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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

Dr Emma Claussen co-hosts 'Proust Curious' podcast with Public Books

23 October 2024

Dr Emma Claussen (MMLL, Cambridge) and Dr Hannah Weaver (English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University) are Proust Curious. Their new podcast , produced in partnership with Public Books, covers the experience of reading À la recherche du temps perdu —all seven volumes. Marcel Proust’s cultural touchstone, written...

Translation of Professor Mark Darlow's 'Staging the French Revolution' published

22 October 2024

Professor Mark Darlow's 2012 book Staging the French Revolution: Cultural Politics and the Paris Opéra, 1789-1794 (New York: Oxford University Press) has just appeared in Chinese translation with Orpheus Music Series. The book was runner-up for the Gapper Prize of the Society for French Studies and has established itself...