Studying at SOAS A university at the heart of cultural Bloomsbury London, once again, stands at the top of the QS Top Universities world rankings for the Best Student City 2023. However, for some students, the prospect of studying in such a big city may seem rather daunting. Will I find my way around? Will I make friends? At SOAS University of London, it is possible to combine all the benefits of living and studying in a big international city with the intimacy of a small and friendly campus. SOAS is located in Russell Square, which is in the heart of historic Bloomsbury. Bloomsbury is an area of leafy, green squares and grand Georgian buildings, which has long enjoyed a reputation for academic excellence and
intellectual enquiry. In the early 20th century, the area was home to the eponymous Bloomsbury Group of writers, which included amongst its members Virginia Woolf, E. M. Forster and John Maynard Keynes. The poet T. S. Eliot worked at Faber & Faber, close to the SOAS campus. Today, the area is home to Bloomsbury Publishing, famous for being the publishers of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books. Bloomsbury is also home to the British Museum and the British Library. SOAS is fortunate to have two such globally important centres of education and culture right on its doorstep. Other interesting museums close at hand include the Wellcome Collection, the Sir
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John Soane Museum, the Charles Dickens Museum, not forgetting SOAS’s own Brunei Gallery. Situated close to London’s West End, it is only a short walk from the SOAS campus to reach the popular shopping areas of Oxford Street and Regent Street; and all the restaurants, theatres, pubs, clubs and cinemas. Bloomsbury is an important transport hub, too. The nearest tube station to SOAS is Russell Square, from where the Piccadilly Line links directly with London Heathrow International Airport, and from nearby St Pancras train station it is possible to catch direct Eurostar trains to Europe, making Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam little more than two hours’ journey time away. www.soas.ac.uk
