz
Reporting Gaza: A Public Talk with Wael Al Dahdouh - 8 Sept at SOAS.
Al Jazeera’s Bureau Chief in Gaza is hosted by the SOAS Department of Media Studies, in collaboration with Al Jazeera and the SOAS Islaah student society.
👉 Register to attend: bit.ly/47pH7Qz
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Prof. Ha-Joon Chang was interviewed by @cnbc.com on challenging the traditions around economics and free market policy.
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We have been brainwashed into thinking there is no alternative to free market policy, says Ha-Joon Chang
Ha-Joon Chang, professor of economics at SOAS University of London, discusses economic growth and challenges the orthodoxy of economics.
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August 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Prof. Ha-Joon Chang was interviewed by @cnbc.com on challenging the traditions around economics and free market policy.
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"A guilty verdict, could trigger a new round of political conflicts."
Thai Law & Policy Fellow Verapat Pariyawong spoke to @aljazeera.com on the forthcoming verdict for Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in a controversial royal insult case.
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Thai Law & Policy Fellow Verapat Pariyawong spoke to @aljazeera.com on the forthcoming verdict for Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in a controversial royal insult case.
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Judgement day for former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra in royal insult case
Looming ‘lese majeste’ court ruling holds royal reckoning for Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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August 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
"A guilty verdict, could trigger a new round of political conflicts."
Thai Law & Policy Fellow Verapat Pariyawong spoke to @aljazeera.com on the forthcoming verdict for Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in a controversial royal insult case.
bit.ly/3HJspsY
Thai Law & Policy Fellow Verapat Pariyawong spoke to @aljazeera.com on the forthcoming verdict for Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in a controversial royal insult case.
bit.ly/3HJspsY
📰 Our Japan Research Centre has partnered with Xebio Holdings, one of Japan’s largest sports enterprises to launch a new internship programme for SOAS students studying BA Japanese.
Read more: bit.ly/3UE9oeA
Read more: bit.ly/3UE9oeA
August 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
📰 Our Japan Research Centre has partnered with Xebio Holdings, one of Japan’s largest sports enterprises to launch a new internship programme for SOAS students studying BA Japanese.
Read more: bit.ly/3UE9oeA
Read more: bit.ly/3UE9oeA
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As protesters and politicians call for the closure of asylum hotels, what are the alternatives?
Professor Giorgia Doná, Dr Charlotte Sanders, and Dr Paolo Novak provided insight to @uk.theconversation.com
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Professor Giorgia Doná, Dr Charlotte Sanders, and Dr Paolo Novak provided insight to @uk.theconversation.com
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As protesters and politicians call for the closure of asylum hotels, what are the alternatives?
Long-term use of hotels poses numerous challenges to those living there.
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August 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
As protesters and politicians call for the closure of asylum hotels, what are the alternatives?
Professor Giorgia Doná, Dr Charlotte Sanders, and Dr Paolo Novak provided insight to @uk.theconversation.com
Read more: bit.ly/4oqGDiY
Professor Giorgia Doná, Dr Charlotte Sanders, and Dr Paolo Novak provided insight to @uk.theconversation.com
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📰Professor @fionaadamson.bsky.social has received a special grant from The British Academy to boost collaborative efforts of migration research in Global South.
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August 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
📰Professor @fionaadamson.bsky.social has received a special grant from The British Academy to boost collaborative efforts of migration research in Global South.
Read more: bit.ly/45hJIut
Read more: bit.ly/45hJIut
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"The threat posed by low-price Chinese products to local jobs and communities, deskilling, and premature deindustrialisation is ubiquitous."
Research associate George Magnus wrote for @theguardian.com on the instability of China's industrial policy.
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Research associate George Magnus wrote for @theguardian.com on the instability of China's industrial policy.
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China’s Leninist industrial policy is creating instability at home and abroad | George Magnus
Overcapacity – from electric vehicles to high-speed rail to housing – is destroying profits as well as GDP
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August 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"The threat posed by low-price Chinese products to local jobs and communities, deskilling, and premature deindustrialisation is ubiquitous."
Research associate George Magnus wrote for @theguardian.com on the instability of China's industrial policy.
bit.ly/3UP8ls6
Research associate George Magnus wrote for @theguardian.com on the instability of China's industrial policy.
bit.ly/3UP8ls6
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Professor Mushtaq Khan featured on BBC World Service to discuss plans for Bangladesh’s new political constitution and declaration for reform.
