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Stars of Italy shine in Edinburgh

13 June, 2024

Two Professors in Italian, Federica Pedriali and Davide Messina, have been made Cavalieri dell&#039…

Year Abroad stories: Anu Abicht

03 May, 2024

In this blog post, Spanish MA (Hons) student Anu Abicht tells us about how she discovered a passion…

How Latin American feminist theory can help battle toxic masculinity

05 December, 2023

Elisabeth Goemans, a PhD candidate in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, tells us…

Meet our graduates: Harry Richards

20 January, 2023

Having graduated with an MA in Spanish and History in 2020, filmmaker Harry’s short film SANTI was…

In memoriam: Derek Wagg and Sheila Wagg, née Millar

09 December, 2022

Former Hispanic Studies student, Susan Harrison, pays tribute to two long-standing members of our…

Meet our graduates: Rosie Hedger

08 March, 2022

Winner of an English PEN Translates Award, Rosie is a Scandinavian Studies graduate who specialises…

Out of the classroom, into the cinema

18 November, 2021

We talk to students Lucy, Nina, Ella and Harriet about their involvement in the eighth Edinburgh…

In memoriam: Ian Revie

12 November, 2021

A tribute to the first Head of the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, an expert in…

Shaping the Sustainable European University

02 November, 2021

Students of Spanish, Rachel Weller and Gabriel Vargas, talk to us about their involvement in the…

My summer school experience: Katie Cameron

01 October, 2021

We hear from a Year 3 French and German student about attending an online summer school on the…