 This world is fascinating. Alive with diversity. Growing ever more complex. Hightened networks of interaction. Exchange. Translate. Connect. More languages than you can document in the index. First evolving. First dissolving. More cultures than you can count. But this vast canvas of soil and skyscrapers slants ever steeper. The gulf between high and low income yawns ever wider. Believes and identity. Are used to draw lines and divide us. When they could be the fabric that informs and combines us. Yes, diversity can open the door for discrimination. But it also gives us solutions and collaboration. The potential for peace. Sustainability. Communication. A recovery from violence. A recovery from abuse. In all its forms. Let's challenge the inequalities ingrained in our knotted roots. No matter how controversial, undue oppression, political or commercial. No quick fix, no bias tricks. Too many people are at stake. This is the role of researchers. Urgent knowledge to share. Change to make. Migrants and musicians. Farmers and scholars. People are not subject studied. They are partners in research. The problem isn't too many voices. Is that too few of them are heard. This world should have no margins where people lose their rights and say. SOAS is home to the leading research and expertise of today. Don't shy away. From finding truths. Creating solutions. Broaching the debate. Let's unpick misrepresentations. This is about global co-creation and trust. Towards understanding this diverse world. Towards making it more equal and just.