Frank Finlay
@frankjf.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of German, University of Leeds. Former Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures. Chair/Trustee Yorkshire Contemporary, Word Up North, Skipton Music
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Frank Finlay
@frankjf.bsky.social
· Sep 9
Returning here after a 4-month break to explore other platforms and will be starting to post regularly-ish.
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YOU SIGNATURE MATTERS! Help us save Modern Languages at Leicester.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
YOU SIGNATURE MATTERS! Help us save Modern Languages at Leicester.
Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/save-moder...
Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/save-moder...
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A study at U Mass Amherst finds that Elon Musk manipulated Twitter to bolster the voice of the Neo Nazi Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) before the German 2025 parliamentary elections. No surprises here. groups.cs.umass.edu/equate-ml/20...
February 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
A study at U Mass Amherst finds that Elon Musk manipulated Twitter to bolster the voice of the Neo Nazi Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) before the German 2025 parliamentary elections. No surprises here. groups.cs.umass.edu/equate-ml/20...
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German at Leeds and International Writers at Leeds are thrilled that acclaimed author Julia Franck will be in Leeds on the 6th of February to give a reading from and talk about her newly translated novel, Worlds Apart.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/ev...
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/ev...
Worlds Apart: German author Julia Franck visits Leeds to discuss her new novel
Author Julia Franck, together with her English publisher, Monique Charlesworth, will be in Leeds on the 6th of February to give a reading from and talk about her new novel, Worlds Apart.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk
January 22, 2026 at 10:44 AM
German at Leeds and International Writers at Leeds are thrilled that acclaimed author Julia Franck will be in Leeds on the 6th of February to give a reading from and talk about her newly translated novel, Worlds Apart.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/ev...
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/ev...
A practice much loved by generations of British exchange students in Germany — now getting an airing on Tik Tok #ShoutOutForGerman
A whole piece in the G about Lüften (airing out your house) ?!?! Complete with German sayings and German terminology ?!?! www.the guardian.com/news/2026/jan/21/house-burping-german-habit-luften-trend-explained-airing-home
House burping: should we all adopt this German habit?
It’s a simple way to keep homes fresh and mould-free, and has caught on in the US. But there are a few potential downsides ...
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:41 PM
A practice much loved by generations of British exchange students in Germany — now getting an airing on Tik Tok #ShoutOutForGerman
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Have you heard the recent House of Lords debate led by Baroness Coussins (Chair of the APPG for Modern Languages), which addresses language education across schools and universities in the UK?
Baroness Coussins’ intervention is at 15:37 and can be viewed here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
Baroness Coussins’ intervention is at 15:37 and can be viewed here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
January 21, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Have you heard the recent House of Lords debate led by Baroness Coussins (Chair of the APPG for Modern Languages), which addresses language education across schools and universities in the UK?
Baroness Coussins’ intervention is at 15:37 and can be viewed here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
Baroness Coussins’ intervention is at 15:37 and can be viewed here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
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📢 Calling all PhD students in German Studies!
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
Awards and Prizes
Awards and prizes
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 AM
📢 Calling all PhD students in German Studies!
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
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The University of Vienna
@univie.ac.at invites applications for at least 40 fully funded, 4-year doctoral positions. I am one of the potential supervisors. If you have an exciting, innovative PhD project on modern #JewishHistory, please feel free to apply: careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
@univie.ac.at invites applications for at least 40 fully funded, 4-year doctoral positions. I am one of the potential supervisors. If you have an exciting, innovative PhD project on modern #JewishHistory, please feel free to apply: careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
careers.univie.ac.at
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The University of Vienna
@univie.ac.at invites applications for at least 40 fully funded, 4-year doctoral positions. I am one of the potential supervisors. If you have an exciting, innovative PhD project on modern #JewishHistory, please feel free to apply: careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
@univie.ac.at invites applications for at least 40 fully funded, 4-year doctoral positions. I am one of the potential supervisors. If you have an exciting, innovative PhD project on modern #JewishHistory, please feel free to apply: careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
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It's German Week!
19-24 January 2026
There are activities here for everyone - you don't have to be teaching German to take part!
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#ShoutOutForGerman
19-24 January 2026
There are activities here for everyone - you don't have to be teaching German to take part!
buff.ly/7nxS6aP
#ShoutOutForGerman
German Week - 19 – 24 January 2026 - Goethe-Institut United Kingdom
German Week from 19-24 January 2026 will bring activities that promote the learning of German to schools across the UK.
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January 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
It's German Week!
19-24 January 2026
There are activities here for everyone - you don't have to be teaching German to take part!
buff.ly/7nxS6aP
#ShoutOutForGerman
19-24 January 2026
There are activities here for everyone - you don't have to be teaching German to take part!
buff.ly/7nxS6aP
#ShoutOutForGerman
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You can find me in the Times flying the flag for humanities and social sciences in this story about changes to funding at @ukri.org
www.thetimes.com/article/be92...
www.thetimes.com/article/be92...
January 19, 2026 at 8:50 PM
You can find me in the Times flying the flag for humanities and social sciences in this story about changes to funding at @ukri.org
www.thetimes.com/article/be92...
www.thetimes.com/article/be92...
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Happy #ShoutOutForGerman week! Learning #German has lots of benefits, it’s fun and not as hard as some may think: theconversation.com/learning-ger... @uk.theconversation.com @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social @daad-uk-ireland.bsky.social @uk.diplo.de @ags-gbi.bsky.social @britgerassoc.bsky.social
Learning German has many benefits for young people – and it’s not as hard as its reputation suggests
Learning a language gives you unique insights into different cultures, societies and perspectives.
theconversation.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Happy #ShoutOutForGerman week! Learning #German has lots of benefits, it’s fun and not as hard as some may think: theconversation.com/learning-ger... @uk.theconversation.com @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social @daad-uk-ireland.bsky.social @uk.diplo.de @ags-gbi.bsky.social @britgerassoc.bsky.social
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Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
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Huge congratulations to Prof Piers Forster CBE! 🎉Director of the Priestley Centre, who has been awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours 2026 for his climate science leadership and impact. A brilliant recognition of excellence and action on climate change. 🌍 Read more www.leeds.ac.uk/university-n...
