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Meet our graduates: Brandon Shalansky

26 April, 2018

Originally from British Columbia, Brandon completed our MSc in Playwriting and now works between…

Teaching trio win awards hat-trick

23 April, 2018

Three of our fantastic teaching staff have won Students’ Association Teaching Awards, including for…

Telling stories of future fossils

18 April, 2018

We talk to Royal Society of Literature award-winner, David Farrier, about why it’s important for…

Judging the James Tait Black Prizes - our students' perspective

16 April, 2018

English Literature PhD students, Olivia and Joanna, talk to us about what it's like to be…

Undergraduate Awards 2018 open for entry

27 March, 2018

Highly Commended 2017 entrant, Sarah Thomson, talks to us about the submission process and how it…

Treasured volume of Renaissance plays saved for nation

22 March, 2018

Annotated plays by influential English dramatist Ben Jonson - earmarked for sale in North America -…

Treading the boards

09 March, 2018

We talk to cast and crew of this year’s plays in European Languages and English Literature.

Eight fantastic graduates share their ‘life after LLC’ stories

08 February, 2018

Final year students hear from languages and literature alumni on making the most of their chosen…

What our Teaching Awards mean to us

08 February, 2018

As nominations roll in for the Students’ Association Teaching Awards, we talk to previous winners…

A grey wolf in the postgrad pack

08 February, 2018

Part-time Literature and Modernity MSc student, Paul Thompson, shares his experiences of becoming a…