Will Durrant, BA History More than half the students at SOAS have never met with their Academic Advisor, The SOAS Spirit has learnt. A Students’ Union survey, which has reached 147 students so far, found… Read More »Only 57% of SOAS Students Know Who Their Academic Advisor Is
Khadija Kothia, BA History An intrusion at Dinwiddy House has been described by SOAS students as “traumatic”, leading to revelations about the accommodation’s inadequate security staffing. A man, said to be in his twenties, followed… Read More »Dinwiddy House break-in reveals inadequate student protection.
University in financial crisis following crash in undergraduate intake By: Jude Omidiran, BA Economics & Development SOAS management has disclosed that the university is facing a massive deficit, following a 40% collapse in undergraduate… Read More »Financial Crisis Strikes SOAS
Caren Holmes, MA Postcolonial Studies In March 2018, SOAS accepted a controversial gift from American alumni, Mary and Paul Slawson. The gift, a 13th-century Thai sculpture, housed within the Brunei Gallery, is estimated to be… Read More »Few Answers Materialise in Controversy Around SOAS’ Rare Buddha Statue
Despite a commitment to bring all staff in-house by the 29th of August 2018, SOAS outsourced all but one of the security staff at the first late license event of the year. This event took… Read More »SOAS Continues to Hire Outsourced Workers at Late License Events Despite In-Housing Commitment
Following the hard picket initiated on 16 March, six of the student protesters who blocked access to SOAS’ main building have been subject to the university’s disciplinary procedures over a period now spanning months.The events… Read More »Hard Picket Protesters Facing ‘Weaponised’ Disciplinaries for Blocking Entry to Main Building