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Read more at: Cambridge University Freshers' Events

Cambridge University Freshers' Events

Around the world in August and September, University Alumni Groups will be hosting online and in-person freshers’ events for new undergraduate and postgraduate students starting a course at Cambridge this autumn.


Read more at: Professor Charles Forsdick writes for British Academy

Professor Charles Forsdick writes for British Academy

Professor Forsdick's analysis, 'The revival of language learning is key to a culturally and linguistically rich future,' is featured on The British Academy news.


Read more at: Rory Finnin Wins Two ASEEES Book Prizes

Rory Finnin Wins Two ASEEES Book Prizes

We are delighted to share that Professor Rory Finnin has been awarded two prestigious prizes by the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) for his book Blood of Others: Stalin's Crimean Atrocity and the Poetics of Solidarity (University of Toronto Press, 2022). These ASEEES prizes follow on from two other awards for Blood of Others announced earlier this year.


Read more at: Dr Edmund Birch Featured on BBC Radio 4

Dr Edmund Birch Featured on BBC Radio 4

We are pleased to share that Dr Edmund Birch was recently featured on the BBC Radio 4 programme, 'Opening Lines'.


Read more at: In Memoriam: Dr. Geoffrey Walker (1936 - 2023)
Dr Geoffrey Walker

In Memoriam: Dr. Geoffrey Walker (1936 - 2023)

The Spanish & Portuguese Section is sad to share the news of the passing of Dr. Geoffrey Walker, a former colleague who will be missed enormously.


Read more at: Newnham College Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fellowship

Newnham College Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fellowship

The Newnham College Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fellowship has just gone live for applications on the Newnham College website, with a closing date of 29th September.


Read more at: Language and AI: Guy Emerson on using AI with language data

Language and AI: Guy Emerson on using AI with language data

Guy Emerson, Executive Director of Cambridge Language Sciences, writes on language and AI.


Read more at: ‘Affect, Emotion, Sensation’, Society for Italian Studies (SIS) Themed Conference 2023, 7-8 September 2023

‘Affect, Emotion, Sensation’, Society for Italian Studies (SIS) Themed Conference 2023, 7-8 September 2023

The 2023 Society for Italian Studies (SIS) Themed Conference ‘Affect, Emotion, Sensation’ took place at the University of Cambridge, Selwyn College (Grange Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DQ) on 7–8 September 2023. The conference aimed to promote a fruitful dialogue on the perception and the representation of emotions between...


Read more at: Students' Interview with Shirin Ramzanali Fazel
Students’ interview with Shirin Ramzanali Fazel

Students' Interview with Shirin Ramzanali Fazel

What does it mean to write, publish and read across nations? To what extent do postcolonial narratives destabilise national histories? What are the main challenges in translating one’s own works between different languages, including the language of the colonizer? After exploring her production in prose and poetry as part...


Read more at: New Website: Multilingualism at Cambridge

New Website: Multilingualism at Cambridge

We are delighted to be able to present a new website focusing on languages and multilingualism at the University of Cambridge, featuring information about multilingualism projects and events, in conjunction with the Global Humanities Network.