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Two in a row! Jess Polito makes it back-to-back wins for Edinburgh in the Japanese Speech Contest

21 March, 2025Asian Studies Life at LLC Undergraduate

We speak to the second year student about her prize-winning experience.

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…

Final-year students support local charity

27 June, 2024Asian Studies European Languages and Cultures Life at LLC Scandinavian Studies Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies Undergraduate

Students of Scandinavian Studies, Spanish and Chinese visit Social Bite, an Edinburgh-based charity…

Speech! Minju Kim wins national contest for her talk on Japan’s relationship with Korea

17 April, 2024Asian Studies Life at LLC Undergraduate

We talk to the final year student about overcoming her fears to win the top prize in the 19th…

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…

The art of translating culture and place

17 August, 2023Asian Studies

Teaching Fellow Esther Tyldesley tells us about her PEN Translates award-winning work on The Sacred…

The Sparkling World of the Year 24 Group wins the David Laing Prize 2023

20 July, 2023Asian Studies Life at LLC Undergraduate

Francesca Lutje-Wilkes, a final year student of Japanese, has won the University’s book collecting…

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