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The Cambridge Language Collective has announced the questions for its fifth annual Schools’ Essay Competition. The competition has become a central part of the Collective’s work, building a strong reputation and attracting hundreds of submissions from schools across the UK each year.The competition is divided into four categories: Politics, Philoso…

Researchers from across the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics will gather at Clare College on Thursday 21 May for the LCT Graduate Symposium 2026, a day-long event showcasing current postgraduate research and interdisciplinary conversations across literature, culture and thought.Hosted in the Elton-Bowring Room at Clare Colle…

Applications are now open for the 2026 residential Summer Schools at Selwyn College, offering Year 12 students the opportunity to experience university life and explore subjects at degree level — including a dedicated Language, History and Culture stream.The programme forms part of Selwyn’s widening participation and outreach work, designed to enco…

 The MMLL Library is running training workshops to help students finetune useful skills in the lead up to exam season.Our Revision Tips session covers how to get started with revision, how to create a revision schedule, and some top revision methods to ensure your revision is as effective and efficient as possible.We are also hosting unsupervised s…

The Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics is delighted to announce the IV Roberto Gerhard Annual Lecture on Catalan Cultures, taking place on Wednesday 13 May at Fitzwilliam College’s Upper Halls.This year’s guest speaker is acclaimed Catalan novelist Pol Guasch, whose novel Napalm in the Heart — described as a queer, post-apocal…

We are delighted to announce two special screenings with film director Pietro Marcello, one of the most original voices in contemporary cinema. Both events are free and open to the public.Monday 4 May: Public film screening of DuseVenue: St John’s College, Palmerston Room.6.15pm reception, Fisher Foyer.7pm: Duse (2025, 122’), directed by Pietro Mar…

Disability Studies Plenary LectureNot Just an Other: Archaeologies of DisabilityKyle L. JordanLecture Theatre A, Student Services Centre, New Museums Site5.15pm, May 5, 2026Reception, The Atrium, SSC, 6.30pmAbstract: Modern models and experiences of disability are typically defined by ‘otherness’ in relation to an institutional or social-cultural i…

Trinity College is delighted to host a series of events next week celebrating the rich linguistic, literary, and cultural heritage of Madagascar. The visit is made possible thanks to the efforts of Trinity College Lectrice Anne-Élise Rakotovao, who will welcome Oliva Ramavonirina, Head of Research at the Malagasy Academy.Across three events, staff …

The 18th Meeting of Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition (GASLA), 16–18 April 2026Language remains one of the most profound mysteries of human cognition, deeply intertwined with thought, creativity, and what it means to be human. Our remarkable capacity to acquire and use multiple languages across the lifespan offers a unique window…

MMLL Open Days are:§ Thursday 9 July 2026: Undergraduate Open Day (MMLL, Colleges and support services will be open) § Friday 10 July 2026: Undergraduate Open Day (MMLL, Colleges and support services will be open) These events are designed for prospective applicants from Year 12, Year 13 (or equivalent) and mature applicants (aged 21 or over), to l…

A new case study highlighting the success of Cambridge spinout Trismik has been published as part of the Cambridge Enterprise Annual Review 2025 campaign.Trismik originated in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics and reflects the strength of innovation emerging from Cambridge’s languages and linguistics community. The company’s fou…

The Society for French Studies announced that the winner of the 2025 R. Gapper Postgraduate Essay Prize is Isabel Maloney (University of Cambridge), for her essay, entitled ‘The Communard Family in Léon Cladel’s Censored Short Fiction’.The Jury adjudged ‘From Dragons to Divinators: Re-Imagining Muslim Women in the Old French Crusade Cycle’, by Saal…

The Poetics of Tao: French-Chinese Dialogues on Poetry, Art, and the Limits of Subjectivity took place on 22 November 2025 at Wolfson College, Cambridge. The conference brought together an international group of scholars to explore the dialogue between Taoist thought and modern French philosophy, literature, and visual art. Across keynote lectures …

Professor Sally Faulkner (Department of Spanish and Portuguese) has published a new blog post with Manchester University Press reflecting on her recent book The Cinema of Cecilia Bartolomé: Feminism and Francoism.In the post, Professor Faulkner explains her motivation for writing the book, beginning with the striking originality of Bartolomé’s work…

Professor María Noriega-Sánchez, Professor of Spanish and Translation Studies in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics (MMLL), has been awarded a Pilkington Prize for 2026 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to teaching excellence.The Pilkington Prizes are awarded annually to members of academic staff across the Un…