SOAS’ £20,000 PhD compensation student, Dr Vishal Vora, has began an online petition calling for SOAS management to issue a formal apology for supervision failures. Dr Vora, a former SOAS PhD student, was compensated £20,000… Read More »SOAS’ £20k compensation student calls for university to issue formal apology.
A campaign called Account for This, has called on SOAS to improve its services in dealing with victims of sexual harassment, following a recent case of sexual harassment by a postgraduate student at the university.… Read More »FRONT PAGE STORY: Sexual Harassment at SOAS
On the 24th of September, the Welfare and Campaigns Co-President Jess Kumwongpin-Barnes resigned from their role through an email sent to the entire student body. Following Jess’ sudden resignation, the Students’ Union (SU) released a… Read More »Unexpected resignation of Welfare-and Campaigns Co-President Shakes Students’ Union
A Sunday Times investigation from August 2017 alleged that many top UK universities are discriminating against British fee status students as the universities seek to attract more international students and their higher fee rates, going… Read More »SOAS Management Accused of Preferential Admission of International students
By Holly Sampson (BA Middle Eastern Studies and World Philosophies) ‘A kick right in the stereotypes’. ‘I can give mud mask a new meaning’. ‘Sweating like a pig, feeling like a fox’. ‘My gameface has… Read More »This Girl Can
By Phillipa Wilkinson
The results of the referendum on the future of ULU, released this week, show overwhelming support among students for a democratic union. Out of 4545 voters, 86% voted yes to the question, “Should ULU’s building, activities and campaigns continue to be run democratically by students?” with 12% voting no and 2% abstaining. SOAS students were even more positive; out of 394 voters, 97% voted yes.Read More »86% say yes to a student-run ULU