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Postgraduate Open House: 27 May
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Welcome to SOAS
Our courses
Undergraduate
Postgraduate taught
Why choose SOAS?
5 subjects in global top 40
Development (2nd), Politics (16th), Anthropology (19th), History of Art (24th), History (36th) – QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
2nd in the UK for International Faculty
QS World University Rankings 2025
13 subjects in global top 100
Including Linguistics, Literature and Modern Languages – QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
Student life
Explore student life at SOAS and find out what students have to say about the student experience, campus life, and living in London.
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Life at SOAS
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Student webinar series
Led by academics and students, our student webinar series offers honest insight into postgraduate study, programme structures, and life at SOAS.
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What's on
All events
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SOAS spotlight
College of Humanities,
College of Social Sciences
& Department of Gender Studies
“You make me do too much labour”: What Paris Paloma’s anthem reveals about care, capitalism and gender
Paris Paloma’s viral hit Labour is more than a feminist anthem. Dr Sophie Chamas explores how it reveals a window onto the hidden, gendered and racialised work of care that capitalism depends on but refuses to name or pay.
Department of Development Studies
Scholar Dawn Kene‑Okafor’s mission: building safer migration pathways for women and children
Commonwealth Shared Scholar Dawn Kene‑Okafor, currently pursuing an MSc in Migration, Mobility and Development, shares how the scholarship is supporting her journey to becoming an intersectional migration expert.
SOAS blogs
More blogs
College of Humanities,
School of Arts
& Department of History of Art and Archaeology
Learning by doing: My art internship archiving Chu Teh-Chun’s legacy
An MA in History of Art and Archaeology student shares their internship experience and how it helped them translate theoretical knowledge into practical application and provided archival experience for their career.
College of Humanities,
College of Law
& College of Social Sciences
Why I rejected Oxford for SOAS
Amr shares how he found his way to SOAS by choosing a path that felt true to him, rather than the one he was expected to follow.
College of Humanities
The para-athlete inspired by anime: Ali’s journey to MA Japanese Studies at SOAS
Alumnus and para-athlete Ali Golchin reflects on his experience bridging sport science with an MA in Japanese Studies, all while training for and competing on the world stage in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
More blogs
Latest news
All news
All news
Skip to main content
Postgraduate Open House: 27 May
Chat with current students and preeminent academics – experience SOAS for yourself.
Find out more
Welcome to SOAS
Our courses
Undergraduate
Postgraduate taught
Why choose SOAS?
5 subjects in global top 40
Development (2nd), Politics (16th), Anthropology (19th), History of Art (24th), History (36th) – QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
2nd in the UK for International Faculty
QS World University Rankings 2025
13 subjects in global top 100
Including Linguistics, Literature and Modern Languages – QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
Student life
Explore student life at SOAS and find out what students have to say about the student experience, campus life, and living in London.
Discover more
Life at SOAS
See more
See more
Student webinar series
Led by academics and students, our student webinar series offers honest insight into postgraduate study, programme structures, and life at SOAS.
Discover more
What's on
All events
All events
SOAS spotlight
College of Humanities,
College of Social Sciences
& Department of Gender Studies
“You make me do too much labour”: What Paris Paloma’s anthem reveals about care, capitalism and gender
Paris Paloma’s viral hit Labour is more than a feminist anthem. Dr Sophie Chamas explores how it reveals a window onto the hidden, gendered and racialised work of care that capitalism depends on but refuses to name or pay.
Department of Development Studies
Scholar Dawn Kene‑Okafor’s mission: building safer migration pathways for women and children
Commonwealth Shared Scholar Dawn Kene‑Okafor, currently pursuing an MSc in Migration, Mobility and Development, shares how the scholarship is supporting her journey to becoming an intersectional migration expert.
SOAS blogs
More blogs
College of Humanities,
School of Arts
& Department of History of Art and Archaeology
Learning by doing: My art internship archiving Chu Teh-Chun’s legacy
An MA in History of Art and Archaeology student shares their internship experience and how it helped them translate theoretical knowledge into practical application and provided archival experience for their career.
College of Humanities,
College of Law
& College of Social Sciences
Why I rejected Oxford for SOAS
Amr shares how he found his way to SOAS by choosing a path that felt true to him, rather than the one he was expected to follow.
College of Humanities
The para-athlete inspired by anime: Ali’s journey to MA Japanese Studies at SOAS
Alumnus and para-athlete Ali Golchin reflects on his experience bridging sport science with an MA in Japanese Studies, all while training for and competing on the world stage in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
More blogs
Latest news
All news
All news