A college of the University of London, SOAS fields include Law, Social Sciences, Humanities and Languages with special reference to Asia and Africa.

Although it is debatable whether University League Tables can accurately compare the quality of small specialised research institutions such as SOAS to general universities with tens of thousands of students and departments in nearly every academic discipline, or even to other specialised institutes with completely different kinds of focuses, in 2005, SOAS placed 4th among United Kingdom universities in a Guardian poll.

SOAS currently features in the world's top 50 Universities for Arts & Humanities, according to the QS World University Rankings.

" and " University occupations also took place at Manchester, Sheffield, Cambridge, Colchester Sixth Form, Brighton, SOAS and UCL and the LSE in London.

Following this acclaimed design Lasdun designed two buildings for the University of London, one for SOAS ( 1970 ) and another for the Institute of Education ( 1970 – 1976 ), which was particularly controversial in its insertion into the previous street plan of squares and terraces, which it tried to replicate in a more Brutalist manner.

After studying at French missionary schools in Bhamdoun and Broummana, he completed his secondary education at the Prep School in Beirut ( now International College ), and his BA in History and Political Science from AUB, before moving to the School of Oriental and African Studies, SOAS ( University of London ) where he earned his PhD in history in 1953 under the supervision of historian Bernard Lewis.

He holds a Masters degree ( MA ) in Film and Media Studies from SOAS, University of London, 2008.

John Edward Wansbrough ( February 19, 1928 – June 10, 2002 ) was an American historian who taught at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ).

Born in Peoria, Illinois, Wansbrough completed his studies at Harvard University, and spent the rest of his academic career at SOAS.

Arberry was appointed to the Chair of Persian at the School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS, University of London 1944 – 47.

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When the Head of the Department of History, Professor C. H. Philips, was promoted to the Directorship of SOAS, Professor Basham became the Head of History, a position he kept until 1965 when he joined the Australian National University (" ANU ") in Canberra as Head of the History Department and Professor of Oriental ( later Asian ) Civilizations.

Thapar is an Honorary Fellow at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and at the School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ), University of London.

* Simin Behbahani reads poetry at SOAS, University of London, 6 February 2005, YouTube, ( Part 1 ), ( Part 2 ).

Lord Bagri is one of the governors of the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ).

* The School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ) at University of London entered a global partnership to enable ACCA members and affiliates to enroll in SOAS's Postgraduate Diploma in Public Financial Management.

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Born in Hamadan, Persia, Ehsan Yarshater studied Persian language and literature at the University of Tehran and Iran philology ( Old and Middle Iranian ) at the School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ), University of London with Walter Bruno Henning.

Located in central London, SOAS describes itself as the " world's leading centre for the study of a highly diverse range of subjects concerned with Asia, Africa and the Middle East ", and is consistently ranked amongst the top universities in the UK.

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In 1939, at the age of 28, Xiao Qian returned to England to work as an instructor in modern Chinese language for the School of Oriential and African Studies ( SOAS ) in London.

Muwashshah: proceedings of the Conference on Arabic and Hebrew Strophic Poetry and its Romance Parallels, School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ), London, 8-10 October 2004.

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The archives of the Chinese Maritime Customs are maintained by the School of Oriental and African Studies, London ( SOAS ).

* Honorary Fellow, School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ), 2011

* President of the Board the Governors of the School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS )

He went on to take a BA in Sanskrit from the School of Oriental and African Studies (" SOAS ") and then worked in the Civil Defence Department during World War II.

AcSS, Pro Director, School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ), University of London

Robert Irwin read modern history at the University of Oxford, and did graduate research at the School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ) under the supervision of Bernard Lewis.

; HH Princess Muzna bint Ghalib Al Qu ' aiti: born 28 December 1980 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, holds a MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies, SOAS and BA from the American University in Cairo ; married Hisham Hafez of Medina, Saudi Arabia.

Patricia Crone completed her undergraduate and graduate work at the University of London, receiving a Ph. D. from the School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ) in 1973 under Bernard Lewis.

The archives of the Movement for Colonial Freedom are maintained by the School of Oriental and African Studies, London ( SOAS ).

He attended the School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ) at the University of London from 1959.

The SOAS Department of Linguistics was the first ever linguistics department in United Kingdom, founded in 1932 as a centre for research and study in Oriental and African languages.

SOAS trains government officials on secondment from around the world in ; Asian, African and Middle Eastern languages, especially in Arabic and Mandarin Chinese.

It is a branch of area studies, and many Western universities combine Asian and African studies in a single faculty or institute, like SOAS in London.

The INALCO is the French partner of the British SOAS which now teaches mainly Asian and African languages.

In the subject tables of this poll, SOAS was placed 3rd for Anthropology, 4th for Economics, 3rd for History and History of Art, 6th for Law, 5th for Music, 3rd for Politics, and 3rd for Theology and Religious Studies.

After his graduation from SOAS, Salibi joined AUB as bibliographer of the Arab Studies Program.

In 1948, Boyce was appointed lecturer of Iranian Studies at SOAS, specialising in Manichaen, Zoroastrian Middle Persian and Parthian texts.

At SOAS, she was promoted to Reader ( 1958 – 1961 ) and subsequently awarded the University of London's professorship in Iranian Studies following Henning's transfer to the University of California at Berkeley.