Located in Central London, the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London with its unique concentration of world-class expertise in Africa and Asia is well-placed to collaborate with and continue to provide and expand services for government and business, legal and media centres and culture and the arts as well as for the capital city's student and local populations.

A specialised college of London University, SOAS provides these links and services via research, teaching and learning and outreach activities.


Students of the School of Oriental and African Studies have exclusive access to three residences:

1. Dinwiddy House, located on Pentonville Road adjacent to Vernon Square and a 20-minute walk from Russell Square

2. Paul Robeson House, located on Pentonville Road adjacent to Vernon Square and a 20-minute walk from Russell Square

3. Charles Morton Court in Stoke Newington, just over 30 minutes away by bus.

Each residence offers purpose-built, self-catering accommodation which features individual study-bedrooms with en-suite facilities, telephone and Internet cabling. Four to seven rooms are clustered around a shared kitchen/diner. Where possible, students at the School of Oriental and African Studies will be offered a choice of single or mixed sex rooms in clusters. For more information please view, http://www.soas.ac.uk/admissions/international/accommodation/accommodation.html