The School of Oriental and African Studies

Reviews

Anonymous

All lecturers are very interesting. The campus is very politicised and the union very active. It is such an international place. You can learn many languages. There are excellent public lectures. Buzzy part of London.

Anonymous

My second home!! Whilst I was visiting various Universities, I knew I wanted to study somewhere which would help me develop academically and personally. They have many facilities to help you academically, aswell well student advice and well being to help with your mental health, careers services to guide you through your journey and many societies to get involved with. It is such an inclusive, open-minded and unique university - I definitely found the best place to prepare me for he future.

Anonymous

The university offers a unique experience. as I am studying my masters I have already done my undergrad degree else where. But SOAS is a small intimate location with a firey sense of identity, people want change and students will fight for it. It's beautiful to be in a place where you believe change will happen.

Anonymous

I was completely unsure about attending SOAS university of London to study BA history but it's one of the greatest decisions I've made. The location is ideal in central London, and the uni organises events that allow you to explore the city.

Anonymous

The atmosphere of the university is very relaxing and encouraging in a way to build an an academic and social life. The courses are interesting. The way of constructing the classes into lectures and tutorials is interesting and giving students the space to go in depth into several topics. The location of the university gives an extra credit for the university as everything is very close to it starting from libraries, bookshops, to restaurants. The diversity at soas also makes it a wonderful and rich place to study at.

Anonymous

It’s okay. Though it could be improved through more accessible facilities for disabled students as well as better organisation

Anonymous

The campus is not the biggest but it has everything essential. My favorite part would be the library which has a lot of good collections related to the course I am studying which is one of the reasons why it is always busy and creates a heavy learning environment.

Anonymous

Went to SOAS for my postgrad. It's located in central London and allowed me to choose a huge range of courses within my degree.

Anonymous

Overall, a very good school. The library has incredible resources, school lunches in the refectory and senate building are delicious. Definitely recommend the drinks from Kape and Pan in the senate building. Administration is kind of slow sometimes, but that’s to be expected. Plenty of places to do work throughout the campus. Small campus but puts on plenty of events throughout the year!

Anonymous

My time at SOAS will be the most treasured, from it’s inclusiveness, to the freindly relationship of all types of staff. Everyone will meet you with a smile.

Anonymous

At SOAS, I feel at home. Never before have I had so many opportunities to learn something new, try new things, and enhance my CV. The campus is amazing. On the same campus as UCL and a number of other University of London colleges, there is an amazing student atmosphere. There are just so many students with so many interests in the libraries and coffee shops of Bloomsbury every day. In SOAS itself, everyone has a little niche. It doesn't matter if you don't have one yet! The amazing lecturers will help you to find your niche. If you're into the arts, or politics, or just quirky people, SOAS is seriously a place to consider.

Anonymous

Very central and excellent for anyone wanting to specialise in Asia/ Africa. The library has a huge range of books that are rarely available in other institutions.