Our 100 Notable African Books of 2024 is here! 🥳 A selection of standout fiction, poetry, and nonfiction published this year. 25 African countries represented 30% debut authors Diverse genres: speculative fiction, thrillers, memoirs & more. Full list here: brittlepaper.com/100-notable-...

Thinking of my former colleagues @uonucu.bsky.social having to spend the holidays worrying about their future thanks to years of poor leadership and financial mismanagement www.timeshighereducation.com/news/staff-f...

The new issue of Journal of Perpetrator Research is now out! You can download the full issue and the individual articles here: jpr.winchesteruniversitypress.org/15/volume/8/...

Two scholarships are available to Palestinian applicants looking to start a postgraduate Masters degree in Sep 2026, including our Masters in Comparative Literature & Masters in Global Languages, Literatures, and & Cultures: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Apply for the position of Reader or Professor in our Department of Chinese. You must have an international research reputation in Chinese language, literary, & cultural studies. Closing Date: 19 January 2026. Read the details in Times Higher: www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...

We celebrated the 60th anniversary of the journal Forum for Modern Language Studies . Founded by Prof Roy Owen in 1965, Forum is an internationally renowned peer reviewed journal, edited by colleagues from our School & the School of English: intheloop.newsweaver.com/intheloop/aj...

Brilliant keynote by Kathryn Batchelor @sfps.bsky.social #SFPS2025

Great panel on Violence, Counter-Violence, War at @sfps.bsky.social conference #sfps2025

Get a copy of Nsah Mala and my edited book, Ecotexts in the Postcolonial Francosphere for half price in the @livunipress.bsky.social Winter Sale! www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

Congratulations to all students graduating this afternoon from: 💼Business School 🧑‍🏫International Education & Lifelong Learning Institute 🎻Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 📚Classics 🗣️Mod Lang 🎓Watch live👇 https://ow.ly/2zbF50XBbiv #ForeverSaints #ClassOf2025 #EverToExcel

A fantastic day at our @royalsoced.bsky.social workshop in Brussels with @jdmcinally.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social

We invite applications for the position of Reader or Professor in the Department of Chinese. Apply to join our brilliant team! Closing Date: 19 January 2026. Details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN980/r...

Colleagues and UCU members from UoN's Department of Modern Languages have put together this wonderful guide on supporting their programmes. A lot of what they suggest is also helpful in challenging the 48 courses at risk across the university www.savemlcatnotts.org.uk

Come and joins us in beautiful Fife! @sta-modlangs.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN980/r...

48 courses have already been suspended. University council is expected to sign their death certificate. No music, no languages, no mental health nursing. Stand with UCU and all workers and students at UoN against academic vandalism. #StopTheCuts #SaveHE

Applications are accepted for the R&A Ransome Scholarships, open to applicants from Canada, Mexico & the USA looking to start a postgraduate Masters degree in Sep 2026, our School's Masters in CompLit & Masters in Global Languages, Literatures & Cultures: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

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...

When is this going to stop? Save Modern Languages at the University of Leicester 👇

You can apply for the University of St Andrews Sanctuary Scholarships for applicants seeking sanctuary in the UK & looking to start their degree in 2026, including the School of Modern Languages' in-person undergraduate, Masters & research degrees. Detailes here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

There is still time to apply for 2026-27 AHRC Doctoral Landscape studentships available from the University of St Andrews, open to UK & international applicants, including those looking to start a PhD degree with the School of Modern Languages. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Please sign and help to save my former department! Goodness knows this is no time to stop teaching about and researching North America! www.change.org/p/save-ameri...

Please do sign these petitions! The change.org website will ask you for money - if you would like to donate to help stop the cuts, the local UCU hardship fund is a much more effective place for your generosity to go. Direct bank details here: uonucu.org www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Did @uniofnottingham.bsky.social consult any students before announcing the proposed course closures? @uonucu.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

I leapt up swearing. Nottingham! Of Nottingham French Studies fame. A terrific, storied, innovative and important department.

This is well worth a read to understand what a complete mess higher education has become with @uniofnottingham.bsky.social among those leading the way muircheartblog.wpcomstaging.com/2025/11/06/q...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... and once again the humanities and languages have to pay for years of unsustainable spending and mismanagement

Terrible news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social Solidarity with my brilliant colleagues on yet another dark day for #UKHE @uonucu.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Congratulations to our alumna Jasmine Mitchell, medicine graduate star baker, and now Champion of the Great British Bake Off! 🍰 ⭐ 🏆 #EverToExcel

The School of Modern Languages is pleased to offer a full-fee Masters scholarship for Sep 2026 entry, open to UK applicants for our one-year Masters degrees, in Comparative Literature & in Global Languages, Literatures, & Cultures. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Job: Assistant/Associate Professor - Francophone African literature/film and/or culture whose primary research focus lies south of the Maghreb @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Submissions for this year's R. Gapper Postgraduate Essay Prize – awarded to an essay of outstanding academic merit at postgraduate level – will open tomorrow, 1 November 2025. For more information about eligibility and how to submit an entry, see the link below: www.sfs.ac.uk/prizes/r-gap...

Applications are now open for the School of Modern Languages PhD scholarship. The successful recipient will receive full tuition fees and an annual stipend paid at a rate set by @uniofstandrews.bsky.social: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Delighted that our #openaccess article led by @jdmcinally.bsky.social has now been published @sta-modlangs.bsky.social

You can now apply for the AD Links Foundation Doctoral Scholarships, available for UK and EU applicants, open to applicants looking to start a doctoral (PhD) degree in the 2026-27 academic year, including with the School of Modern Languages. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Learn more about studying with the School of Modern Languages at our next visiting day, 29 Oct: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Applications are now being accepted for the Gibson-Sykora Masters Scholarships for Polish students. The scholarships are sponsored by the Gibson-Sykora Trust to support Polish students at the University of St Andrews. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Apply for the Sheana&Pierre Rollin Masters Scholarships, available for UK & international applicants starting postgrad Masters in the Faculty of Arts in Sep 2026, including our Masters in CompLit & in Global Languages, Literatures, & Cultures. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Applications are now being accepted for the St Leonard’s College World-Leading Doctoral Scholarships. The scholarships are open to UK and international applicants looking to start a doctoral (PhD) degree with the School of Modern Languages. Read more here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Applications are now being accepted for the China Scholarship Council and University of St Andrews Scholarships. The scholarships are open to Chinese applicants looking to start a doctoral (PhD) degree with the School of Modern Languages. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

@uniofstandrews.bsky.social is offering 3 AHRC Doctoral Landscape awards for 2026-27 to support students in the Arts and Humanities, including UK & international applicants looking to start a doctoral (PhD) degree with the School of Modern Languages. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Applications are now being accepted for the Douglas and Gordon Bonnyman Scholarship, open to UK & international applicants looking to start a doctoral (PhD) degree with the School of Modern Languages. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Applications are now being accepted for the Higher Education Scholarships for Palestinians (HESPAL), looking to start a postgraduate Masters degree in Sep 2026 - including our Masters in CompLit & in Global Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...