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Read more at: PhD student awarded inaugural prize by MHRA's journal Modern Language Review

PhD student awarded inaugural prize by MHRA's journal Modern Language Review

Congratulations to Kathryn Bryan, PhD student in French, who has just been awarded the inaugural prize by the MHRA's journal, Modern Language Review, for the best article published in 2023.


Read more at: Dr. Lucy Foster wins the 2023 Bridport First Novel award

Dr. Lucy Foster wins the 2023 Bridport First Novel award

The Spanish and Portuguese Section is delighted to share that our colleague and former PhD student, Dr. Lucy Foster, has won the 2023 Bridport First Novel award.


Read more at: Emeritus Fellow Dr Elizabeth Drayson to give talk at the Centre of Islamic Studies

Emeritus Fellow Dr Elizabeth Drayson to give talk at the Centre of Islamic Studies

Her talk entitled, 'Traitor, hero, man of destiny? Sultan Muhammad XI and the fall of the Islamic empire in the west' will be held at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies on 25th January.


Read more at: After Abstraction with Dr Annja Neumann
After Abstraction

After Abstraction with Dr Annja Neumann

Exploring Anglo-German histories, movement and migration, medial shifts and social change through the public research performance After Abstraction, CDH Research Fellow Dr Annja Neumann writes about her recent work in an art gallery as part of the Cross-Connections exhibition and her Re-Staging Public Spaces research programme.


Read more at: Slavonic Studies events and workshops in Lent Term

Slavonic Studies events and workshops in Lent Term

Please join us for upcoming lectures and events in Slavonic Studies during Lent Term.


Read more at: Dr Emma Claussen featured on BBC Free Thinking

Dr Emma Claussen featured on BBC Free Thinking

We are pleased to share that Dr Emma Claussen will be featured on the BBC Free Thinking programme Wednesday 10 January, discussing Essay writing, Montaigne and much more.


Read more at: Year Abroad Photo Competition Winners Announced

Year Abroad Photo Competition Winners Announced

We are happy to share the beautiful and powerful selection of photos students have taken on their Year Abroad for the annual YA Photography Competition.


Read more at: Professor Sarah Colvin to give inaugural lecture of Munich arts series of talks
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Professor Sarah Colvin to give inaugural lecture of Munich arts series of talks

We are delighted to announce that Professor Sarah Colvin be giving the inaugural lecture in new series of talks at the Literaturhaus München.


Read more at: New virtual classroom explores North African literature
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New virtual classroom explores North African literature

Dr Sura Qadiri is working with Professor Sonia Zlitni Fitouri from the University of Tunis and MMLL's Dr Hugues Azérad to pilot an online seminar series and reading group that creates a virtual transcultural classroom for academics and students from the Universities of Tunis and Cambridge to discuss francophone literature from the Maghreb.


Read more at: Professor Emma Gilby awarded Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship

Professor Emma Gilby awarded Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship

We are proud to announce that Professor Emma Gilby has been awarded a three-year Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship for her new project, entitled 'Women and the Making of Modern Languages: A New Modernism.'