Join in the discussion with our expert panel for a lively conversation about what multilingualism means to you. Speaking more than one language promotes multiple identities, but not everyone sees…Read More >
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Learning Languages for a Healthy Brain
Evidence increasingly suggests that speaking more than one language is good for your mind and brain. This is because bilinguals must constantly choose which language they will use each time,…Read More >
Is Facial Prejudice The Last Taboo?
We are all exposed to a visual diet that tells us that our happiness and success depend on our facial looks. James Partridge, founder of the charity Changing Faces, was…Read More >
Russia and the First World War: A Fatal Mistake?
Thursday 1 November, at 19:00, the Department of Modern Languages and European Studies will be holding its 6th annual public lecture to mark Armistice Day and the Centenary of the First…Read More >
Development agencies need to improve their language
How can aid agencies effectively support communities and ‘listen to their needs’ if their staff don’t speak the local language? In an article written for The Conversation, Professor Hilary Footitt and Dr…Read More >
Archives and Texts Seminar March 2018
The Department of English Literature are pleased to announce the Archives & Texts seminar for March. This is part of an interdisciplinary research seminar series on book history co-organized by…Read More >
Archives and Text Seminar February 2018
The Department of English Literature are pleased to announce the Archives & Texts seminar for February. This is an interdisciplinary research seminar series on book history co-organized by the Departments…Read More >
Archives and Texts seminar Jan 2018
The Department of English Literature are pleased to announce that the Archives & Texts seminar series is starting back up again this term. This is an interdisciplinary research seminar series…Read More >
Why are languages missing from the Sustainable Development Goals?
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 >
