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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…

Meet our graduates: Anke-Beate Stahl

13 December, 2022

Artist, curator and teacher Dr Anke-Beate Stahl came to Edinburgh in 1989 as an undergraduate…

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…

Festive festschrifts – graduates edit books in honour of PhD mentors

07 December, 2022

We sit down with Scandinavian Studies graduates Christian Cooijmans and Ian Giles, editors of two…

Meet our graduates: Becky Waterton

07 December, 2022

Deputy Editor of The Local in Sweden, Becky graduated with an MA (Hons) in German and Scandinavian…

Languages in the community - welcoming Ukrainian families to Edinburgh

24 June, 2022

In an updated article, we hear from the award-winning Ekaterina Popova and her students about…

Meet our graduates: Rosie Hedger

08 March, 2022

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