First students evacuated from Gaza to study in UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rethinking language education in the school curriculum in England www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

UK advertises contract to run Erasmus scheme www.ft.com/content/c79d...

Of all the languages I know, Persian is the one that speaks directly to me and offers a new way of being www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Lost in translation - the case for learning modern foreign languages www.ft.com/content/c9f3...

Can universities help re-route languages pathways? whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/07/hope... @cforsdick.bsky.social @emmacayley.bsky.social @nickhillman.bsky.social @ucflangs.bsky.social

France acknowledges role in repression of Cameroon independence movements www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

“For researchers, the ability to engage with a text in the original language is especially useful in situations where precise nuances—whether technical, legal [or] literary—really matter,” she [Megan Bowler, HEPI report author] said.

New Post: New report shows a catastrophic decline in formal language learning www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/07/31/n...

Read UCFL's reaction to the new HEPI report on languages: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/07/31/n... The recommendations for HE are particularly welcome, as are those around equality of access and social justice. @emmacayley.bsky.social @cforsdick.bsky.social

The Guardian view on talking in class: the writers speaking up for oracy education are right www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How the riches of its graduates tied Edinburgh University to slavery www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Fair by Jen Calleja review – on the magic of translation www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

New agreement in Kanaky/New Caledonia that will lead to the creation of a 'State of New Caledonia' www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...

Macron is right – let's revive the school French exchange to secure a future together www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

The Indian state where people are being beaten up for speaking the wrong language www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/i...

‘We had Aswad in the charts, we had Trevor Walters in the charts, we had Janet Kay in the charts, just to mention a few, and none of us was called upon as if we weren't important enough to play a role’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Liverpool black history researchers discover slaver ship advert from 1805 Ad, which states vessel can hold ‘about 185 slaves’, comes to light as city dock is being turned into ‘contemplation space’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Caribbean leaders pledge to join forces against crime and support for Haiti www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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...

✨ The Languages in UK Education special issue is now complete! Many thanks to our guest editors @wendya-b.bsky.social & @cforsdick.bsky.social for compiling this important collection, and to every contributor for sharing bold ideas to shape language education policy. 🔗 www.lspjournal.com

Australia can’t withstand further cuts to the humanities. Civil society depends on it. humanities.org.au/news/austral...

AI translation service launched for fiction writers and publishers prompts dismay among translators UK-based GlobeScribe is charging $100 per book, per language for use of its services, but translators say that nuanced work can only be produced by humans www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

This is shattering. The Oloffson wasn't just a hotel. Not even just a landmark or historic site. It was a spiritual home for thousands of people over the years, Haitian and foreigner, including me.

Some people say the biggest gap in research funding is at mid career level. So here is our new call for our mid career fellowship programme which provides buyout for 6 to 12 months to devote to the completion of a major piece of research. Spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/mid-...

Trente ans après les derniers essais nucléaires français en Polynésie, un héritage toxique theconversation.com/trente-ans-a...

“We’re at real risk of language education being accessible only to young people in the most affluent schools in England. This would be a disaster, shutting many young people out of essential education” : @cforsdick.bsky.social

Fewer pupils in less affluent English schools taking languages, survey finds Less than half taking foreign languages GCSEs compared with 69% in most prosperous state schools www.theguardian.com/education/20...

The risk of unrepresentative REF returns hasn’t gone away wonkhe.com/blogs/the-ri...

What does it really mean to think like a linguist? Charlotte Ryland argues it's time to move beyond grammar drills and embrace creativity, culture, and collaboration in language education. 🔗 www.lspjournal.com/post/think-l... ✍️ Collection Edited by @wendya-b.bsky.social & @cforsdick.bsky.social

What does it mean to think like a linguist? And how can we bring creativity and inclusive culture into language learning? Read Charlotte Ryland's fascinating piece in our LSP edited collection www.lspjournal.com/post/think-l... @cforsdick.bsky.social

« Deux nouvelles commissions sur l’histoire coloniale : Haïti et Madagascar » par le Groupe de recherche Achac achac.com/tribune/deux...

Three graphic novels that address the history of slavery – and commemorate resistance theconversation.com/three-graphi...

Harriet Tubman’s church in Canada was a crucial force in the abolitionist movement. It’s still standing today www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...

Pope Leo XIV’s link to Haiti is part of a broader American story of race, citizenship and migration Excellent piece by Chelsea Stieber theconversation.com/pope-leo-xiv...

Spanish overtakes French as the most popular foreign language for GCSE students | The Independent buff.ly/6ruiQWg #langsky #xl8

'Members of the Welsh Senedd’s Education Committee asked Wendy Larner on 12 June how the university has been able to “backtrack” on redundancy plans after it reduced staff cut targets from 400 to 220, with 151 full-time academic staff having already left voluntarily.' 1/3

A review by @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social into how their consultation on Modern Languages programmes has been handled last year, found decision-making was unstructured and dominated by finances. The university said it accepted there had been "missteps". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o belonged to an age of prophets – we must honour his teaching www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

I just learnt that our elder Sir Geoff Palmer has joined the ancestors. What a life he led and what a legacy. May his passage be gentle. www.hw.ac.uk/news/2025/de...

Multilingualism: a thriving or withering asset? humanities.org.au/power-of-the...

💬 What if stories—not grammar drills—were the key to unlocking language learning? Jonathan McBride explores how storytelling can transform language lessons, boost motivation, & help every learner succeed. 📚✨ @wendya-b.bsky.social @cforsdick.bsky.social Read more: www.lspjournal.com/post/the-pow...

Jonathan McBride looks at the power of stories in the language learning classroom in this week's LSP opinion piece. He brings interesting international insights: www.lspjournal.com/post/the-pow... @cforsdick.bsky.social

A Map to Black Paris Doyle D. Calhoun visits “Black Paris: Artistic Circulations and Anti-Colonial Struggles, 1950–2000” at the Centre Pompidou lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-ma...

'The council has been asked to draw up two sets of spending plans as part of Wednesday’s spending review: one in which its funding would remain the same in cash terms and one in which it would be cut by 2% in cash terms each year.'

Ministers accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over UK’s soft power around the world Government’s own advisers warn of funding crisis for BBC World Service, British Council and universities www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

In our next LSP opinion piece Rowena Kasprowicz tackles the thorny issue of transition from KS2 to KS3 www.lspjournal.com/post/bridgin... An important intervention in light of the curriculum reviews onging in England, Scotland and NI. @cforsdick.bsky.social

Fiona Barclay considers the longstanding deficit in the social value associated with languages, true not just of Scotland, but across the UK. She proposes 3 avenues for improving public perceptions of languages www.lspjournal.com/post/languag... @cforsdick.bsky.social

Looking forward to the online launch of BUMIDOM (1963-1982) and its Afterlives! Read about the book here! pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/rem...

@themhra.bsky.social is hiring another Policy Postdoctoral Researcher 🎉 This is an amazing opportunity for ECAs to gain policy experience, and I couldn’t recommend working with @wendya-b.bsky.social and @cforsdick.bsky.social more highly! Find out more here: tinyurl.com/mvzce4nt