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: 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: Kimaya Kulkarni (Comparative Literature) 13 November, 2020English and Scottish Literature European Languages and Cultures Meet our graduates Postgraduate Kimaya is the founding editor of the bilingual Bilori Journal, part of the ‘decoloniszing our… Meet our graduates: Shuangyi Li 22 November, 2019English and Scottish Literature European Languages and Cultures French and Francophone Studies Postgraduate Research Undergraduate Meet our graduates The winner of this year’s Anna Balakian Prize is a three-time Edinburgh graduate who completed his… Meet our graduates: Francesca Triggs (Chinese) 08 November, 2019Asian Studies Meet our graduates Undergraduate While working as a trainee solicitor, Francesca (Chinese MA Hons, 2017) had her research published… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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 Friday 2 May 2025
