Our priorities and how we are doing

This section of the Publication Scheme covers strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews.

The list below provides a guide to the information published by SOAS which falls within this part of the Publication Scheme. Information is available in electronic form via the SOAS website unless otherwise indicated. For information on how to obtain copies of documents published by SOAS under the Publication Scheme and the charges which apply, see Ordering Copies .

1. Annual Report

2. Corporate and Business Plans

Strategies, Policy Documents and Procedures

This page contains SOAS' Strategic Plan for 2021-2026 and the following supporting supporting strategies:

  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
  • Education Strategy
  • Research and Knowledge Exchange Strategy

It also contains links to SOAS's Decolonisation Strategy and Language Strategy

3. Learning and Teaching Strategy

4. Academic Quality and Standards

Quality assurance and regulations

Quality assurance handbook
Information about quality assurance and programme reviews

5. External Review Information and Government/Regulatory Reports

See Academic Quality and Standards for information on SOAS's annual monitoring and review procedures and programme approval and review.

Office for Students
Information from the higher education regulator, including the list of registered providers

SOAS Access and Participation Plan 2020-2025

Bar Council (Bar Council website) and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA website)
Undergraduate law courses at SOAS are recognised by the Bar Council and the Solicitors Regulation Authority for the purpose of the completion of the academic stage of legal training. See their websites for further information about their accreditation procedures.

Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA website)
Statistical information including performance indicators

Quality Audit and Assurance Agency (QAA website)
Includes reports of reviews of SOAS by the QAA

Research Excellence Framework (UKRI website)
The REF is the system for assessing research excellence in UK universities. Submissions are made to Research England every 7 years, with the most recent being in 2021.

Unistats (Unistats website)
Information on teaching quality from the National Students Survey and the Higher Education Statistics Agency

6. Corporate Relations

Careers Service
Includes information on services for employers

Services for Business and Government
Information about SOAS services including briefings and consultancy, language training and the conference facilities.

7. EDI Compliance

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Reports

Equality Chartermarks
Information about Athena Awan and the Race Equality Charter