Check on the right hand side of this page for our history and for Officers’ contact details.
The SOAS Students’ Union is the official representative body of the students of SOAS, regardless of whether they are Undergraduate, Postgraduate, International or Occasional.
Although seen as a radically left-wing union by some (this is possibly because those who are radical and left-wing have better shouting voices than the rest), the union’s primary aim is to support and foster relations between the students within SOAS, as well as hold responsibility for the running of the Bar, Snack bar, and Stationary Shop, as well as support the large number of student societies and sports teams.
(Official) Aims of the SOAS Students’ Union:
- to act as an official organisation promoting the interests of its members, and in particular to
- develop, foster and promote the cultural, intellectual, social and athletic recreation of its members;
- develop, foster and promote the education, welfare and general interests of its members;
- act as a channel of communication between, and represent the interests of, its members to the School and to any other bodies which may affect its members;
- endeavour to provide such non-commercial services as may from time to time be required by its members;
- develop and foster among its members the formation of clubs
Today’s live music concerts, are open to non-SOAS students as well?
Thanks!
Whoever is responsible for proofreading the site needs a little spelling improvement. At a cursory glance I noticed “santcions” and “permenent”.
On the page Our Story I see, referring to the late 50s – early 60s “Indeed the very Elvis record which was first played in SOAS is proudly still in the jukebox in the bar today. The jukebox quite possible dates back from this period too”. The only source of music in the JCR at this time was an enormous radiogram which was very rarely used. Conversation was the principal entertainment, and interruption in the shape of music was not appreciated.
“Becoming overtly political before many other Student Union’s”
(Quoted from Our Story)
This obvously refers to the period after 1964. At that time a resolution was in force prohibiting the display in the JCR of any notices of a political nature. Perhaps that Resolution is still in force, just forgotten!
Check the Union records.