We are proud to have a worldwide community of 15,000 graduates in literatures, languages and cultures. Be inspired by their stories, and find out what our Alumni team and Careers Service can do for you. News listing Search Publication date Date from Date to Meet our graduates: Yixiang Shirley Lin (Film, Exhibition and Curation) 03 March, 2025Film and Intermediality Meet our graduates Postgraduate Yixiang developed her final masters project into the MINT Chinese Film Festival of which she is Co-… Meet our graduates: Carol Rennie (East Asian Studies) 03 March, 2025Asian Studies Meet our graduates Postgraduate A two-time postgraduate alumnus in Asian Studies, Carol now owns and runs an independent cinema in… Meet our graduates: Natalie Berry (French and German) 05 August, 2024European Languages and Cultures Meet our graduates French and Francophone Studies German Undergraduate From the climbing walls in Edinburgh to the columns of leading publications like New York Times and… Meet our graduates: Ai Jiang (Creative Writing) 07 May, 2024English and Scottish Literature Meet our graduates Postgraduate Shortlisted for the prestigious Nebula Awards and Hugo Awards, winning the Ignyte Award for Best… Meet our graduates: James Hanton (Film Studies) 03 May, 2024Film and Intermediality Meet our graduates Postgraduate Starting his critic career in The Student during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, MSc Film Studies… 1 2 3 4 What can I do with... languages? Employers love Intercultural Competence.Studying one or more languages demonstrates that you're:a good communicatora resilient problem solversomeone open to other cultures and new ideasIncreasing migration in response to changing global dynamics means that, wherever you are based in the world, the ability to understand and communicate in one or more languages, in addition to English, will make you stand out. Image Find out which careers need language skills This article was published on 2025-05-02