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: Iskandar Sattibaev (Comparative Literature) 06 November, 2023Meet our graduates Postgraduate Iskandar is the creator of SpeakEng, a mobile application helping over 100,000 people learn English… MINT Chinese Film Festival brings together graduate talent in women on screen 26 September, 2023Asian Studies Film and Intermediality Meet our graduates Postgraduate We hear from alumni and staff in Asian Studies and Film, Exhibition and Curation about the very… Meet our graduates: Bhavika Govil (Creative Writing) 15 August, 2023English and Scottish Literature Meet our graduates Postgraduate The joint winner of the inaugural Pontas and JJ Bola Emerging Writers Prize talks to us about… Meet our Graduates: Cristina Sandu (Comparative Literature) 19 June, 2023English and Scottish Literature European Languages and Cultures Meet our graduates Postgraduate Having graduated in 2015, Cristina is now a prize-winning writer and translator. Meet our graduates: Lynn Houmdi (Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies) 22 May, 2023Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Meet our graduates Postgraduate Twenty years after her first degree, Lynn completed an award-winning MSc and now drives forward… 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. Find out which careers need language skills This article was published on 2025-05-02