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Students' Union candidates announced

The candidates for this year’s Students’ Union election have been announced. Co-President Welfare and Campaigns Elena Sabatini Leah Edwards Georgina Robertson Co-President Democracy and Education David Suber Abi Dalby Bowler Adam Barr Co-President Activities and Events Iulia Beatrice Lumina Sarah Heng Wei Lyn Kabir Joshi Leonardo Cini Aida Roumer

Muslim Gay Rights Leader Slams Talk By Homophobic ‘Hate Preacher’ at SOAS

By Colin C. Cortbus A leading Muslim Gay Rights Advocate, has slammed a talk held at SOAS by the controversial homophobic preacher Dr Haitham Al-Haddad at SOAS on Monday the 17th of February. Omar Kuddus, an international LGBTQ Human Rights Activist and the director of Gay Asylum UK, a group

Cleaners protest on the steps for improved conditions

Cleaners' strike dates announced

Cleaners at SOAS will take two days of strike action on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th March in their dispute over working terms and conditions, it has been announced. The decision to take the strike action follows a ballot of cleaners who are members of the trade union UNISON, who

Marking boycott gets the go ahead

Marking boycott gets the go ahead

Academic staff will boycott marking coursework and exams in an escalation of their dispute over pay if employers don’t engage in negotiations, the University and Colleges Union (UCU) has announced. UCU has given the University and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), the body which represents SOAS and other university employers,

Cleaners protest on the steps for improved conditions

SOAS cleaners vote for strike action

Cleaners working at SOAS have voted in favour of taking strike action over their sick pay, holiday pay and pensions, their union, UNISON, has said. According to UNISON, 100% of cleaners voted “yes” in the three week-long postal ballot on a turnout of 62%. The cleaners are outsourced to facilities

Met pay out £40,000 after “inconsistent” police claims

Met pay out £40,000 after “inconsistent” police claims

Tom King, BA Politics The Metropolitan Police have paid £40,000 in compensation after “shocking” inconsistencies in police accounts of arrests at a tuition fee protest at SOAS in 2011. Ashok Kumar and Simon Behrman were wrestled to the grounded and arrested by police at a demonstration prompted by a

ULU Referendum Extended

ULU Referendum Extended

Students can now vote in the referendum on the future of ULU until 7th February, after union officers decided to extend the deadline for colleges to organise ballots. The decision was taken after several colleges failed to hold the referendum by 12th December, the original deadline. Michael Chessum, ULU President,