A quick note to say that registration for tomorrow's #EnglishCreates: Futures symposium is now closed, but there are still tickets left - just email [email protected] to reserve your place.

"If you could change one common opinion about the English Literature degree or literature in general, what would it be?" In preparation for our symposium (www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...), we've asked our student panellists the question above. Here's the one of many insights they'll share!

"Hiring of college grads is down across the board. But certain majors are able to access opportunities in a wider array of industries, new LinkedIn data shows." ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH 69% VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 68% www.forbes.com/sites/courtn...

"If you could change one common opinion about the English Literature degree or literature in general, what would it be?" In preparation for our symposium (www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...), we've asked our student panellists the question above. Here's the first of many insights they'll share!

Fix the undergraduate funding model, Burnham.

This week, Andy Burnham – an English graduate with a love of poetry – stepped closer to becoming Prime Minister. Andy’s remarkable journey embodies the central message of the #EnglishCreates campaign: this subject has the potential to enrich lives, open up opportunities, and shape the future.

#EnglishCreates: Futures This month, students from the University of Reading are using digital forms to explore the relationship between English and AI. Today's carousel gives an insight into the relationships between language, 'emotion', and AI. Credit to Josh Lee, Keeva Short, James Newby.

At a Parliamentary Breakfast last week, UE & partner groups met leaders across sectors to promote English’s national importance. The Breakfast was an opportunity to change the public conversation about English & celebrate its vital socio-economic role: universityenglish.ac.uk/charter-for-...

It was a pleasure to organise this with @clarelees.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social, Nigel Newton (Bloomsbury) and colleagues from @englishassociation.bsky.social & @univeng.bsky.social universityenglish.ac.uk/charter-for-... #englishCreates

#EnglishCreates: Futures Can AI think? Can English studies help us to understand its place in the world? Today, students from the University of Reading share their answers to these and other questions - watch at the link below! youtu.be/fv2ND-56bGA?... Credit Josh Lee, Keeva Short, James Newby

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today's carousel of images creatively highlights the problem of bias in AI image generation. Credit to Dimitra Katsampa, Mina Babapour & Hugo Martin (English BA students, University of Reading) Sign up for our free online summer symposium: lnkd.in/eWV-2r_n

#EnglishCreates: Futures How does AI reshape our ideas around creativity, and how can we respond? Here is just one of several student-made memes we're sharing as part of our month on AI, made by Charlotte Wong, Hanna Fischer, Sin Ka Lau (University of Reading). Symposium sign-up: lnkd.in/eWV-2r_n

"If you could change one common opinion about the English Literature degree or literature in general, what would it be?" In preparation for our symposium (www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...), we've asked our student panellists the question above. Here's the first of many insights they'll share!

#EnglishCreates: Futures There's been a lot of negativity around the topic, but might AI actually be able to assist in the writing of creative work? Today, English undergraduates from the University of Reading blog in response to this question: universityenglish.ac.uk/creative-wri...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Is AI capable of being 'original'? How might English studies help us to think about this question? Here's one example: a brilliant (and yes, original!) meme created by students from the University of Reading - credit Charlotte Wong, Hanna Fischer, Sin Ka Lau

#EnglishCreates: Futures How can English students bring their skills to bear on the 'AI question'? One way is through memes like this, which harnesses a combination of humour and critique to reflect on the issue of bias - credit Charlotte Wong, Hanna Fischer, Sin Ka Lau (University of Reading)

This looks like a tremendous event, on labouring-class poetry, in Manchester, this Saturday. @bars.bsky.social @bavs-uk.bsky.social @univeng.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @bsecs.bsky.social @workingclasshistory.com @uolpress.bsky.social

As part of our AI month, University of Reading students explore AI in English through blogs, memes & short videos. They tackle creativity, bias & manipulation - neither pro nor anti, but curious, critical & often funny. First meme by Charlotte Wong, Hanna Fischer & Sin Ka Lau -share your thoughts!

#EnglishCreates: Futures Are we able to differentiate between AI vs human-written texts? This is the question asked in today's blog by students from the University of Reading: universityenglish.ac.uk/are-we-able-... Do you agree with their conclusions?

This month’s #EnglishCreates content will be curated by students from the module “Language and Digital Media” at the Uni of Reading (led by Prof Rodney Jones). They explore AI in English studies through blogs, memes & short videos, reflecting critically, creatively, and with humour. Stay tuned!

Lecturers, teachers, students, writers, HE professionals - anyone with an interest in English studies: you are warmly invited to attend the EnglishCreates: Futures Online Symposium (2nd July, from 10am). Register for your (free) place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...

#EnglishCreates: Futures We conclude our series on 'Lifelong Learning' with some final reflections from its curator, Dr Richard Jones (The Open University), by way of Samuel Johnson: universityenglish.ac.uk/reflections-...

#EnglishCreates: Futures In today's post, Professor Philip Seargeant (The Open University) reflects on how English Studies connects us to heritage, place, cultural networks and commemoration: universityenglish.ac.uk/how-a-geogra...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today's post focuses on The Writers' Nook, a remarkable project that focused on how Creative Writing might act as a psycho-social support for frontline healthcare writers: universityenglish.ac.uk/the-writers-...

We are thrilled to announce Professor Elleke Boehmer (University of Oxford) as the keynote speaker for the upcoming #EnglishCreates: Futures online symposium. Join us for this pivotal conversation about the future of English. Registration is free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...

