You can access the list of doctoral scholarships in the School of Modern Languages here: st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Congrats to our Dr Claudia Rossignoli for being awarded a Bonn-St Andrews Joint Education Seed Funding for her project, ‘Collaborative curriculum development, including a COIL module design and a hybrid summer school’ in collaboration with Dr Adrian Hermann, University of Bonn.

Congratulations to our Dr Eleni Kefala who has been awarded a 3-year Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship for her project, ‘Deserts of Modernity: Nature and History in 19th-Century Patagonia and Pampa’.

Congratulations to Damiano Benvegnu & Bettina Bildhauer have been awarded a St Leonard’s College World Leading Supervisor-led PhD Scholarship to bring 2 funded PGR students to the School. See the details in the links below: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-a... www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

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...

We are pleased to offer a funded doctoral scholarship - How to write a global success before print: The paradigmatic case of the Seven Sages of Rome/Sinbad narrative, to start in the 2026-27 academic year, supervised by Professor Bettina Bildhauer: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

The Schools of Modern Languages & Computer Science offer a funded doctoral scholarship - Designing Techno-Cultural Ecologies: Prototyping Critical & Creative Interactions with Biodiversity, to start in the 2026-27 academic year: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Apply for the St Andrews - GREAT Scholarships, open to prospective Masters students from France, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico & Spain through our Masters in Comparative Literature & Masters in Global Languages, Literatures, & 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...

The University offers a 15% discount on postgrad tuition fees to students who've graduated or are eligible to graduate from St Andrews, available if you apply for postgrad programmes here, including postgrad Masters&research degrees in our School: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

A big thank you to Hannah Kaip, Library, Science, Education & Dance Project Manager at the Austrian Cultural Forum London, who visited us a few weeks ago! Our German students had the chance to ask her questions about her role and the work of the ACF London.

Congratulations to Dr Eleni Kefala, Senior Lecturer in our Department of Spanish, who has been awarded the poetry prize at this year's Cyprus State Literary Competition for her 2024 poetry collection, Direct Orient, published by Perispomeni Publications: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Colleagues can now apply for free places on selected online Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) programmes. Three programmes are starting in January, with an application closing date of 9 January 2026, including Global Digital Humanities (Jan 2026 intake): intheloop.newsweaver.com/intheloop/fi...

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...

Once again congratulations to our Dr Laura ALbertini who has won the 2025 Golden Dandelion Prize for the module IT3001 Italian Language 1 which she coordinates: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Lorna Milne, a former Master at St Andrews, Professor Emerita in French, and President of the Franco-Scottish Society, has made a passionate call for an urgent review of language teaching in Scottish schools. You can read Prof Milne’s opinion piece: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Last Friday, University of St Andrews hosted the Golden Dandelion Awards, which recognise excellence in education for sustainable development. This year’s winner is our colleague Dr Laura Albertinifor the module IT3001 Italian Language 1: intheloop.newsweaver.com/intheloop/yk...

Masters Scholarships in the School of Modern Languages - Apply Now: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Congratulations to our colleagues Prof Claire Whitehead, Senior Lecturer, Colette Lawson and Lecturer Ana Barazal Barreira whose promotion was formally recognised at this week’s winter graduation ceremonies: intheloop.newsweaver.com/intheloop/d3...

Saints Sport provides support for exceptional student athletes to facilitate sporting&academic excellence for outstanding individuals competing at an elite level & representing the University in British Universities & Colleges Sport competition. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Sally Lofting Scholarship, open to entrant undergraduate students, was established by a donation from Sally Lofting, to support students from Scotland & the rest of the UK who study in the Schools of Modern Languages & Medicine at St Andrews. Apply now: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Applications are now being accepted for the Carnegie Trust Vacation Scholarships, open to Scottish-domiciled undergraduates from low-income households in the penultimate year of their degree. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Congratulations to our students who graduated yesterday 🎉🎉🎉

Fri 5 Dec 4pm in School 5, let's get watch one of the most iconic films in German-speaking countries during the Christmas season - Sissi (1955)! We'll also take a brief look at the history of the real Empress Elisabeth (Sisi) & her true story. The DAAD will provide small snacks.

Join us tomorrow, Tue 2 Dec 2pm in Kennedy Hall (Lawson Lecture Room). Our Bonn colleague Matthias Beckonert will present a paper from his current research project: 'The Three Lives of Ourika: Adoption, Appropriation, Cannibalisation'.

