📣 'Rhetoric, drama and their critics: a symposium in memory of Malcolm Heath, late emeritus Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Leeds' - register now to avoid disappointment!
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Very proud to have completed my Confucius certification for intermediate spoken Chinese @universityofleeds.bsky.social
I still need lots of practice but am very excited to keep learning this beautiful language 🇨🇳🐼❤️🎉
Sir Albert Sloman envisioned languages at the heart of the University of Essex.
❗ Now, his legacy is in danger.
Sign the petition:
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Short-term savings, long-term national loss?
When university “financial sustainability and future success” harms UK economic growth and diplomacy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Languages are falling into a vicious cycle that will be difficult to break.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-job-...
Very pleased to be the runner-up in this year’s Postgraduate Essay Prize competition by the Society for French Studies! My essay was on Muslim women in the Old French Crusade Cycle.
And many congrats to the winner, Isabel! 🎉
@frenchstudies.bsky.social
Very proud of you, Saaleha! 🎉
‘We’re not teaching them to order baguettes!’ 🥖 Great article about the success that early intervention can have with language learning. #mflmentoring @ucflangs.bsky.social @clairegorrara.bsky.social @wendya-b.bsky.social
Very proud of our @lcsleeds.bsky.social @leedsims.bsky.social
PhD student @saalehaiqbal.bsky.social for her success in the @frenchstudies.bsky.social PG essay competition! 🎉
Very proud of our @lcsleeds.bsky.social @leedsims.bsky.social
PhD student @saalehaiqbal.bsky.social for her success in the @frenchstudies.bsky.social PG essay competition! 🎉
The UKRI budget for National Security and Defence (NS&D) is increasing.
To bring together the strongest possible teams for this call, we are inviting N8 researchers interested in AI for NS&D to a workshop to be held at Newcastle University on 30 March 2026.
Register: n8cir.org.uk/events/n8-ci...
For those of you who cannot get enough palaeography and all things manuscript: join us next Tuesday, 24th March, 5:30pm for the latest seminar in London's Senate House featuring a stimulating double-bill of excellent young scholars, Clotilde Lemarie and Petra Mijanovic:
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Did you know that the University of Essex had a waiting list for their British Sign Language course?
❗ It is in danger now!
✍ Sign their petition to urge the Executive Committee to reconsider the large-scale restructuring proposal: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The sun is out in Leeds and our wonderful student ambassadors are here to welcome you to our building! Refreshments available throughout the day in LG10. We hope you have a wonderful Offer Holder Day @universityofleeds.bsky.social @lcsleeds.bsky.social! 🌞🎉
Good news that the digitised Beowulf manuscript has survived the digital equivalent of the Cottonian Library fire, the British Library cyberattack of 2023
One of the elders went down to the ship to greet the Inuit who came from Quebec. When he came back he told everyone, ‘There’s Inuit on that boat, but when they speak, they sound like birds!’ They spoke a Northern Quebec dialect that he had trouble understanding.”
Canon Allooloo told this story to illustrate the differences in regional dialects: “When the Inukjuak people were being taken up to the High Arctic [in a forced relocation by the Canadian government during the 1950s], the ship stopped in Pond Inlet, where I was living.
#Communiqué 🗞️ Une page que l’on croyait définitivement perdue du palimpseste d’Archimède, l’un des manuscrits antiques les plus célèbres au monde, vient d’être identifiée au Musée des Beaux-Arts de Blois, en France, par un chercheur du CNRS. 📜🔎
👉 www.cnrs.fr/fr/presse/un...
Step up, get involved, make a difference!
Election of UCFL Membership Secretary – Spring 2026
More information here: university-council-for-languages.org/2026/03/elec...
Vice Chancellor at the University of Birmingham Adam Tickell warns about a "national catastrophe" unfolding as universities close modern languages courses.
Institutional mergeers may protect our "national cultural assets".
Read the article here:
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Thanks - an energising, soul-searching, eye-opening lesson to on how to win (or not) hearts and minds…
A few edge-of-the-seat moments in a lively discussion, with top tips from @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social on how to tell gripping tales about findings that matter…
We’re getting into the weeds of how we tell a better story about the value of HE and research in society with our brilliant plenary panel @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social, British Academy President Susan J Smith and Professor Malcolm Press from Universities UK #SHAPEConference26
"As one of the four national academies, the British Academy is both a key stakeholder for the department but also a delivery partner playing an important role in the overall research and innovation landscape. I'm grateful to the Academy for your leadership and advocacy across the SHAPE disciplines."
Lord Vallance, Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear, was welcomed by our President Susan J. Smith. His keynote began with strong support the Academy's role in research. #SHAPEConference26
Hetan Shah, Christopher Smith, Susan J. Smith, Vivenne Stern, Adam Tickell, Evelyn Welch, Andy Westwood.
The keynote speaker for today is Lord Patrick Vallance, Minister of State for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear. Other speakers and participants include: Samira Ahmed,
Philip Augar, Isabella Mascarenhas,
Shirley Pearce, Malcolm Press…
We look forward to a day of reflection and discussion examining the significant reshaping of the HE sector and research environment over the past year together. Thank you to all our member associations for their continued support and contribution. #SHAPE #Mythbusting
The Arts and Humanities Alliance is proud to sponsor the 2026 @britishacademy.bsky.social SHAPE conference. Our session is Myth busting for the public with @ritagardner.bsky.social @jennyrichards.bsky.social & @sebgordon1.bsky.social
Chair @emmacayley.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/shape-conf...
A stylized yellow horse surrounded by floral patterns is depicted on a red background. The text reads, "Happy Year of the Horse 2026."
Happy Year of the Fire Horse! 🔥🐎
We would like to wish everyone here at Leeds a year of passion, progress, and positive change.
Keep exploring, keep learning, and make the most of every moment on campus.
