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

11 April, 2024

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

The art of translating culture and place

17 August, 2023

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

24 July, 2023

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

MINT Chinese Film Festival brings together graduate talent in women on screen

03 May, 2023

We hear from alumni and staff in Asian Studies and Film, Exhibition and Curation about the very…

What’s it like to co-organise an international conference?

17 April, 2023

Tsz Ho (Brian) Wong, an East Asian Studies PhD candidate, tells us about working with the Hong Kong…

In memoriam: Paul Dundas

13 April, 2023

Julian Ward reflects on the passing of our friend and colleague Paul Dundas, Sanskrit expert and…

Meet our graduates: Shuangyi Li

21 November, 2019

The winner of this year’s Anna Balakian Prize is a three-time Edinburgh graduate who completed his…

Finding the study path that’s right for you

14 November, 2019

Fourth year student Natalie Hotchkiss talks about taking time out and changing degrees midway…

Meet our graduates: Francesca Triggs

08 November, 2019

While working as a trainee solicitor, Francesca (MA Hons, 2017) has recently had her research on …