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Read more at: Uzma Hameed, dramaturg for Wayne McGregor’s new ballet The Dante Project, a co-production between The Royal Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet, in conversation with Heather Webb (Sponsored by Intesa Sanpaolo)
Uzma Hameed in conversation with Heather Webb

Uzma Hameed, dramaturg for Wayne McGregor’s new ballet The Dante Project, a co-production between The Royal Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet, in conversation with Heather Webb (Sponsored by Intesa Sanpaolo)

Uzma Hameed, dramaturg for Wayne McGregor’s new ballet The Dante Project, a co-production between The Royal Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet, in conversation with Heather Webb Sponsored by Intesa Sanpaolo


Read more at: Investment in languages education could return double for UK economy
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Investment in languages education could return double for UK economy

An increase in secondary school pupils learning Arabic, Mandarin, French or Spanish could boost the UK economy by billions of pounds over 30 years, according to new research. The study warns that the ongoing decline in language learning in UK schools is undermining the country's ability to compete internationally. A new...


Read more at: "Ukraine needs solidarity not 'Crimnesia'"

"Ukraine needs solidarity not 'Crimnesia'"

Dr Rory Finnin, the associate professor of Ukrainian Studies at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, explains why we mustn't forget what happened in Crimea and why it is linked inextricably to current events in Ukraine. "“Understanding the crisis today means remembering the dramatic events of 2014...


Read more at: What will happen in Ukraine? Op-ed from Dr Rory Finnin
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What will happen in Ukraine? Op-ed from Dr Rory Finnin

Dr Rory Finnin is University Associate Professor of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Cambridge and launched the Cambridge Ukrainian Studies programme here at MMLL. He has written an opinion piece which has been published by Politico. Read How the West Gets Ukraine Wrong - and Helps Putin As a Result . Find out more...


Read more at: Cambridge Undergraduate Conference in German Studies

Cambridge Undergraduate Conference in German Studies

'Optimism in the German-speaking world' 18th & 19th February 2022 With a keynote from Kübra Gümüşay Panel discussions: 'Building optimistic societies' 'Optimism in entertainment' 'Sensitive optimism: memorial work' 'Optimism in thought and literature' Careers panel with German studies graduates All German studies...


Read more at: Winners of Year Abroad photo competition announced

Winners of Year Abroad photo competition announced

The Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics held a photography competition for students who had been on their Year Abroad during the 2020-21 academic year. View the winning photos.


Read more at: Professor Anna Elsner wins European Research Council Starting Grant
Assistant Professor Anna Magdalena Elsner

Professor Anna Elsner wins European Research Council Starting Grant

Assistant Professor Anna Magdalena Elsner (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland), a former MPhil and PhD student at Cambridge, has been awarded the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant.



Read more at: Dr Sara Delmedico (PhD in Italian 2019) awarded IRC Maurice J Bric Medal of Excellence
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Dr Sara Delmedico (PhD in Italian 2019) awarded IRC Maurice J Bric Medal of Excellence

The Italian Section is delighted to congratulate Dr Sara Delmedico, one of our former PhDs, for being awarded the IRC Maurice J Bric Medal of Excellence , as the top-ranked Postdoctoral Fellow of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences under the Council’s 2021 Government of Ireland funding programme. Her postdoctoral project...


Read more at: Imagining Marko Vovchok

Imagining Marko Vovchok

In the weeks before Taras Shevchenko's death in 1861, Marko Vovchok (Maria Vilinskaia, 1833-1907) wrote Shevchenko from Rome. In this vignette, published in How Languages Changed My Life (Archway 2019), Rory Finnin imagines this pivotal juncture in her life from her first-person perspective.