#EnglishCreates: Futures As part of our current series on English Studies and lifelong learning, Topsy Page (Oracy Cambridge) discusses the increasing importance of oracy in education: universityenglish.ac.uk/4757-2/

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today's post features a range of rich and inspiring reflections on the life-long benefits of studying English, shared by graduates of The Open University: universityenglish.ac.uk/open-univers...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Dr Shafquat Towheed (The Open University) asks a crucial question: Will we still be reading English literature in the future? Despite numerous challenges, he suggests that the answers are more promising than we might assume... universityenglish.ac.uk/will-we-stil...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Our ‘Lifelong Learning’ series continues today with Dr Edward Hogan (The Open University) on the Coastlines project, harnessing literature in order to engage with communities around the UK coast: universityenglish.ac.uk/coastlines/

Job alert: Lecturer in Creative Writing, Critical Studies, University of Glasgow. Esp. interested in literary fiction, stage or screen writing, & poetry. #academicjobs @uofgartshums.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk @univeng.bsky.social @nawewriters.bsky.social www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Dr Caroline Tagg and Dr Korina Gioaxoglou (Open University) discuss the ways in which English Studies can inform our everyday - and lifelong - engagement with questions of digital literacy: universityenglish.ac.uk/digital-lite...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Dr Richard Jones (Open University) reflects on English Studies’ deep ties to lifelong learning, highlighting how the subject supports confidence, voice, and wellbeing. Full post (with further reports & sources): universityenglish.ac.uk/lifelong-lea...

Have you signed up for the #EnglishCreates summer symposium? This free online event brings together colleagues across Literature, Language & Creative Writing to tackle the challenges facing English - and imagine what comes next. Join us: your view matters. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...

#EnglishCreates: Futures We’re delighted to welcome Dr Richard Jones (Open University) as this month’s curator. His first post explores the topic of ‘lifelong learning’ in English - how reading enriches our sense of time and self. Read more: universityenglish.ac.uk/lifelong-lea...

I’m not trying to do an analysis or piece of research here! You can read other reports on this eg www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications... Or @univeng.bsky.social ongoing work on English grad destinations @gailmarshall.bsky.social Telling me it’s a ‘terrible analysis’ is plain rude.

#EnglishCreates: Futures The final post in our 'Varieties of English' series comes from Miriam Levy (BA English Literature | University of Sheffield): 'The connections that appear when we broaden our perspectives are bountiful and impacting.' universityenglish.ac.uk/the-subtle-n...

Have you signed up for the #EnglishCreates summer symposium? This free online event brings together colleagues across Literature, Language & Creative Writing to tackle the challenges facing English - and imagine what comes next. Join us: your view matters. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Our current mini-series explores work by staff and students on Elizabeth Bishop’s postcards. Today: James Howell (AHRC-funded PhD, Sheffield) on how the project shaped his research and thesis: universityenglish.ac.uk/re-encounter...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Grace Hogg (BA/MA, Sheffield) reflects on transcribing Elizabeth Bishop’s postcards - capturing the emotional texture of her relationships and the honour of bringing them to light. Read more: universityenglish.ac.uk/4694-2/

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Kat Ebbs (Sheffield Hospitals Charity) reflects on transcribing Elizabeth Bishop’s postcards as a student intern. From textual detail to real-world impact, she discusses skills she now uses to raise funds for charity: universityenglish.ac.uk/transcribing...

#EnglishCreates: Futures 'Varieties of English' concludes with a series of posts on Elizabeth Bishop, curated by Dr Jonathan Ellis (University of Sheffield). The series will also feature posts by students who were involved in the project - watch this space! universityenglish.ac.uk/the-art-form...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today Shiksha Thard, our final Goldsmiths student contributor, discusses the impact of reading Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids: 'I wanted to be in that time and space to see how the world was.' universityenglish.ac.uk/books-that-m...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Maria-Sabina De Souza - a student in English with Creative Writing at Goldsmiths - discusses The Deep by Rivers Solomon: 'The Deep negotiates how communities grapple with remembering, mourning, preservation, and shared history.' universityenglish.ac.uk/books-that-m...

Registration is open for the #EnglishCreates: Futures summer symposium! Book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Ira Bhattacharjee - a student in English w/ Creative Writing at Goldsmiths - talks about reading Satyajit Ray for the first time: 'It felt as though the "single story" I had internalised had quietly fractured' Full post: universityenglish.ac.uk/books-that-m...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Yasmina Snyder - a current English student at Goldsmiths - discusses Janet Fitch’s White Oleander: 'This the novel that made me want to begin writing about Los Angeles myself, and afforded me the vocabulary to do so.' universityenglish.ac.uk/books-that-m...

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social student Nabila Ahmed is taking part in the #EnglishCreates futures campaign. Read her fantastic post below.

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social student Lee Mayer reflects on reading Tony Kushner's Angels in America in a recent #EnglishCreates futures post.

#EnglishCreates: Futures Lee Mayer - a current UG student in English w/ Creative Writing at Goldsmiths - writes about discovering Tony Kushner's Angels in America: 'I love how Kushner balances fantastical and otherworldly imagery with political commentary.' universityenglish.ac.uk/books-that-m...

Registration for the #EnglishCreates: Futures summer symposium is now open! Join the conversation about the future of English Studies: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...