Alumni and futures

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.

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Meet our graduates: Emily Lewis (Arabic and French)

17 June, 2021European Languages and Cultures French and Francophone Studies Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Meet our graduates Undergraduate

Emily won awards for her student volunteering work and is now a journalist in the Middle East.

Meet our graduates: Ella Leith (Scottish Ethnology)

26 May, 2021Celtic and Scottish Studies Meet our graduates Postgraduate Undergraduate

Ella's particular expertise is in British Sign Language storytelling in Scottish deaf…

Meet our graduates: Carolina Orloff (Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies)

28 September, 2017European Languages and Cultures Meet our graduates Postgraduate Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies

A Latin American Literature PhD graduate, Carolina is the co-founder of publishing house, Charco…

What can I do with... languages?

Employers love Intercultural Competence.

Studying one or more languages demonstrates that you're:

  • a good communicator
  • a resilient problem solver
  • someone open to other cultures and new ideas

Increasing 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. 

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