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Goldsmiths Racism Report criticised by students

Ruth Wetters, BA Chinese (Modern & Classical) “The struggle of Goldsmiths University is a universal struggle” GARA After a long-running anti-racism campaign at Goldsmiths, University of London, a report released by Goldsmiths University has revealed widespread experiences of racism among students of colour. Roughly 45% of Goldsmiths students are from

Valerie Amos

Director to leave SOAS for Oxford with bittersweet legacy

Will Durrant, BA History SOAS Director Valerie Amos will step down next summer to take the top spot at University College Oxford. Back in London, the search for SOAS’ next Director has already begun. Baroness Valerie Amos will leave SOAS at the end of this academic year after nearly five

Exhibition Review: “I am British Petroleum: King of Exploitation, King of Injustice”

Exhibition Review: “I am British Petroleum: King of Exploitation, King of Injustice”

Yasmin Elsouda, BA International Relations The British Museum (BM) partnered with British Petroleum (BP) to present “I am Ashurbanipal: King of the World, King of Assyria”. The exhibition began late last year and has just ended. This brings forward multiple questions: How did BP get hold of the items on

Fake News: Read All About It

Fake News: Read All About It

Tamara Harvey, BA Politics and International Relations Last December SOAS Unicef on Campus Society was targeted by international media. They were inundated by requests for articles, radio and television appearances. A comedian’s tweet about an event the society was planning, and which he had agreed to perform at, re-ignited

POSTCARDS TO SOAS: A Week in Andalusia

POSTCARDS TO SOAS: A Week in Andalusia

Syraat Al Mustaqeem, BA English Let’s set the record straight – I’m no exchange student. I’m just a Londoner remembering SOAS while away and sending my thoughts back home. My time in Andalusia, Spain was not long but so packed with culture that I left feeling I knew

SOAS SU Suspends “Undemocratic” Trustee Reform Referendum

SOAS SU Suspends “Undemocratic” Trustee Reform Referendum

Alex Barba, MA International Journalisms On the 6 February 2019, an email sent out to SOAS students announced the structure of and the details pertaining to a referendum on the proposed reform to the SOAS Students’ Union Trustee Board. The referendum, advanced by SU co-presidents, was almost immediately cancelled following

Humans of SOAS: Security Guards

Humans of SOAS: Security Guards

Interviewed by Uswa Ahmed, BA World Philosophies What does the role involve? Lee: The job is all about looking after people and making sure everyone at SOAS is safe as they go about their day to day things. Oh, and ID checking which is always fun as you can imagine.