The #NSS gives you the chance to tell us - individually, but completely anonymously - about your experience at Liverpool: what you've loved about studying @livunienglish.bsky.social and how we can improve things for those students who, one day, will be where you are now. www.thestudentsurvey.com

Skills Week runs next week! Check emails/module homepages for events relevant to your year group and don't miss out on the English Prospects Employer Panel, Thursday 12th March, 1-3pm in the SoTA library. Scan the QR code below to join.

🔎 Exciting news as the Uni unveils its new-look research repository, where academics can share their work and anyone can access it for free! Great for professional or amateur researchers alike. Learn more and start exploring here news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/03/04/u...

Any final year UG student who completes the #NSS will be entered automatically into the University's prize draw to win one of the following: £50 Union Brew voucher £50 Greggs voucher £100 Amazon voucher £100 Red Letter Day voucher Fill it out now: www.thestudentsurvey.com It's anonymous!

New co-authored book chapter from @sofialampro.bsky.social of @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social Open access. Details⬇️

Final year UGs can follow the QR code below to complete the #NationalStudentSurvey2026. For every student who completes the survey UoL has committed to donating £1 to two charities: #Zoe’sPlace, and @sheltercharity.bsky.social. #NSS2026 is anonymous and takes less than 10 minutes to complete.

The National Student Survey is open! If you’re a final year undergraduate, tell us what you think about your @livunienglish.bsky.social experience by taking part: www.thestudentsurvey.com The survey is completely anonymous and only takes 5-10 mins to complete. #NSS2026

@livunienglish.bsky.social UG student Eli Tomlin-Kent has written a lyric essay on 'The Heart as Metaphor' for the Honest Ulsterman. Eli's essay discusses the symbolism of the organ, and is inspired by his personal experience of a heart attack at 21. Go read it here: humag.co/features/the...

We're getting ready for a new semester - our first event will be Dr Daniel Ibrahim Abdalla (University of Liverpool), ‘Imagining Alternative Arctics’: Literature and the Legacy of Polar Science from the 1890s to the Present - Wed 25 Feb, 16.00-17.00, in person and online via Teams (DM for link).

How do bilingual brains balance reason and emotion? 🧠 New research, funded by the British Academy, explores whether language can influence what we judge to be right or wrong. Find out more: https://bit.ly/462uqcP

@livunienglish.bsky.social doctoral candidate Natalie Wall has written for @theguardian.com about the bizarre brand collaborations with the new Wuthering Heights film (which includes a smoothie bowl...). Read Natalie's article here: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe... #wutheringheights

New book chapter from Dr Sofia Lampropoulou @sofialampro.bsky.social of @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social on gender-inclusive language. Details ⬇️

Dr Alex Broadhead will be giving an online talk on English Dialect Literature to the @folkloresociety.bsky.social on 27th January. Tickets are £6 (or £4 if you're a member). Here's a link: www.folklore-society.com/event/online...

#EnglishCreates: Futures kicks off with the first in a series of brilliantly insightful blogs by Professor Ralph Pite on the subject of English Studies and 'environments' These will prove how important English studies are in the current polycrisis: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...

Interested in taking an MA in our department from September 2026?? Have a look at these new scholarships⬇️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

New publication from Dr Nektaria Kourtali [email protected] @sotauol.bsky.social. Her study on Greek children’s foreign language anxiety reveals how modality of interaction shapes learners’ affective experiences. Details⬇️ www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...

For those interested in publishing, our department is offering a new MA Publishing from September 2026. More information: www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/publ...

Today is #nationallinguisticsday! To celebrate, here is a great talk from from our late colleague Professor Michael Hoey at IATEFL 2014, on lexical priming. One example of how our dept. applies linguistics to English language research. Enjoy! @sotauol.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlp5...

Interested in master's study in the department of English? Have a look at these four new Liverpool scholarships for September 2026 starts, available for University of Liverpool courses www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a... More details ⬇️

🎬 Students met legendary film critic Mark Kermode at the University of Liverpool for an honest, entertaining and wide-ranging Q&A as part of the Liverpool Literary Festival’s 10-year celebration. 🎦🍿 Read more here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/english/news...

Swing by for this free reading by novelist Joanna Kavenna on Wednesday at the School of the Arts library, 19-23 Abercromby Square — you can sign up here @livunienglish.bsky.social www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/liv...

🏅Emeritus Professor Kelvin Everest will be giving a public lecture on Thursday, 20th November, at Keats House in Rome to mark his being the recipient of the 'Outstanding Lifetime Achievement' award of the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association📣

To celebrate the publication of her book, Radical Realisms in Contemporary Theatre in Britain, Lecturer Dr Hannah Greenstreet @hgreenstreet1.bsky.social recommends 10 fantastic feminist plays from the last 10 years in @exeuntmagazine.bsky.social exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/ten-years-...

See below EOI for AHRC-funded PhDs at UoL. Keen to supervise a project on critical approaches to migration.

