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SOAS accused of ‘misallocation’ of Excellence Bursaries

SOAS accused of ‘misallocation’ of Excellence Bursaries

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 £2,500

Launch of May’s review of higher education fees

Launch of May’s review of higher education fees

By Sumayyah Daisy Lane, BA History On Monday, February 19, Prime Minister Theresa May set out the details of the Tory government’s delayed long-year review of the UK’s higher education fees. During the speech, May admitted to the UK being home to “one of the most expensive systems

SU Elections: Jess, Hau-Yu, Sophie and Youssra elected as your new Co-Presidents

SU Elections: Jess, Hau-Yu, Sophie and Youssra elected as your new Co-Presidents

By Hannah Sommerville, MA Arabic Literature Results for the Student Union elections were announced on the 3rd March. Sixteen of the 17 contested posts have now been filled after a week of intense campaigning and strident efforts on the part of the SU to encourage students to use their vote.

SOAS announces its new ‘Fossil Fuels Free University’ status

SOAS announces its new ‘Fossil Fuels Free University’ status

By Ines Rodier, BA Politics and Development Studies SOAS has announced that fossil fuels are no longer being used the institutuion. This achievement is the result of a commitment made three years ago by the administration to divest totally from fossil fuels. Between 2008 and 2015, SOAS had already halved

Justice for Workers continue their fight to be brought in-house

Justice for Workers continue their fight to be brought in-house

By Arooj Sultan, BA Economics & Politics After a hard-fought campaign taking place over a period of 11 years, in August 2017 SOAS management announced that it meet the demands of the Justice for Workers (J4W) campaign and bring all outsourced staff in-house by September 2018. Following this historic announcement,

SOAS Management commits to rejoining the TEF

SOAS Management commits to rejoining the TEF

By Arooj Sultan, BA Economics & Politics SOAS is among the higher education institutions that is set to re-enter the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) – a system in which teaching excellence is rewarded financially according to ranking – over the course of this year. Last year, SOAS received a bronze ranking under

Ethiopia on the brink: Prime Minister Hailemarian Desalegn Resigns

Ethiopia on the brink: Prime Minister Hailemarian Desalegn Resigns

By Emma Ruiters, MSc Development Economics On February 15 this year, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) resigned, igniting the greatest political crisis to rock the country since the end of communist rule in 1991. Desalegn had risen to power in