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Digging Deeper: Legal Battle Unveils Clash Between Economic and Environmental Interests
'Victory for the environment'
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SOAS Falls 37 Places in UK University Rankings
Notably, P&P gave SOAS a score of 0% in the ethical investment and banking category for their lack of an available ethical investment and banking policy during the period in which the rankings were carried out.
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FRESHERS FAYRE DISRUPTED BY PROTEST AS STUDENT UNREST CONTINUE
The Freshers’ protest is just a warning of far more action to come if the university continues to ignore its students.
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SOAS UNIONS: HABIB MUST GO
It has consolidated the ever-growing concern as to whether Adam Habib is worth his £234,204 salary
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Truss lashes out at “deep state” and “trans activists” at US conservative conference
By Felix Flanagan, BA Politics Photo caption (CPAC Logo, American Conservative Union, Public Domain) Shortest ever serving Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has come under fire for a speech she delivered at the most recent Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland, USA. In recent years CPAC has become notorious for
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What On Earth is Going On in the House of Commons? SNP Ceasefire Bill Chaos Explained
By Lilac Carr, BA Politics and International Relations Humza Yousaf, leader of the SNP, stated that “Westminster is broken and people have a right to be angry” Photo Caption – SNP Commons Leader Stephen Flynn debating in Parliament (Credit: UK Parliament/Maria Unger CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) On Wednesday 21 February,
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Queers for Palestine Boycott Success at National Student Pride
By Lilac Carr, BA Politics and International Relations “Queers for Palestine further stated that the result was “made possible by the incredible solidarity of our queer community and sets a precedent for other Pride organisations.” For the Queers for Palestine Logo, ‘Queers for Palestine Logo (@queers .for.palestine, Instagram)’ National
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Students snubbed by security
By Gabriel Mullins, BA History “No Students’ Union representative was consulted during the decision-making process behind this policy document.” SOAS students were ignored in the implementation of new rules banning protests against Director Adam Habib. Under the new guidelines, forms of expression including protests on the SOAS steps and those
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Residents cannot return for weeks: Barton House Evacuation raises fears of another Tower Block Tragedy
By Hodan Sultan BA History of Art and History “It’s been 6 years since Grenfell, 14 months since the fatal fire at Twinell House,’ and the question for most is if the council have learnt lessons from both tragedies.” On the evening of November 14th, 400 residents including 100
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SOAS SU: A Prison for Progress
Anonymous For Islamophobia Awareness Month this year, the SU organised a series of events in support of SOAS’ Muslim students. On 22 November, a poetry reading and gallery were held at the JCR. Student Zahra Seedat read a poem to open the event, and the SU invited the charity MEND
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Policing Protest at SOAS: A Report on Recent Security Conduct
By Jacob Winter, BA Politics and International Relations On Wednesday October 25th, The Socialist Workers Party held a small but significant demonstration against the occupation of Palestine, with the main premise being a mass student walkout. Despite a low turnout, SOAS security fenced off the entrance to the university and
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Furtive SOAS Bookshop Closure
By Melina Tavakoli Moghaddam, BA Politics and International Relations Joe Burridge, manager of the soon-to-be-closed SOAS bookshop is pretty clear about things – “I just want them to leave me alone.” SOAS management’s new obsession with the renovation and repurposing of spaces has claimed a new victim – the SOAS bookshop