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A full listing of research seminars in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures taking place in Autumn 2019.

A full listing of research seminars in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures taking place in Spring 2019.

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Writing across borders

04 August, 2023

We speak to Hephzibah Israel about the research and creative process behind her exhibition…

Exploring the legacies of Robert Louis Stevenson's Pacific writing

30 May, 2022

We hear from the researchers behind Remediating Stevenson, a new three-year project to engage…

RSE medal win is first for a Modern Linguist

28 September, 2021

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

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

25 August, 2021

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

Àidh, Robot - researchers develop first ASR system for Scottish Gaelic

01 July, 2021

Will Lamb outlines what Automatic Speech Recognition means for the future of Scotland’s Gaelic…

The School of Scottish Studies Archives at 70

20 April, 2021

It’s 70 years since the University began collecting images, stories and voices of unheard Scottish…

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

14 April, 2021

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

Thriving in Scotland’s culture - Professor of Gaelic honoured for contribution to Public Life

06 November, 2020

Wilson McLeod talks about his Saltire Society honour, one of six Fletcher of Saltoun Awards given…

Meet our new podcaster going Beyond the Books

28 February, 2020

We chat to PhD candidate, and Web and Communications Postgraduate Intern, Ellen Davis-Walker about…

Forging language and cultural policy links with the Nordic Council

06 February, 2020

The Scandinavian Studies team have met senior members of the Nordic Council at the Scottish…