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

Preview of my talk with @espoir-dignite-tv.bsky.social on the effects of Hebrew as a colonising language in Palestine, pushing Arabic into the margins of communicative use. @sta-modlangs.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/pTToS...

Congratulations to our PhD student, the Jordanian writer Natheir Malkawi, whose debut book ʻIyādat al-Adab al-Radīʼ - عيادة الأدب الرديء (The Clinic for inferior literature), consisting of five stories, was published lately by the Lybian press Dar Fergiani.

Congrats to St Andrews/Bonn Joint Professors Seán Allan & Christian Moser who together with Dr Elystan Griffiths (Birmingham) & Prof Elke Dubbels (Osnabrück) have received a major award under the AHRC & DFG joint funding initiative in the humanities: intheloop.newsweaver.com/intheloop/1o...

Congratulations to our Dr Eleni Kefala who has been awarded the state poetry prize in Cyprus for her book, Direct Orient.

Congratulations to our PhD student Viktoriia Grivina who has been awarded the Ladislav Holy Memorial Trust's David Riches Research Medal for her doctoral research.

Congrats to our 2nd-year student, Florence Berry, who won the ‘Prix coup de cœur’ (special mention) prize at the Creative Writing in French competition organised by the Universities of Edinburgh, Dundee, Stirling, & St Andrews for her text entitled ‘Fracas’.

Congratulations to Prof. Dr. habil. Karin Peters who has been confirmed as a new Bonn-St Andrews Joint Research Professor in Modern Languages. Karin will be based in the Department of Spanish: news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/univ...

Our PhD student Abdulrahman Alsayed was awarded Doctor of Philosophy degree for his thesis: The Universe of Discourse in a Virtual World: Triangulating Discourse Syntax with VR-Mediated Corpora, Sensory Schemata, & Cognitive Simulation. Congrats to Abdulrahman & his supervisors!

Applications are now being accepted for the Saints Abroad Scholarships (worth £500 to £12,000 towards living costs for semester and year-long programmes), open to our current students studying or working abroad as part of their degree in 2026. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

The School of Modern Languages invites applications for the position of Reader or Professor in its Department of Chinese. Applications must be submitted through the University's online recruitment portal by 19 Jan 2026. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

Applications are now being accepted for the University of St Andrews Postgraduate Accommodation Awards, open to applicants for postgrad degrees starting in 2026-27, including our School's Masters & research degrees. Details here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

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...

Wed 26 Nov 2:30pm-4:30pm in Arts Building, ARB: 003 join the exhibition Incontri: telling Scots-Italian stories through photography, Prof Derek Duncan & Eleanor Summers' project, funded by Historic Environment Scotland: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/incon...

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

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...

Monday 24th November, 5.30pm-7pm in UCO 32 join the talk 'Arabic Poetry Today: A Global Perspective' with Dr Bénédicte Letellier (Associate Professor in Comparative Literature at the University of La Réunion) with the Centre for Poetic Innovation: poeticinnovation.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk

Fri 5 Dec 2-3:30pm at UCO32 (in person & on Teams), Postdoctoral Research Funding Training Session by Dr Victoria Fomina (UKRI Research Fellow) & Dr Abigail Karas (Leverhulme Early Career Fellow), followed by Q&A on research funding landscape for ModLang PhDs & the application process.

Tue 18 Nov 1pm at United College, UCO: 32, Anna Dini (Berkeley), visiting PhD student in Italian, will give a research presentation on her current work, Disguise, gender and voice in Decameron 2.9 and the Porter and the Three Ladies. Details here: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/disgu...

Wed Nov 26 2:30-4:30pm at the Arts Lecture Room explore the history of Italian migration to Scotland through time by traversing the photographic archive at the Incontri pop-up exhibition! #HES #HESsupported

Fri 14 Nov 4pm at School II, St Salvator's Quad, join Cultural Identity and Memory Studies Institute's Seminar Series with Dr Craig Lamont on Memory Studies: 'When age speaks, youth listens (sometimes)': events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/semin...

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...

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...

The Centre for Poetic Innovation warmly invites to the following series of events in collaboration with the Centre for the Critical Reimagining of Human Rights. Please do spread the word and help up reach out to students about these events.

Prof Fowler brings his “Maxi Tour” to an end this week, giving a public lecture on Maximilian in Xalapa, a paper on General Miguel Miramón in the International Conference on “México ante las guerras imperiales” (www.uv.mx/guerras-impe...) and a final book presentation in Veracruz.