What are the key causes of environmental change? What is stopping nations from shaping a more sustainable relationship between people and the environment? The MA in Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures at Lancaster offers fresh thinking to address the biggest challenges of our times.

What does the rapid escalation in AI capabilities and implementation mean to society? Lancaster University’s MA in Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges will equip you to engage with such questions and prepare you for a wide variety of roles in this rapidly expanding sector.

Join us on the MA in Global Medical and Health Humanities, which explores cutting-edge approaches to well-being, illness, and healthcare.

Welcome to the School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University!

Huge congratulations to Professor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad FBA, a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy in Lancaster University's School of Global Affairs, who has been elected as Vice-President (Humanities) of the British Academy. www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/disting...

Join us for this fantastic workshop by Lily Robert-Foley on the 2nd of July! Online and free 📢✨ To register, follow the link on the website or use the QR code: wp.lancs.ac.uk/transcultura... @globalaffairslu.bsky.social #translation #creativecritical #languages #digitalhumanities

A new report we've co-authored with The Australian National University reveals that important legislation designed to stamp out the barbaric practices related to accusations of witchcraft is rarely used (1/3) @globalaffairslu.bsky.social | @lulawcrim.bsky.social | @cabaker.bsky.social

Congratulations to Prof Charlotte Baker (@cabaker.bsky.social) of @globalaffairslu.bsky.social and @lulawcrim.bsky.social PhD student Biobele Danagogo for their involvement in the report, which was launched on Monday (3/3) Read the report 👇

Wonderful to see the fantastic ongoing work by Professor Charlotte Baker @cabaker.bsky.social to protect victims accused of witchcraft. Read more about this vital work in The Times below.

Congratulations to Prof Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad FBA, who has been elected as Vice-President (Humanities) of @britishacademy.bsky.social 👏 Prof Ram-Prasad is a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy in our new School of Global Affairs (@globalaffairslu.bsky.social)

Read more here about our interdisciplinary master's degrees and how they tackle global challenges: Global Medical and Health Humanities MA Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures MA Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges MA studyinternational.com/news/lancast...

We're very proud to be participating in the Festival of Languages 2025 (16th June to the 4th July)! Please see the link below for further information on the diverse and exciting range of events to get involved in and how to register. www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...

Wonderful to see the publication of the Special Issue: The Non-Human Irresistible: The Poetics of Portals, Ports and Shorelines, from Cork and Merseyside, edited by Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies Dr Cornelia Gräbner and Dr Eleanor Rees from Liverpool Hope University. liminalities.net/21-1/

We are so proud of Lancaster University's win in this year's Dragon Boat Race, led by colleagues in the Lancaster University Confucius Institute! Congratulations to all in the boat, and to everyone who came to Liverpool to support, on this wonderful success! www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...

Fantastic to see this exciting initiative on neurology and narrative medicine! The project, led by Dr Claire Jeantils at the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University, brings together colleagues from Lancaster (Dr Benjamin Dalton), Durham University, and Peking University (Dr Rong Huang)

Amazing keynote from my fantastic colleague @delphinegrass.bsky.social ! Can’t wait to hear more about this Delphine!

Learn more about Lancaster University School of Global Affairs's Dr Delphine Grass's fantastic recent keynote at the international Translation Studies Conference here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...

Delighted to be a keynote speaker at this year’s Spring School in #Translation Studies in Lisbon. I cannot wait to meet everyone & to hearing everyone’s papers! @globalaffairslu.bsky.social

Wonderful to see our Senior Lecturer in French and Comparative Literature Delphine Grass giving her exciting keynote lecture on translation, AI, ecosemiotics and biopolitics in Lisbon! Delphine's work explores how translation can help us explore our relationship to technology and to the environment.

Sign up for the annual Lancaster Environment Lecture, which takes place tomorrow (15th May) on Lancaster University campus. This year's lecture is given by the environmental campaigner Bella Lack, author of the groundbreaking book Children of the Anthropocene. www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass-pgr/new...

Congratulations to our Lecturer in French Studies Dr Benjamin Dalton on completing his exciting new book: Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity (forthcoming with Edinburgh University Press). We look forward to seeing this published in January 2026!