Interested in studying an MA in English Language, TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Creative Writing or English Literature in the department of English? Join a session during the postgraduate online open week, starting 17th November. Full details and registration ⬇️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Explore the intersections of #literarytheory, #linguistics and #artificialintelligence in Cambridge’s new collection of chapters and articles: 🤖📚 https://cup.org/42HqvR8 Free to read (where not already #openaccess) until 30 Nov. @modernlanguage.bsky.social

🚀 Do you have a world-changing AI-driven research idea? Then consider applying for our Research Fellowship programme. Develop your vision with a 5 year fellowship, with tailored support, and a permanent post at completion. Apply by 1 Dec 2025 👉 liverpool.ac.uk/research/fellowships

Thinking of your next career move? Join our Postgraduate Online Open Week 17-21 November! 📚 Attend live sessions and get your questions answered from the comfort of your own home. Register here 👇 www.liverpool.ac.uk/postgraduate... @livunienglish.bsky.social @commmedia.bsky.social

Grant success for two @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social colleagues @eltresearch.bsky.social and Dr David Oakey, working in the field of applied linguistics. Congratulations! Details⬇️

Professor Deryn Rees-Jones @notjustdancing.bsky.social is doing a poetry reading in Paris 🇫🇷 November 7th, 6-8pm More information is available here (en français): www.billetweb.fr/a-poetry-rea...

📣 Join us at this year's Kenneth Allott lecture, in conjunction with @poetrysociety.org.uk (online), hosted by Professor Sandeep Parmar 🖋️📚 More info here: poetrysociety.org.uk/event/poetry...

More ranking success for University of Liverpool, breaking into the world top 150 in the Times Higher Education rankings @sotauol.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social ⬇️https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/10/09/university-breaks-into-global-top-150-in-times-higher-education-world-university-rankings/

"Every piece of writing I have produced has been met with meticulous attention and unwavering encouragement." Olivia, MA Creative and Critical Writing student at @livunienglish.bsky.social, shares her experience 👇 www.liverpool.ac.uk/english/stud...

Today, as part of our PhD=Me campaign, we would like to introduce Faye from the Department of English! Would you like to tell us about your research and participate in this campaign? Please DM us here or you can email us at [email protected]!

In the latest edition of PhD=Me, meet Sietse from the Department of English as he deep-dives into the dark, researching horror and trauma in children's fiction! Are you one of our PGRs with a passion you’d love to share? DM us here or email us at [email protected] to get involved!

Meet Alice from English in our latest PhD=Me! She’s as happy on a long walk as she is in the National Trust archives (well… almost). Now, she’s exploring a topic she loves in the city she calls home. PGRs - want to share your research? DM us or email [email protected]!

📖 Professor Deryn Rees-Jones (@notjustdancing.bsky.social) is giving the Matt Simpson Memorial lecture and reading at the Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool on October 30th, 6-8pm @serenbooks.bsky.social Find out more here: Https://www.creativetourist.com/event/deryn-rees-jones/

@deadinkbooks.bsky.social is 🎉celebrating🎊 the launch of THE TOWER with author Thea Lenarduzzi, who will be in conversation with Lecturer Sophie Oliver! See below for more information deadinkbookshop.com/products/the...

@factliverpool.bsky.social have a day of FREE events as part of REMEMBER NATURE. Former Liverpool PhD student Bernadette McBride will be sharing her story-turned-film there and doing a talk on Uprising Through Fiction and Film. See below: www.fact.co.uk/event/rememb...

Liverpool Leaders with Jenny Radcliffe: A Secure Career? 💭 Join alumna Jenny Radcliffe as she shares her journey from English studies to a career in social engineering @livunienglish.bsky.social 📅 Tuesday 30th September, 5:30 - 7:00pm 📍 Yoko Ono Lennon Centre 🎟️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/events/event...

Big week for #TeamLivUni! 🎉 We’ve climbed five places to 18th in the UK in The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 — our best ranking in over a decade! Read more ➡️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/19/t...

Another rise in the rankings for University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social. Into the top 20 in the Times/Sunday Times guide. Details ⬇️ @sotauol.bsky.social news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/19/t...

New episode alert! 🚨 Host Natalie spoke to the English Department's 'Decolonising the Curriculum' group about what it means to decolonise a curriculum and the process of decolonising some of the department modules. @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2ZLU...

Excited to share an episode of Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes I did. It's about the timelessness of jokes and focuses on comedy in medieval mystery plays. Features bits of the York and Towneley Plays! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... @livunienglish.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social

📻 Professor @sarahpeverley.bsky.social joined Ian Hislop for his ‘Oldest Jokes’ series on Radio 4. It’s on medieval drama and useless men jokes. More here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Who was Jane Austen’s best heroine? 📚 To mark Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary, Dr Victorina Gonzalez-Diaz from the Department of English co-authored an article for The Conversation @livunienglish.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social Full article 👇 theconversation.com/who-was-jane...

New publication from @markmcglashan.com of @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social Details/link⬇️

📣Our Literature and Science Hub is hosting three events at the upcoming British Science Festival. "How to talk to aliens" (tinyurl.com/htttaliens) "Science's invisible women" (tinyurl.com/siwomen) An illustration workshop on fembots and dinosaurs (tinyurl.com/fembotsdinos...) Come along!🦖

New journal article with Paige Johnson and Camila Montiel McCann on 'herstory' and popular postfeminism on Twitter/X. Really proud of this great teamwork: a result of years of interaction and open reflection on our CDS methods. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....