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Read more at: New podcast on language and rhythm

New podcast on language and rhythm

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new podcast, Language and Rhythm, made by Cambridge TV and funded by the British Academy and the Schröder Fund, University of Cambridge. You can listen to the full series or watch a taster video.


Read more at: Karim Aïnouz – Filmmaker in Residence 2025
Karim Ainouz

Karim Aïnouz – Filmmaker in Residence 2025

Cambridge Film and Screen will be hosting the award-winning Algerian-Brazilian filmmaker and visual artist Karim Aïnouz as its Filmmaker in Residence for 2025. Aïnouz will be in Cambridge during the week of 2-6 June and will be participating in a variety of screenings and workshops with students. Aïnouz’s distinct and...


Read more at: CIRN Interdisciplinary Annual Symposium: Labour

CIRN Interdisciplinary Annual Symposium: Labour

We warmly invite you to attend the upcoming CIRN Interdisciplinary Annual Symposium on 'Labour', taking place on Monday 24 March, from 10:45am to 5pm, in Room SG1, Alison Richard Building. Programme poster 10:45-11am: Welcome 11am-12:30pm Panel 1: Reproduction, Refusal, Revolution Ilaria Favretto Striking Women: Gender...


Read more at: Prof JD Rhodes on props and property

Prof JD Rhodes on props and property

The Prop , by Prof JD Rhodes (MMLL, University of Cambridge) and Dr Elena Gorfinkel (Film Studies, King’s College London), was published by Fordham Press on 4 March. The Financial Times spoke to Prof Rhodes in February about Joanna Hogg’s film Autobiografia di una Borsetta , which was inspired by Rhodes’ and Gorfinkel’s...


Read more at: A Midsummer Night's Dream, translated by János Arany – critical edition by Dr Julia Paraizs

A Midsummer Night's Dream, translated by János Arany – critical edition by Dr Julia Paraizs

Dr Julia Paraizs has recently published a critical edition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the highly acclaimed and popular translation (1864) of the renowned Hungarian poet, János Arany.


Read more at: Cambridge Undergraduate Conference in German Studies
The organisers of the CUGS smiling and toasting at St Catharine's College.

Cambridge Undergraduate Conference in German Studies

2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Cambridge Undergraduate Conference in German Studies. On Saturday 1 March, we were delighted to welcome undergraduate speakers, school pupils and teachers to Cambridge from across the UK.


Read more at: Dr Charlotte Lee appears on Radio 4

Dr Charlotte Lee appears on Radio 4

Dr Charlotte Lee, Associate Professor of German Studies and Director of the German Section, recently appeared on BBC Radio 4 for a piece on Goethe for 'Great Lives'.


Read more at: Italian Research Seminars - Lent Term

Italian Research Seminars - Lent Term

Italian Research Seminars in Lent Term 2025 are scheduled for 26 February and 6, 21–22 and 24 March.


Read more at: Former graduate student Stefan Lacny awarded BASEES PGR prize

Former graduate student Stefan Lacny awarded BASEES PGR prize

Stefan Lacny, a former graduate student in the Department of Slavonic Studies at MMLL, has received the annual prize for Best Scholarly Article by a Postgraduate Student from the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies.


Read more at: Languages at the University of Cambridge East Midlands Student Conference

Languages at the University of Cambridge East Midlands Student Conference

Professor Silke Mentchen will represent the Faculty of MMLL at a special Cambridge admissions event in Leicester on 1 April, aimed at Year 12 students and student groups (or Y13 NI or S5 Scotland).