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 Festive festschrifts – graduates edit books in honour of PhD mentors 08 December, 2022European Languages and Cultures Meet our graduates Scandinavian Studies We sit down with Scandinavian Studies graduates Christian Cooijmans and Ian Giles, editors of two… Meet our graduates: Becky Waterton (German and Scandinavian Studies) 07 December, 2022European Languages and Cultures German Meet our graduates Scandinavian Studies Undergraduate Deputy Editor of The Local in Sweden, Becky graduated with an MA (Hons) in German and Scandinavian… Meet our graduates: Mark Bradshaw (Translation Studies) 20 April, 2022Meet our graduates Postgraduate Translation Studies Project Manager at Screen Language, Mark's dissertation led to a collaboration with graphic… Meet our graduates: Rosie Hedger (Scandinavian Studies) 07 March, 2022European Languages and Cultures Meet our graduates Scandinavian Studies Undergraduate Winner of an English PEN Translates Award, Rosie specialises in translating Norwegian literature… Meet our graduates: Dima Alzayat (Creative Writing) 19 October, 2021English and Scottish Literature Meet our graduates Postgraduate Dima was shortlisted for the 2021 James Tait Black Awards and Dylan Thomas Prize. 1 2 3 4 5 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
