News
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 so far as to accept those with poorer qualifications. SOAS management’s increasing admission of
International News
As the results of 3 years and 6,000 studies carried out by 90 researchers from 44 different countries, unveiled, in Incheon, South Korea, the brief immediately arose the readers’ interests, not much due to its scientific revolutionary content, but rather for its novel focus on behavioural change and its
International News
The UN has issued a warning that the number of Yemenis in danger of starving by December, has risen from 8.4 million to 18.4 million. Yemen, since 2015, has been in the grip of a civil war fuelled by foreign intervention. The war is between the Saudi backed
Brexit
The Story So Far * 23 January 2013 – Former Prime Minister David Cameron expresses his support for an in/out referendum regarding the UK’s EU membership. * 7 May 2015 – Cameron wins the general election with a manifesto promise to hold a referendum. * 23 June 2016 – Referendum day. 51.9% vote
Trigger/Content Warning: this article discusses sexual violence and the justice system. The past few weeks have felt like a toxic haze for me where I have been unable to escape the bombardment of news stories, personal accounts and constant thoughts about sexual violence. There are a couple of reasons
culture
“The world’s FIRST concept based Nigerian takeaway”. Atmosphere: 4/5 Cultured. Classy. Clean. This Hackney takeaway is small and sleek. What immediately stands out about this takeaway is attention to detail – a conscious effort was clearly made to integrate Nigerian culture into every element of the place. Artwork, quotes
culture
Simone Both, MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies Last week, between Friday 12thand Sunday 14th October, the Native Spirit Film Festival came to SOAS as part of their annual film festival, which celebrates and displays the work of indigenous filmmakers. The Festival has been running since 2010 and this year
culture
Having seen Seun previously at WOMAD last summer, I knew I was in for a treat. This afrobeat pioneer is renowned for charismatic and energetic performances, and this Friday night -essentially a release party for his new album ‘Black Times’, his first full LP in over five years- was no
culture
Thursday night’s gig at Rich Mix in Shoreditch was a bit of a homecoming concert for Lacey. Lacey’s career began when she was picked up by Gilles Peterson’s Future Bubblers project, so she is currently based in Nottingham. However, she grew up in East London and her
features
By Ahmad Jamal Wattoo, BA Economics and Politics On Friday the 9th of February, SOAS witnessed one of the biggest Late License events in its 102-year history, aptly named ‘Qawwaal and Dhamaal’. The event was organised by the International Pakistan Students Association, the SOAS India Society and the SOAS
Featured Articles
By Ali Mitib, BA Law and Politics Members of the Union of Colleges and Universities (UCU) at 61 institutions across the UK have taken strike action against proposals by Universities UK (UUK) that would see a reduction in the pension income of up to 60%. The strike, which is operating
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By Alice McMahon, MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies Evidence has emerged that ‘hundreds’ of students may have missed out on up to £7,500 of bursaries, according to officers in the Student Union. In its Access Agreement for 2016-17, SOAS boasts of offering 152 Excellence Bursaries of £2,