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Read more at: Prof. Mari Jones invited to first ever Fête du Jèrriais festival
Mari Jones

Prof. Mari Jones invited to first ever Fête du Jèrriais festival

As part of her ongoing work to keep alive the Norman French spoken in the Channel Islands, Professor Mari Jones has been invited to take part in the first ever Fête du Jèrriais.

Read more at: The Ninth Cambridge Conference on Language Endangerment

The Ninth Cambridge Conference on Language Endangerment

The main aim of language revitalisation is to set an endangered language back ‘on its feet’. Revitalisation strategies may be developed and implemented by linguists, the State, language activists and the speakers themselves. This conference invites papers on issues relevant to language revitalisation.

Read more at: Picturing Austrian Cinema Symposium
Happy End

Picturing Austrian Cinema Symposium

Michael Haneke, the director of the Vienna Film Academy, will be attending a special showing of his latest film Happy End at the Arts Picturehouse Cinema in Cambridge on 23rd September. The public Q&A with him will be led by Frederick Baker, Laura McMahon and J.D. Rhodes.

Read more at: 'State of Madness': Dr Rebecca Reich discusses her new book on Psychiatry, Literature, and Dissent after Stalin
Reich book

'State of Madness': Dr Rebecca Reich discusses her new book on Psychiatry, Literature, and Dissent after Stalin

Dr Rebecca Reich has discussed her new book, 'State of Madness: Psychiatry, Literature, and Dissent After Stalin', with Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon of the New Books in Russian & Eurasian Studies podcast.

Read more at: Dr Calbert Graham awarded grant from the Daiwa Foundation

Dr Calbert Graham awarded grant from the Daiwa Foundation

Dr Calbert Graham has been awarded a grant from the Daiwa Foundation to pursue a project in machine learning for speech technology with collaborators in Japan.

Read more at: The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement to be launched in October 2018
The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement

The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement to be launched in October 2018

Information on the launch and first workshop of the University's new Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement.

Read more at: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2018

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2018

Please note that the deadline for applications for British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships has now passed.

Read more at: Learning Together, HMP Whitemoor

Learning Together, HMP Whitemoor

Drs Emma Gilby and John Leigh (French) will both be sharing their research interests this summer at Her Majesty's Prison, Whitemoor, in a 'Big Ideas' seminar series.

Read more at: The Stephen Spender Prize for poetry in translation
Stephen Spender Prize 2018

The Stephen Spender Prize for poetry in translation

Entrants are invited to submit an English translation of a published poem from any language, ancient or modern.

Read more at: Leverhulme Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowships 2018

Leverhulme Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowships 2018

The Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages welcomes applications from potential applicants for the Leverhulme Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme 2018.

 

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