What are the best Msc?
Where to study poli sci / IR /Africa in London
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SOAS close to collapse and is very vulnerable now to closure/merger.
Evidence?
They have always been financially weak. I'm sure the pandemic didn't help, but who knows... But apart from that: They have a really good reputation among social anthropologists, social justice folx and other non-quants. But if you care about the scientific method and the pursuit of truth, it may be the wrong place. So it depends on what your needs are. I would personally not want to set a foot in that university. There are much more rigorous places nearby, like LSE, Essex, UCL. But then again, I sometimes feel like the age of rigor is over and opinion and activism count for more these days.
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Rumour circulation is linked to SOAS’ financial instability. In an interview with the SOAS Spirit in November 2020, UNISON branch secretary at SOAS, Sandy Nicoll, alleged that the school had to find £17 million before the start of the 2020/21 academic year in order to stay financially viable. In February when asked about a UCL takeover, Adam Habib responded to SOAS’ financial situation more broadly: ‘… over the past nine months we had the Transformation and Change process which has already put SOAS in a much firmer financial footing on the basis of those very hard decisions. But this is a temporary victory – all it did was buy us some time.’ In April 2020 SOAS sold its leasehold of the Russell Square Terrace buildings, including the Faber Building, back to the University of London.
SOAS close to collapse and is very vulnerable now to closure/merger.
Evidence?