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'Major donation' for Senate House expansion and research

'Major donation' for Senate House expansion and research

Tom King, BA Politics SOAS has received a £749,000 donation from the Wolfson Foundation, a charity which supports higher education in the UK. The grant will go towards the school’s expansion into the North Block of Senate House which is due to be completed in Spring 2016 as

Former Spirit Features Editor runner-up for NUS Journalism Award

Shreya Ramachandran, BA South Asian Studies Former SOAS Spirit Features Editor, Cristiana Moisescu, was a runner-up in the Student Journalist of the Year category at the NUS Journalism Awards, 2014. The awards recognise and celebrate achievements in the field of student journalism from across the country. Nominations from 600 student

Student satisfaction remains high

Grace Mason, BA Study of Religions This year’s National Student Survey from this year showed overall student satisfaction across SOAS remained at a high of 88%, the same percentage as SOAS’ 2013 survey. Compared to national statistics, the satisfaction of students at SOAS is 2% higher than the average.

SOAS alum Lammy in mayoral bid

SOAS alum Lammy in mayoral bid

Tom King, BA Politics SOAS alum and Tottenham MP David Lammy has announced his intention to stand to be Labour’s candidate for Mayor of London in 2016. Lammy, who served as a higher education minister in the last Labour government, will seek to replace Boris Johnson on a platform

Former student detained in Iran over women’s rights protest

Former student detained in Iran over women’s rights protest

Tom King, BA Politics A former SOAS student has been arrested and detained in Iran after attending a protest against the country’s restrictions on women attending sporting events. Ghoncheh Ghavami, who studied law at SOAS, was arrested outside the Azadi Stadium with more than a dozen other women when

Insufficient Evidence

Insufficient Evidence

A reflection on how SOAS relegates rape (trigger warning) Anonymous In April this year I was raped. I am not sure how it happened. No, I didn’t lead him on. I wasn’t too drunk. I wasn’t dressed in a provocative manner. Truth be told, I don’t