Editing SOAS University of London (section)

==Governance and administration==

===Presidents===
{| class="wikitable"
! Appointed !! President
|-
|2001 || [[Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws|Helena Kennedy]]<ref>[https://blogs.soas.ac.uk/centenarytimeline/2017/03/08/100-years-of-soas-women/ 100 years of SOAS women] SOAS University of London, 8 March 2017.</ref>
|-
| 23 April 2012 || [[Graça Machel]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2012 |title=Graça Machel Appointed as President of SOAS, University of London |url=https://www.soas.ac.uk/news/newsitem75798.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629223035/https://www.soas.ac.uk/news/newsitem75798.html |archive-date=Jun 29, 2022 |website=SOAS}}</ref>
|-
| 5 October 2021 || [[Zeinab Badawi]]<ref name="soas.ac.uk"/>
|}

===Directors/Vice-Chancellors===
[[File:Edward Denison Ross by John Lavery (1856-1941).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Edward Denison Ross]] by John Lavery]]
Since its foundation, the school has had ten directors. The inaugural director was the celebrated linguist [[Edward Denison Ross]]. Under the stewardship of [[Cyril Philips]], the school saw considerable growth and modernisation.<ref name="independent" /> Under [[Colin Bundy]] in the 2000s, the school became one of the top ranked universities both domestically and internationally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/apr/19/education.highereducation |title=Oxford topples Cambridge from top spot |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Matthew |last=Taylor |date=19 April 2005 |access-date=23 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826130121/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/apr/19/education.highereducation |archive-date=26 August 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2021 [[Adam Habib]] became director of SOAS in place of [[Valerie Amos]], who had taken up the position of Master at [[University College, Oxford]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soas.ac.uk/news/newsitem146159.html|title=Professor Adam Habib to be next Director of SOAS University of London|date=18 February 2020|publisher=SOAS University of London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/adam-habib-soas-will-be-voice-developing-world-west|title=Adam Habib: SOAS will be 'voice for developing world in the West'|website=Times Higher Education|date=26 January 2021}}</ref> In 2024, the position of director was renamed vice-chancellor.<ref>[https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/governance/executive-board Executive Board] SOAS University of London.</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Appointed !! Vice-Chancellor/Director
|-
| 1916 || [[Edward Denison Ross]]
|-
| 1937 || [[Ralph Lilley Turner]]
|-
| 1956 || [[Cyril Philips]]
|-
| 1976 || Jeremy Cowan
|-
| 1989 || Michael McWilliam
|-
| 1996 || [[Tim Lankester]]
|-
| 2001 || [[Colin Bundy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2005/apr/21/highereducation.careers?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|title=Soas head resigns after five years|access-date=14 July 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=21 April 2005|first=Donald|last=MacLeod|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306193513/http://www.theguardian.com/education/2005/apr/21/highereducation.careers?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|archive-date=6 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2006 || [[Paul Webley]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/feb/07/highereducation.careers?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|title=Soas appoints new director|access-date=14 July 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=7 February 2006|first=Donald|last=MacLeod|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306195830/http://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/feb/07/highereducation.careers?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|archive-date=6 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || [[Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos|Valerie Amos]]
|-
| 2021 || [[Adam Habib]]
|}

===Board of Trustees===
The SOAS Board of Trustees sets policy, mission, and purpose for the university. The Trustees are also responsible for overseeing the management of resources and upholding SOAS's role. The board consists of a chair, two vice-chairs, an honorary treasurer, 10 lay members, the Vice-Chancellor, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Deputy
Vice-Chancellor Research and Knowledge Exchange, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Finance and Operations and Clerk to the Board, a Professional Services Member, college deans, and student representatives.<ref name="SOAS Board of Trustees">{{cite web | url =https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/governance/board-trustees | title = SOAS Board of Trustees | access-date = 8 May 2025 | publisher = SOAS University of London |url-status=live }}</ref>