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Welcome to Cambridge French

French studies in Cambridge is one of the largest groupings of its kind in the country, and the French course one of the most varied. Many members of the group are leading researchers in their specialist fields.

We try to get to know as many students as possible and we make every effort to help students get the best from our courses. Enquiries should be directed in the first instance to the Section Coordinator, Esther Palmer french@mmll.cam.ac.uk, but we hope that you will find all staff working in French very approachable.

We are extremely proud of the reputation of Cambridge French which has consistently been judged outstanding in both teaching and research. As you join us, we wish you every success.

On these pages you can find out about:

Undergraduate courses

Postgraduate courses

Teaching staff and their research interests

Research students

French news

Latest News

Bibas and Butler: Two Cambridge Women and the Making of Modern Languages

18 March 2023

We are happy to share this event presented by Professor Emma Gilby at the much anticipated 2023 Cambridge Festival on Saturday 18th March.

2022 Gapper Undergraduate Essay Prize

31 January 2023

Congratulations to MMLL student Elizabeth Apps, who was the runner-up for the 2022 R. Gapper Undergraduate Essay Prize.

New publication edited by Professor Nicholas Hammond

5 January 2023

The first scholarly special number devoted to the modern French novelist Philippe Besson, edited by Nicholas Hammond and his colleague at Kansas University, Paul Scott, has just been published.

Read moreat: PhD Student Awarded Naomi Schor Memorial Prize PhD Student Awarded Naomi Schor Memorial Prize

15 December 2022

We are proud to announce that Isabel Maloney, PhD student in MMLL French, has just been awarded the Naomi Schor Memorial Prize.

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