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We are SOAS

SOAS is a world-leading institution specialising in the study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, combining languages, cultures, and regional expertise with critical, globally informed perspectives.

We challenge conventional thinking, foster debate, and equip learners to address today’s complex global issues.

Taught by internationally respected academics engaged in fieldwork and research, SOAS connects knowledge to real-world impact across governments, industries, and communities worldwide.

The story of SOAS

From groundbreaking academics to world-famous students, the history of SOAS is one of constant engagement with a changing world.

Our Colleges

College of Social Sciences

The College of Development, Economics and Finance intervenes in and engages with the key economic, social, and financial challenges of our time, focusing on the regions of the Middle East, Africa, and Asia without losing sight of global interdependencies.

College of Humanities

The College of Humanities focus is on learning from, and seeking to understand the important and varied knowledge generated through creative arts, culture, history, linguistics, literature, media, philosophies and religions.

College of Law

The College of Law brings together a range of subjects to explore legal systems and the legal challenges of the developing world, alongside human rights, international law and institutions, environmental law and international trade and commerce.

Explore SOAS

Visit SOAS

Find out what makes the SOAS campus in Bloomsbury one of London's most vibrant cultural spaces.

SOAS Library

One of the world's most important academic libraries for the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

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