Acclaimed DJ, radio host, and broadcaster Peter Barakan chats about his life in Tokyo, from studying Japanese at SOAS to presenting cult programmes Japanology Plus and Barakan Beat.

Explore the highlights of SOAS experts in the media discussing key issues and topics this month. For more updates, follow our SOAS press account on BlueSky (@soaspress.bsky.social). Dr Marcus ...

We are devastated to hear of the destruction caused by the earthquake affecting so many people in Myanmar and Thailand. Our thoughts are with everyone who has been impacted and with those worried ...

The organisers of the 2025 South East Asia Seminar Series, hosted by the School of Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics at SOAS University of London are pleased to announce a call for papers for the ...

I studied Classical and Modern Sinology, Romance languages and literatures, and Sociology at the University of Heidelberg, and Chinese literature in Shanghai. The research for my PhD thesis on ...

The practicality and prospect of Sino-Western Integration, particularly the compatibility and integration of the Western and the Chinese civilizations in an increasingly polarizing world, is a matter ...

SOAS Economics offers real-world Economics teaching, grounded in a global perspective and concrete knowledge of the economies of the Global South, especially Africa, Asia and the Middle East, as well ...

In this lecture, Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights Afghanistan, will speak about key elements of the current human rights crisis in Afghanistan under the ...

If you’re paying the Home rate of fees and starting a part-time or full-time Masters in 25/26, you may be eligible for a Masters Loan worth a maximum of £12,858 to help fund your programme. Contact ...

Public policies define "who gets what, when, how". As such, they have (in)direct impact on citizens and other policy targets. In this masterclass with SOAS academic staff, participants will look at ...

Jean Christopher (Chris) Mittelstaedt is a Lecturer in the Politics of China. His research broadly focuses on the creation, organization, maintenance, and reproduction of China’s political ...

This course at SOAS Language Centre in London is for learners who have completed the Upper-Intermediate level in Persian and who wish to communicate in a wider range of situations. The course is ...