The project is based at the universities of Stirling, Cardiff, Dublin City and Queen’s Belfast.
The current role is only advertised for @stir.ac.uk, with three further roles at Cardiff, @dublincityuni.bsky.social and @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social to follow soon.
@ysgolygymraegpc.bsky.social
📣 VACANCY (language learning, Celtic Studies)
Research fellowship investigating language learning in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland
A post that is part of the exciting £1.5Million AHRC-funded Translating Cultures of Language Learning (TransCoLL) project.
tinyurl.com/3xc9eb54
The UCFL ECA SIG is looking for new reps! We have openings in German, Italian, Linguistics, Portuguese, and Middle Eastern Studies. Details below, and the application deadline is 15 December. Get in touch with the SIG co-chairs @oliviaglaze.bsky.social & @llewelynhopwood.bsky.social with questions 🥳
Every university should renovate the disciplinary framework of its courses and ask whether it is responding to its global responsibilities. But no university should recognise any merit in withdrawing from the study of other languages, cultures & societies
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/late...
The University Council for Languages (UCFL) welcomes the publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review and the Government’s response.
Read our reflection here: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/11/07/a...
You might have heard that the University of Nottingham plans to suspend all languages courses. This is very disappointing and heartbreaking.
Here you can find their petition aimed at protecting Modern Languages at Nottingham. You can show your support by signing it.
www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
Happy to share that my piece - 'Languages, Medical Humanities and Policy: Intersections in Research and Practice’ - is out today on @the-polyphony.bsky.social as part of this week's @readingbodies.bsky.social takeover! thepolyphony.org/2025/10/21/l...
Please do sign up to join in our online conversation event on 21st November, 12 noon, about the recent report on language education in the UK from the @hepi-news.bsky.social by @meganlbowler.bsky.social, sponsored by #Duolingo Thanks to @ilcs.bsky.social
for hosting ilcs.sas.ac.uk/research-pol...
Our new podcast by ECRs, for ECRs is here. Tune in as researchers share their academia survival tips.
The first episodes of Confessions of an Early Career Researcher are available now. Subscribe for our final episodes, going live 15 October. https://bit.ly/47PXZQH
😥 Stay connected with your ECA Special Interest Group subject reps so we can work together to create events and resources that best support the community: university-council-for-languages.org/early-career...
Congrats! 🎉🎉🎉
🎓 The 71st AHGBI Annual Conference 2026 warmly invites ECAs and PGRs to submit papers or organise panels. Mixed-career-stage panels are strongly encouraged!
💡 Funding support and awards will be available to help ECAs and PGRs participate. Full details will be shared at the start of the new year!
This event is online, and the second day has a particular ECA focus 🎉
BA report shows that worst cold spots in SHAPE are in Modern Foreign Languages: French & German single honours degrees are declining sharply, with cold spots in all 4 UK nations. Progress in expanding provision of non-European languages is being reversed.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
The call for a new ECA representative on the @ucflangs.bsky.social Executive Committee is still open!
This role is a fantastic development opportunity, offering visibility and collaboration with senior academics, and the chance to strengthen your leadership skills. Please share and apply!
📣 Research Assistant for the Japanese Collection - @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ500/r...
📣 Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Chinese Studies @ucddublin.bsky.social - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ524/l...
📣 Departmental Lecturer in Medieval Irish Language and Literature @ox.ac.uk - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOH452/d...
Fellowship from Bloomsbury for early career academics who are Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
🚨 Tim Unwin Early Career Researcher Grant 🚨
Early career researcher grants of up to £500 are available to SDN members to assist with a research project related to 19th-century French studies.
Send us your application by 1 September!
More info here: uksdn.co.uk/ecr-grant/
The Institute of Uralic Studies at LMU Munich is seeking applications for a position of a lecturer in Hungarian. It is a full-time permanent position with a starting date in February 2026. The deadline for applications is 20 September 2025. Please spread the word! job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/a...
We’ve opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social postdoctoral fellowships. We provide three years of funding for early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences to complete a significant piece of publishable research
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/post...
Sign up if you’re interested in learning more about languages research and policy engagement! This workshop is part of a project on ARIs, led by Charlotte Ryland and funded by @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social 💬
A rare opportunity for a permanent lectureship in German in our fabulous School! Please circulate to your networks. @ucfl-eca.bsky.social @ucflangs.bsky.social
The @uniofnottingham.bsky.social recently announced its intention to close the evening language class programme for staff, students and the wider community, and to cut all casual teaching contracts in the Language Centre. Sign the open letter to senior management here: tinyurl.com/53ebcxwc
We at AUPHF+ are opening a new round of small grants! Five awards up to £500 are available.
Apply now and share widely:
www.auphf.ac.uk/news-events