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Shaping the Sustainable European University

01 November, 2021

Students of Spanish, Rachel Weller and Gabriel Vargas, talk to us about their involvement in the…

Meet our graduates: Dima Alzayat

19 October, 2021

Shortlisted for this year’s James Tait Black Awards and the Dylan Thomas Prize, Dima graduated with…

RSE medal win is first for a Modern Linguist

01 October, 2021European Languages and Cultures French and Francophone Studies Research

Professor John Renwick reflects on winning the RSE Sir Walter Scott Medal for his work on Voltaire…

My summer school experience: Katie Cameron

01 October, 2021

We hear from a Year 3 French and German student about attending an online summer school on the…

Year Abroad stories: Rosie Shackleton

15 September, 2021

German and History MA Hons graduate Rosie tells us about Wanderbücher for a post-Brexit Europe.

Conversation to career starter - the German interview

13 September, 2021

Graduates Sarah Partington and Rosie Shackleton talk about a German classroom interview project…

How can we best respond to the ethical demands of Gender-Based Violence translation?

25 August, 2021Research Translation Studies

Dr Charlotte Bosseaux talks to us about her new, AHRC-funded, practice-based research project.

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…

Judging the James Tait Black Prizes 2021: Heather Milligan

28 July, 2021

First year PhD in English Literature candidate Heather Milligan tells us what it's like to be…