SOAS vision and strategy

SOAS’s new 2026-2030 strategy was approved by the Board of Trustees in July 2025.

Our bold new vision aims to consolidate and deepen our engagement in our regions, bolster research intensity and excellence, and enhance research-based teaching, placing the student experience at the centre. 

Our plans include diversifying income and reaffirming our mission as an excellent, research-intensive university that equips graduates with the knowledge, skills, and experience they need to effectively contribute to a globally just future.  

As we experience significant global, political, economic, technological and societal shifts - the SOAS educational plan forefronts innovation, impact and learner agency in a rapidly changing world. 

The plan embodies SOAS’s commitment to delivering a world-class, research-informed education.
 

Supporting plans setting out our Education Strategy and our Research and Knowledge Exchange Strategy are being developed and will be added here when finalised.

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2021-25 (PDF, 835KB)
• Estates Strategy 2023-2028 (PDF, 40.5MB)
• Net Zero Strategy (PDF, 2.46MB)
• Research and Knowledge Exchange Strategy 2021-26 (PDF, 564KB)
• SOAS Careers and Employability Strategy 2023-2026 (PDF, 230KB)
• Sustainability strategy (PDF, 960KB)