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News and features from our community in European languages and cultures.

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What’s it like to be a virtual language ambassador?

20 August, 2021

Recent French and Spanish MA (Hons) graduate, Anna, talks us through her final year experience.

Karneval! German students share carnival culture with local primary school

19 August, 2021

Students Annabel, Jasmine and Lia tell us about their virtual Karneval workshop with Craigentinny…

Meet our graduates: Zara Zaman

16 August, 2021

Having graduated in 2021 in Arabic and French, Zara is the co-founding Director of the Inspire…

Meet our graduates: Emily Lewis

18 June, 2021

A graduate in Arabic and French, who won awards for her student volunteering work, Emily is now a…

Meet our graduates: Damian Platt MBE

10 June, 2021

We talk to the author of “Nothing by Accident: Brazil on the Edge” about how studying Italian and…

Meet our graduates: Kimaya Kulkarni

21 April, 2021

An MSc in Comparative Literature graduate, Kimaya is the founding editor of the bilingual Bilori…

Stepping back into our French theatre archive

21 April, 2021

Graduate Marka Rifat reflects on her time in Les Escogriffes in the late 1970s and how student…

Meet our Undergraduate School Rep: Lucilla Luprano

21 April, 2021

Lucilla, a third year joint honours student of Scandinavian Studies and Politics, tells us about…

Meet our graduates: Carolina Orloff

02 October, 2017

A Latin American Literature PhD graduate, Carolina is the co-founder of publishing house, Charco…