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Read about the activities and achievements of our established and early career researchers and our thriving PhD community.

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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What do you learn from bringing a Japanese art exhibition to Edinburgh?

20 December, 2019

PhD in Japanese candidate Olivia Putyer tells us about the public engagement skills she’s developed…

Meet our graduates: Shuangyi Li

21 November, 2019

The winner of this year’s Anna Balakian Prize is a three-time Edinburgh graduate who completed his…

The digital humanities, the ‘Vandegrifter’, and me: Dr Robyn Pritzker

19 November, 2019

The recent English Literature PhD graduate traces her journey from book historian to digital…

Meet our Traditional Artist in Residence

05 November, 2019

We chat to Mike Vass about coming of age in Edinburgh’s traditional music session scene and his…

Breathing new life into Early Modern research

19 September, 2019

Literature and History PhD student, Thom Pritchard, talks to us about the student-run Edinburgh…

Contributing to debates beyond borders

07 May, 2019

PhD student Gina Maya Roberts tells us what she’s learned about bringing a range of people together…

Lifting the lid on Edinburgh Spy Week

26 March, 2019

English Literature PhD student Huzan Bharucha gives us an intern’s perspective on our annual…

What’s involved in editing a scholarly yearbook?

15 March, 2019

We talk to British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Michael Wood about the latest volume of the…

Understanding Money launches as free MOOC

15 March, 2019

Paul Crosthwaite tells us why we need to get to grips with finance, and how it’s possible to do so…

PhD students launch grant-funded film festival

27 November, 2018

We talk to the team about News From Home and the power of film for exploring socio-political issues…