Check on the right hand side of this page for our history and for Officers’ contact details.
Download the SOAS SU Constitution Schedules Codes of Practice to have an understanding of the rules that govern our charity! We will get it into a better format soon. Honest!
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.
Does the SOAS union look after the interests of all SOAS students, or just the left wing ones? In the history section it said the union stopped supporting the SOAS Israel Society because the union is anti-Zionist but it didn’t take the same stance against radical Islamists. In the societies section it features both the Socialist Workers group and the Communist group but no mention of any centrist or centre-right group. If a student does not agree with the radical political views the SOAS union gives the impression of supporting, will he/her still get the same level of support? Does the SOAS union exist for the benefit of SOAS students, or to advance a political ideology and specific world view?
Hi all, I hope your exams etc went well. Sadly I didn’t complete my MA at SOAS as it wasn’t right for me so was wondering if anyone knew of any students that would be interested in a room from now until Sept 19th? Its in a lovely flat in Paul Robeson and is available now. Please let me know if you think of anyone – chales1@aol.com thanks very much y’all, christina x