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Read more at: Cambridge University and MMLL Subject Areas Ranked 1st in Complete University Guide for 2024

Cambridge University and MMLL Subject Areas Ranked 1st in Complete University Guide for 2024

We are delighted to share that the University of Cambridge ranked first overall in the Complete University Guide for 2024 , with Linguistics and all of the MMLL languages coming out on top in the subject league tables.


Read more at: Rory Finnin Wins Rothschild Book Prize and Ukrainian Studies Book Prize

Rory Finnin Wins Rothschild Book Prize and Ukrainian Studies Book Prize

We are very proud to share that Dr Rory Finnin has been awarded the 2023 Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies for his book 'Blood of Others: Stalin's Crimean Atrocity and the Poetics of Solidarity' . He was also awarded the 2021-22 Best Book Prize from the American Association for Ukrainian Studies for this work.


Read more at: Data Science in UK secondary education: supporting the hmanities and languages

Data Science in UK secondary education: supporting the hmanities and languages

Join us for a workshop to explore how data science might build on the rapid expansion of online learning platforms in UK schools to improve the language development and writing skills of students in the humanities and languages in the UK state school sector.


Read more at: Catalan Students at the House of Commons
Catalan students at the House of Commons

Catalan Students at the House of Commons

On Monday, May 15, a group of students and lecturers of Catalan Studies visited the Houses of Parliament invited by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Catalonia, to discuss the importance of learning minoritized languages in a globalized world.


Read more at: Professor Jean Khalfa made Officier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques
Prof Jean Khalfa

Professor Jean Khalfa made Officier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques

We are proud to share that Professor Jean Khalfa has recently been made Officier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques.


Read more at: Two from MMLL Italian win MHRA research fellowships

Two from MMLL Italian win MHRA research fellowships

We are happy to share the news that Dr Elena Sottilotta and Dr Michele Maiolani have won research scholarships with the Modern Humanities Research Association.


Read more at: Three from MMLL commended in Student-Led Teaching Awards

Three from MMLL commended in Student-Led Teaching Awards

We are very proud that Dr Claire White (Associate Professor of French), Dr María Noriega-Sánchez (Associate Professor of Spanish Language) and Viviane Carvalho de Annunciacao (former PhD student, now Teaching Associate at CLAS) have all been commended at the ceremony last night for the Student-Led Teaching Awards.


Read more at: MMLL Alumnus Matt Lloyd-Rose Publishes Book
Matt Lloyd-Rose

MMLL Alumnus Matt Lloyd-Rose Publishes Book

We are happy to share that MMLL alumnus in Italian and French, Matt Lloyd-Rose, has published the book, 'Into the Night: A Year with the Police'.


Read more at: Prof Maya Boutaghou to give Public Lecture at Magdalene College

Prof Maya Boutaghou to give Public Lecture at Magdalene College

Please join us for a public lecture by University of Virginia Professor Maya Boutaghou. Her talk is entitled, "White Tongue: The Colonized Woman and Language," and will be held on Friday 28th April at Magdalene College.


Read more at: Two 2023 Gates Cambridge Scholars to study in MMLL

Two 2023 Gates Cambridge Scholars to study in MMLL

We are thrilled to share that two Cambridge Gates Scholars will be studying MMLL subjects next year. We welcome Briseyda Barrientos Ariza and Angello Alcazar.