Sarah, this is so sad. My heartfelt condolences. At SSEES - just one year - I wasn’t even taking any of Pete’s courses, yet he went out of his way to take an interest. And I couldn’t believe it; he remembered me over a decade later at BASEES. It was the same for many others. A legend indeed!

A very insightful article on the recent threats to UK modern languages:

www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/late...

Support the petitions to stop the closures at Leicester and Nottingham, to sign click here:

www.change.org/p/save-moder...

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#languages #mfl

Thank you!

Cover of "Courtly Gifts and Cultural Diplomacy" by Louise Hardiman

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