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No in-person undergraduate classes for the rest of the year at SOAS

No in-person undergraduate classes for the rest of the year at SOAS

By Frances Howe, LLB SOAS will not hold in-person classes for undergraduate students for the rest of the year. Interim director, Graham Upton, confirmed this information in a general SOAS announcement emailed to students on 2 November. Upton wrote ‘…for Term 2 and 3 we continue to plan as in

Water Politics: Sharing the Nile

Water Politics: Sharing the Nile

By Marie Vandermeulen, B.A. International Relations and Law The Blue Nile river runs from Lake Tana in Ethiopia to meet the White Nile in Khartoum, before flowing north into Egypt. Since 2011, Ethiopia has worked to build one of its most extraordinary projects to date: the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance

The ‘invisible’ impact of Covid-19 on Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers

The ‘invisible’ impact of Covid-19 on Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers

By Maxine Betteridge-Moes, MA Media in Development While many minority communities have been disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, there is no formal data collection when it comes to the infection and death rate among Britain’s Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers (GRT). As a result, the impact

Students engage in legal battle amid Covid-19 rent strike

Students engage in legal battle amid Covid-19 rent strike

By Lara Gibbs BA Chinese (Modern and Classical) SOAS students at Dinwiddy House began a rent strike in April withholding around £1,500 of rent. Despite many students having left early when forced to return home due to Covid-19, accommodation provider Sanctuary Students is still requesting rent payment in full.

COVID-19 cases confirmed at SOAS student accommodation

COVID-19 cases confirmed at SOAS student accommodation

By Jared Harris, BA Chinese and History “…active transmission within the halls of residence is unlikely at this stage.” As of 13 October, SOAS has officially confirmed nine positive cases of Covid-19 amongst its student population. SOAS students have begun self-isolating within their accommodation after several have tested positive for

Raab Hints British Boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics

Raab Hints British Boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics

By Charlotte Paule, Msc Politics of Asia During the socially-distanced Foreign Affairs Select Committee on 5 October, Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP was the witness. When asked by Conservative MP Alicia Kearns about whether or not Britain should reconsider attending the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, Foreign Secretary Rabb

2020 U.S. presidential race: the race to save the environment?

2020 U.S. presidential race: the race to save the environment?

By Nahidah Khan BA Development Studies and Politics On 3 November 2020, the USA is due to hold its Presidential Election. When coupled with the following 24 hours, an already consequential event transforms into one with environmental implications. The US is set to formally exit the Paris Agreement on 4