SOAS University of London is the leading UK higher education institution specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. Our community is international and diverse, with over 6,300 students on campus representing over 135 countries. SOAS scholars grapple with pressing issues - democracy, development, human rights, identity, legal systems, poverty, religion, social change - while at the same time remaining guardians of specialised knowledge in languages, periods and regions not available anywhere else in the UK.Thinking of coming to SOAS? Find out more via the links below. Our academic focus on the languages, cultures and societies of Africa, Asia and the Middle East makes us an indispensable interpreter in a complex world.