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Why language comprehension gaps are a safety risk in construction

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21 April 202628 April 2026

A recent pilot survey suggests there is a hidden safety risk on construction sites when untrained informal translators are relied on to convey essential instructions to non-English-speaking colleagues In...Read More >

How the social structures of Nazi Germany created a bystander society

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7 February 20246 February 2024

Dr Ellen Pilsworth explores how the social structures of Nazi Germany created a bystander society during World War 2.

Why are languages missing from the Sustainable Development Goals?

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9 October 201715 March 2019

By Dr Wine Tesseur, Post Doctoral Research Assistant in Modern Languages and European Studies This blog has been translated to over 15 languages with the support of ‘The Language Industry’. See the translated versions. The…Read More >

The invisibility of language intermediaries

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31 July 201215 March 2019

Professor Hilary Footitt, from the Department of Modern Languages and European Studies, has a major interest in ‘Languages and international NGOs’ (non-governmental organisations) and how research into languages and cultures can…Read More >

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