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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 (Meet our graduates: Zara Zaman)

16 August, 2021European Languages and Cultures Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Meet our graduates Undergraduate

After graduating in 2021, Zara co-founded the Inspire Launch Grow Awards emerging enterprise…

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…

Meet our graduates: Emily Lewis (Arabic and French)

17 June, 2021European Languages and Cultures French and Francophone Studies Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Meet our graduates Undergraduate

Emily won awards for her student volunteering work and is now a journalist in the Middle East.

Meet our graduates: Ella Leith (Scottish Ethnology)

26 May, 2021Celtic and Scottish Studies Meet our graduates Postgraduate Undergraduate

Ella's particular expertise is in British Sign Language storytelling in Scottish deaf…

Neill Martin wins Supervisor of the Year

21 May, 2021Celtic and Scottish Studies Research Teaching Postgraduate Undergraduate

What does it take to be a good supervisor during a pandemic? Neill reflects on reimagining research.

What’s it like to attend the Sundance Film Festival virtually?

07 May, 2021

Three Film, Exhibition and Curation students talk to us about their experiences of Sundance and how…

Collaboration with National Library of Scotland sees launch of new digital resource

21 April, 2021

Research on the Anna Murray and Frederick Douglass Family has led to the development of an online…