Don’t forget to book your ticket for this wonderful event on 15 May at 7pm! 📣 This year’s Lancaster Environment Lecture will be given by Bella Lack, a fantastic environmental writer and activist ✨ To book your free ticket: dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/the... @globalaffairslu.bsky.social

We are delighted to see that our current Head of School, Dr Derek Hird, has been announced as Interim Director of Lancaster University's Confucius Institute. portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/new...

Welcome to the School of Global Affairs! Find out more about our School's aims and priorities: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0l...

We are delighted to announce that Modern Languages at Lancaster University has moved up to joint 66th globally and is situated within the top ten for UK institutions in the latest QS World Rankings by Subject 2025! www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...

@globalaffairslu.bsky.social come on German students, shout out for German! #shoutoutforgerman

Ever wondered what skills might be needed to draft a statement responding to a cyber attack on the UN? And how arts, humanities and social science skills might be needed? Come to our taster webinar for the MA Global Affairs tomorrow to find out! events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f43dec...

Not one but TWO wonderful talks by @delphinegrass.bsky.social on creative-critical translation coming up this week at @bristoluni.bsky.social!

Great to see Lancaster University's @lancasteruni.bsky.social partnership with Litfest @litfest.bsky.social flourishing under the leadership of SGA's Dr Delphine Grass @delphinegrass.bsky.social! We're so excited for this year's theme, 'The World into Words' www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/univers...

A wonderful event coming up on 11th March with @dhansen.bsky.social of @ulbruxelles.bsky.social, who will join us to talk about translation technology and creative translation. Hosted by @delphinegrass.bsky.social. Find out more and sign up: www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...

We are delighted to welcome Dr Diana Coromines i Calders to Lancaster University School of Global Affairs as our Translator in Residence for 2025. All are welcome to this public talk on 18th March. Details below. Please visit our event page to register: www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...

One month to go until Litfest comes back to Lancaster! You might have seen our programmes cropping up across the North West or popping through your letterbox if you're on our mailing list, but you can also browse the programme online and book your tickets here: geni.us/Litfest2025

Want to find out more about our new suite of MA programmes? Sign up for a taster webinar! We will be running a series of four throughout February and March, starting with this session hosted by @benbgdalton.bsky.social and Prof Deborah Sutton on 28th Feb events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fbcca4...

We are seeking a new Head of School for Lancaster University School of Global Affairs! Interested in finding about more about this exciting HE leadership opportunity? See the dedicated website for this recruitment process, below. www.lancaster.ac.uk/jobs/landing...

Unique insights from Professor Shaun Breslin on UK-China relations in his talk today organised by Lancaster University Confucius Institute: 'From Golden Age to Derisking to What? Tracing the Evolution of UK’s China Policy'.

We are excited to announce we’re now taking applications for our suite of new MAs, designed for people who want to make a difference through ethical leadership and collaboration. Starting October 2025. Sign up for a PG Open Day to find out more: lancaster.ac.uk/study/open-d...

Very exciting session yesterday trying out an innovative new AI-assisted VR language learning experience designed by SGA's Alícia Morena Gimenez in collaboration with Lancaster's ISS Innovation Hub. We can't wait to use this with students in a few weeks' time!

We are so proud of @cabaker.bsky.social's involvement in the long-standing campaign to secure the rights of people with albinism around the world, which has secured a major victory in this landmark ruling from Tanzania ⏬ www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/new...

The Confucius Institute at Lancaster University now proudly possesses a dragon boat, kindly donated by the good people of 汨罗, the home of dragon boat racing in China! @globalaffairslu.bsky.social

Wishing you a happy lunar new year from all at Lancaster University's School of Global Affairs!

Following the success of our two previous livestream webinars from the Terra-Cotta Museum in Xi'an, Chinese Studies @globalaffairslu.bsky.social is hosting a third webinar that will take the audience into the restoration site for cultural relics. Please register through the QR code on the poster.

The British Council has produced a handy Year of the Snake Primary Education Pack, as a resource for schools to celebrate Chinese New Year www.britishcouncil.org/school-resou...

What does it take to implement a UN Resolution? Professor Charlotte Baker @cabaker.bsky.social discusses how implementation of Resolution 47/8, on harmful practices related to accusations of witchcraft, is only just beginning, but it is already having an impact. www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...

We are excited to announce we’re now taking applications for our suite of new MAs, designed for people who want to make a difference through ethical leadership and collaboration. Starting October 2025. Sign up for a PG Open Day to find out more: lancaster.ac.uk/study/open-d...

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