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Meet our graduates: James Hanton (Film Studies)

03 May, 2024

Starting his critic career in The Student during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, MSc Film Studies…

Meet our graduates: Saad Siddiqui

26 April, 2024

Exploring Bombay Cinema through the Edinburgh cityscape, MSc Intermediality graduate Saad Siddiqui…

In memoriam: Professor Francis O'Gorman

22 April, 2024

Colleagues reflect on the passing of former colleague, Francis O'Gorman, a passionate and…

In memoriam: Professor Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila

17 April, 2024

Colleagues in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies reflect on the passing of Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila,…

Speech! Minju Kim wins national contest for her talk on Japan’s relationship with Korea

17 April, 2024

We talk to the final year student about overcoming her fears to win the top prize in the 19th…

Meet our graduates: Anke-Beate Stahl

12 March, 2024

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

Supporting linguistic diversity in Scotland

10 March, 2024

Creating opportunities for Gaelic language use within the University of Edinburgh and strengthening…

Languages in the community - welcoming Ukrainian families to Edinburgh

22 January, 2024

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

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: Iskandar Sattibaev

06 November, 2023

A comparative literature graduate, Iskandar is the creator of SpeakEng, a mobile application…