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Newshour - Israel to let some commercial goods into Gaza - BBC Sounds
Israel has authorised the gradual re-entry of goods to Gaza via private traders
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August 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Professor Mushtaq Khan featured on BBC World Service to discuss plans for Bangladesh’s new political constitution and declaration for reform.
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Director of the SOAS China Institute Professor Steve Tsang provided insights to BBC News on the controversies surrounding the UK's new Chinese embassy.
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Why an explosive fight erupted over the UK's new Chinese embassy
It will be the biggest embassy in Europe, if approved. But its opponents fear it brings with it certain risks and dangers
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August 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Director of the SOAS China Institute Professor Steve Tsang provided insights to BBC News on the controversies surrounding the UK's new Chinese embassy.
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"Despite these attacks on her integrity and person, Albanese maintains faith in the human rights law instruments."
Dr @alvinahoffmann.bsky.social writes for @uk.theconversation.com on the imposed sanctions against UN special rapporteur, Francesca Albanese.
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Dr @alvinahoffmann.bsky.social writes for @uk.theconversation.com on the imposed sanctions against UN special rapporteur, Francesca Albanese.
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The US has sanctioned UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese – here’s why she’s the wrong target
UN special rapporteurs provide pro bono advice and expertise on vital latters of international law.
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July 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
"Despite these attacks on her integrity and person, Albanese maintains faith in the human rights law instruments."
Dr @alvinahoffmann.bsky.social writes for @uk.theconversation.com on the imposed sanctions against UN special rapporteur, Francesca Albanese.
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Dr @alvinahoffmann.bsky.social writes for @uk.theconversation.com on the imposed sanctions against UN special rapporteur, Francesca Albanese.
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📣 What do we inherit? What do we resist? What are we becoming together?
Join us tomorrow for the SamaBhav travelling film festival, exploring cinema, conversation, and community reflection.
Register: bit.ly/3H08MfR
Join us tomorrow for the SamaBhav travelling film festival, exploring cinema, conversation, and community reflection.
Register: bit.ly/3H08MfR
July 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
📣 What do we inherit? What do we resist? What are we becoming together?
Join us tomorrow for the SamaBhav travelling film festival, exploring cinema, conversation, and community reflection.
Register: bit.ly/3H08MfR
Join us tomorrow for the SamaBhav travelling film festival, exploring cinema, conversation, and community reflection.
Register: bit.ly/3H08MfR
🏆 Classic ballet dance wins best performance at annual Chinese Bridge!
Read more about the winner, our very own student Lucy Hirst: bit.ly/4lDlsZb
Read more about the winner, our very own student Lucy Hirst: bit.ly/4lDlsZb
July 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🏆 Classic ballet dance wins best performance at annual Chinese Bridge!
Read more about the winner, our very own student Lucy Hirst: bit.ly/4lDlsZb
Read more about the winner, our very own student Lucy Hirst: bit.ly/4lDlsZb
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"The KMT membership seems to be increasingly out of step with the average Taiwanese citizen in terms of age and ideology."
Prof Dafydd Fell commented in an article with @financialtimes.com on the fragility of Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) political party.
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Prof Dafydd Fell commented in an article with @financialtimes.com on the fragility of Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) political party.
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Taiwan’s once-dominant KMT falls ‘out of step’ with the electorate
[FREE TO READ] Party that has failed three times to win presidency since 2016 faces reckoning over its ties to China in looming recall vote
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July 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"The KMT membership seems to be increasingly out of step with the average Taiwanese citizen in terms of age and ideology."
Prof Dafydd Fell commented in an article with @financialtimes.com on the fragility of Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) political party.
bit.ly/46WnGOS
Prof Dafydd Fell commented in an article with @financialtimes.com on the fragility of Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) political party.
bit.ly/46WnGOS
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Dr Kate Bayliss spoke on the BBC News 'Business Today' programme to discuss the UK government’s new plans to update water systems across the country.
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Business Today - 21/07/2025
Bringing the latest business news and up-to-date informed analysis from London and around the world.
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July 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Dr Kate Bayliss spoke on the BBC News 'Business Today' programme to discuss the UK government’s new plans to update water systems across the country.
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