SOAS University of London

SOAS offers an exceptional student life, made even more memorable by its outstanding accommodation at Paul Robeson House, where students enjoy a lively, welcoming community and some of the best moments of their university experience. Living at Paul Robeson creates a strong sense of belonging, with shared spaces and a friendly atmosphere that make it easy to build lasting friendships and fully engage in student life. Located in the heart of London, SOAS provides unmatched accessibility, with excellent transport links that make commuting convenient and allow students to explore the city with ease. Being surrounded by London’s cultural, social, and professional opportunities enhances everyday life, making SOAS not just a place to study, but a truly exciting and enriching place to live.

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I really enjoy studying at SOAS because the tutors and professors are incredibly helpful, and the course content and exams challenge me to think in perspectives I have never before considered. The students I have met on my course have been very friendly, and there are many amenities around SOAS due to its Bloomsbury location. My favourite study spot is in Senate House, as I find it to be very quiet and where my focus is at its best.

Student life is incredibly fun. My course is very enjoyable, and I’m enjoying it a lot. The social scene is everything. My university is in the perfect location—central London.

The course is very well constructed and includes some great subjects relevant to real-life issues. The commute is easy, and student life is fun. The university makes sure to value and prioritize student well-being.

SOAS is an incredibly welcoming and diverse community. The staff are highly supportive, and there are multiple ways you can make the most out of your time. It is located in the heart of London, which makes commuting much easier. Overall, it is a fantastic university that offers many opportunities, from study inclusion to career support, encouraging students to constantly strive for growth and improvement beyond their studies.

Soas is amazing. It is the most wonderful place I’ve been. Sincerely.

After seeing most universities in the London area, nothing comes close to the social life at SOAS. It’s so easy to talk to people and just have a great time. Yes, I’m probably slightly biased, but I can’t seem to get rid of my friends who study at other universities from my uni. The student life is overall great, and getting along with professors isn’t a problem. As I said before, you will find all different types of personalities, so it’s easy to make new friends that could last a lifetime. The only problem I have is that I’m not there enough.

So far I've been really enjoy university soas gives us a lot of opportunities to meet new people and to make learning and understanding things easier by adding workshops related to our course.

Since all lectures are specialists in each field with great knowledge and experiences, the real case study (i.e. up-to-date archaeology findings etc) has been provided.

Also thanks to its location near the British Museum, we had such memorable classes in the museum looking at the actual objects that you would only see in your text book elsewhere.

The uni library also holds rare books that I would find it difficult to find even back at home in Japan.

I lived in a private accomodation so cannot make a really valid opinion on this on a personal level.

but my friends at Uni who used to live in the student accomodation did not complain once. The location is near the uni and it's in the heart of London's West End!

London is a city full of temptation and disturbance to your study. It is also expensive to live in.

I have failed my first year because I was not a serious student enough... I was enjoying my social life too much in the new city I had just moved in and failed some courses.

This was a big awakening to me and I managed to proceed to the 2nd year after one more year repeated. I was very disappointed with myself but London has never disappointed me.

London is full of things, good and bad.
Being in such an international city, your classmates and neighbours will be from all over the world.
I have met many people that I would not have been able to meet in my home town.

You will have a lot of opportunity to learn about new things that happen in London.

You study history of Art and see the new arts being born around the corner. That's London.

I have never met any student who were 100% happy with their libraries. Let's be honest, no uni has enough space to let all students study at once.

I remember there were long queues before the photocopiers. But it's all down to your own time-management. If you time it wisely, you can always avoid the queues.

Books were absolutely awesome. I have read many books there that had nothing to do with my coursework since they were just