LLC Commons: Benoît Loiret, Patrick Errington, Elena Santi and Simina Pițur In brief Date - 24 March 2026Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George SquareSpeakers - Benoît Loiret (PhD candidate in French and Francophone Studies), Patrick Errington (Lecturer in Creative Writing & UKRI Future Leaders Fellow), Elena Santi (Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Literacy) and Simina Pițur (Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Psychology/Neuroscience)Theme - Poetry, Transdisciplinarity and Practice About the eventJoin us for the next event of the LLC Commons initiative!The session brings together research around the theme of 'Poetry, Transdisciplinarity and Practice' and will feature four speakers: Benoît Loiret, PhD candidate in French and Francophone Studies; Patrick Errington, Lecturer in Creative Writing & UKRI Future Leaders Fellow; Elena Santi, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, focusing on Literacy; and Simina Pițur, Postdoctoral Research Assistant focusing on Psychology/Neuroscience. Elena and Simina are working with Patrick on the project 'Introducing Rewriting Wor(l)ds'. The session will be followed by a Q&A and general discussion. Stay on for an informal pub social after.This space is to build community across the six departments in the School and hold interdisciplinary conversations among research staff and students - so come along!About the speakersBenoît Loiret is currently a PhD candidate in French and Francophone Studies. He came to Edinburgh in 2016 to complete an MSc in Comparative Literature. His dissertation, "Poetry and Music, Poetry as Music? The Case of Yves Bonnefoy", was the beginning of his exploration of the role of music in Yves Bonnefoy's œuvre. Prior to this, Benoît studied Anglophone Studies at the Université François Rabelais in Tours (France).Patrick Errington is a Canadian-born poet, critic, translator, and multidisciplinary researcher. Patrick is the author of three collections of poems, Glean, Field Studies, and The Swailing, which was shortlisted for Scottish Poetry Book of the Year in the Scottish National Book Awards, and won the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize.As a researcher, Patrick's work is distinctly transdisciplinary and collaborative, blending literary theory, cognitive psychology, phenomenological, ecological, and linguistic philosophy, translation theory, and creative writing to explore other-than-critical modes of literary response, their effects on the reading process, and their potential to expand humanities study and impact mental health.In 2025, he was awarded a prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship (2025–2029) for his project 'Rewriting Wor(l)ds', a transdisciplinary, participatory, research-practice partnered research programme investigating how creative engagement can enhance young people's poetry engagement and support longterm mental wellbeing. He will be working with the other two speakers, Elena Santi and Simina Pițur, on this project.How to attendThis event is free to attend, and open to all. No registration is required - just show up!About the seriesLLC Commons, coordinated by research colleagues and postgraduate research students, aims to embed work undertaken across the School’s six departments in a supportive seminar series. The initiative responds to calls from staff and students alike who have indicated that they would like more opportunities to share their work and invite feedback. The series aims to build a more integrated research culture among the School community, and to connect researchers across all its departments.Presentations might take a variety of formats: work in progress for conference papers or publications, outline plans for a chapter, a book proposal, or further research or grant plans. Tags Research English and Scottish Literature European Languages and Cultures French and Francophone Studies Mar 24 2026 16.00 - 18.00 LLC Commons: Benoît Loiret, Patrick Errington, Elena Santi and Simina Pițur Join us for another event in the new LLC Commons cross-discipline and cross-departmental events series with Benoît Loiret, Patrick Errington, Elena Santi and Simina Pițur giving presentations around the theme of 'Poetry, Transdisciplinarity and Practice'. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
LLC Commons: Benoît Loiret, Patrick Errington, Elena Santi and Simina Pițur In brief Date - 24 March 2026Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George SquareSpeakers - Benoît Loiret (PhD candidate in French and Francophone Studies), Patrick Errington (Lecturer in Creative Writing & UKRI Future Leaders Fellow), Elena Santi (Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Literacy) and Simina Pițur (Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Psychology/Neuroscience)Theme - Poetry, Transdisciplinarity and Practice About the eventJoin us for the next event of the LLC Commons initiative!The session brings together research around the theme of 'Poetry, Transdisciplinarity and Practice' and will feature four speakers: Benoît Loiret, PhD candidate in French and Francophone Studies; Patrick Errington, Lecturer in Creative Writing & UKRI Future Leaders Fellow; Elena Santi, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, focusing on Literacy; and Simina Pițur, Postdoctoral Research Assistant focusing on Psychology/Neuroscience. Elena and Simina are working with Patrick on the project 'Introducing Rewriting Wor(l)ds'. The session will be followed by a Q&A and general discussion. Stay on for an informal pub social after.This space is to build community across the six departments in the School and hold interdisciplinary conversations among research staff and students - so come along!About the speakersBenoît Loiret is currently a PhD candidate in French and Francophone Studies. He came to Edinburgh in 2016 to complete an MSc in Comparative Literature. His dissertation, "Poetry and Music, Poetry as Music? The Case of Yves Bonnefoy", was the beginning of his exploration of the role of music in Yves Bonnefoy's œuvre. Prior to this, Benoît studied Anglophone Studies at the Université François Rabelais in Tours (France).Patrick Errington is a Canadian-born poet, critic, translator, and multidisciplinary researcher. Patrick is the author of three collections of poems, Glean, Field Studies, and The Swailing, which was shortlisted for Scottish Poetry Book of the Year in the Scottish National Book Awards, and won the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize.As a researcher, Patrick's work is distinctly transdisciplinary and collaborative, blending literary theory, cognitive psychology, phenomenological, ecological, and linguistic philosophy, translation theory, and creative writing to explore other-than-critical modes of literary response, their effects on the reading process, and their potential to expand humanities study and impact mental health.In 2025, he was awarded a prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship (2025–2029) for his project 'Rewriting Wor(l)ds', a transdisciplinary, participatory, research-practice partnered research programme investigating how creative engagement can enhance young people's poetry engagement and support longterm mental wellbeing. He will be working with the other two speakers, Elena Santi and Simina Pițur, on this project.How to attendThis event is free to attend, and open to all. No registration is required - just show up!About the seriesLLC Commons, coordinated by research colleagues and postgraduate research students, aims to embed work undertaken across the School’s six departments in a supportive seminar series. The initiative responds to calls from staff and students alike who have indicated that they would like more opportunities to share their work and invite feedback. The series aims to build a more integrated research culture among the School community, and to connect researchers across all its departments.Presentations might take a variety of formats: work in progress for conference papers or publications, outline plans for a chapter, a book proposal, or further research or grant plans. Tags Research English and Scottish Literature European Languages and Cultures French and Francophone Studies Mar 24 2026 16.00 - 18.00 LLC Commons: Benoît Loiret, Patrick Errington, Elena Santi and Simina Pițur Join us for another event in the new LLC Commons cross-discipline and cross-departmental events series with Benoît Loiret, Patrick Errington, Elena Santi and Simina Pițur giving presentations around the theme of 'Poetry, Transdisciplinarity and Practice'. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Mar 24 2026 16.00 - 18.00 LLC Commons: Benoît Loiret, Patrick Errington, Elena Santi and Simina Pițur Join us for another event in the new LLC Commons cross-discipline and cross-departmental events series with Benoît Loiret, Patrick Errington, Elena Santi and Simina Pițur giving presentations around the theme of 'Poetry, Transdisciplinarity and Practice'.