New Year Honours at the University of Leeds
www.leeds.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Huge congratulations to Prof Piers Forster CBE! 🎉Director of the Priestley Centre, who has been awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours 2026 for his climate science leadership and impact. A brilliant recognition of excellence and action on climate change. 🌍 Read more www.leeds.ac.uk/university-n...
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Do you want to start the year with a new opportunity? Are you a @universityofleeds.bsky.social colleague working in movement and physical activity research? Are you interested in co-leading an interdisciplinary network of researchers to help make connections across the field?
Details here 👇
Details here 👇
#physicalactivity #research #interdisciplinary #movement #healthandwellbeing | Horizons Institute
Do you want to start the year with a new opportunity? Are you a University of Leeds colleague working in movement and physical activity research? Are you interested in co-leading an interdisciplinary ...
www.linkedin.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Do you want to start the year with a new opportunity? Are you a @universityofleeds.bsky.social colleague working in movement and physical activity research? Are you interested in co-leading an interdisciplinary network of researchers to help make connections across the field?
Details here 👇
Details here 👇
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Catherine Connolly stormed to victory in the Irish presidential election in October. Leeds historian Dr Alan MacLeod discusses the importance of the Irish presidency, and its significant in modern society: https://spotlight.leeds.ac.uk/leeds-magazine-2026/features/irelands-new-president/index.html
December 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Catherine Connolly stormed to victory in the Irish presidential election in October. Leeds historian Dr Alan MacLeod discusses the importance of the Irish presidency, and its significant in modern society: https://spotlight.leeds.ac.uk/leeds-magazine-2026/features/irelands-new-president/index.html
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„Das Schlimmste, das ich kenne, ist Untertänigkeit oder der Wunsch, sich unbedingt zu unterwerfen, dieses Mitmachen, Mitlaufen, Mitsingen, Mitmarschieren und dabei auch noch in eine peinliche Euphorie verfallen.“
Heinrich Böll,
geboren am 21. Dezember 1917
in Köln.
Heinrich Böll,
geboren am 21. Dezember 1917
in Köln.
December 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
„Das Schlimmste, das ich kenne, ist Untertänigkeit oder der Wunsch, sich unbedingt zu unterwerfen, dieses Mitmachen, Mitlaufen, Mitsingen, Mitmarschieren und dabei auch noch in eine peinliche Euphorie verfallen.“
Heinrich Böll,
geboren am 21. Dezember 1917
in Köln.
Heinrich Böll,
geboren am 21. Dezember 1917
in Köln.
Happy “the nights are drawing out day” from yesterday’s bike ride along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal.
December 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Happy “the nights are drawing out day” from yesterday’s bike ride along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal.
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Our @saschastollhans.bsky.social has commented on the recent good news concerning our re-entry to the Erasmus+ scheme: theconversation.com/uk-to-re-joi... @euerasmusplus.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @ucflangs.bsky.social #Erasmus
December 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Our @saschastollhans.bsky.social has commented on the recent good news concerning our re-entry to the Erasmus+ scheme: theconversation.com/uk-to-re-joi... @euerasmusplus.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @ucflangs.bsky.social #Erasmus
‘Collusion does not require a dictatorship’: István Szabó on his Nazi actor masterpiece Mephisto
‘Collusion does not require a dictatorship’: István Szabó on his Nazi actor masterpiece Mephisto
As his 1981 film is rereleased, the director talks about his Oscar-winning fable about an actor’s Faustian pact with the Nazi party – and its new relevance
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Can studying the past really prepare you for shaping public debate or navigating complex global issues? In this @soashistory.bsky.social podcast, Prof Phil Clark shares what history students can bring to the table. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/pcla...
Where history can take you: Professor Phil Clark’s journey from the classroom to international media
Where can a history degree take you? Can studying the past really prepare you for shaping public debate or navigating complex global issues? In this SOAS History Blog Podcast, Dr Ellan A. Lincoln-Hyde...
media.leverhulme.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Can studying the past really prepare you for shaping public debate or navigating complex global issues? In this @soashistory.bsky.social podcast, Prof Phil Clark shares what history students can bring to the table. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/pcla...
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Großbritannien ab 2027 wieder im Erasmus-Programm#Erasmus#Großbritannien
Großbritannien ab 2027 wieder im Erasmus-Programm
Studierende aus der EU können bald wieder an britischen Unis lernen. In London ist von einem Durchbruch die Rede.
www.tagesschau.de
December 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Großbritannien ab 2027 wieder im Erasmus-Programm#Erasmus#Großbritannien
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News | Overseas entry fees, a new NPO model and a long-term plan for museums: Our breakdown of the Arts Council England review
We round up the key implications for museums and reactions from across the sector.
#ArtsCouncilReview #ArtsCouncilEngland
We round up the key implications for museums and reactions from across the sector.
#ArtsCouncilReview #ArtsCouncilEngland
Overseas entry fees, a new NPO model and a long-term plan for museums: Our breakdown of the ACE review - Museums Association
We round up the key implications for museums and reactions from across the sector
www.museumsassociation.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
News | Overseas entry fees, a new NPO model and a long-term plan for museums: Our breakdown of the Arts Council England review
We round up the key implications for museums and reactions from across the sector.
#ArtsCouncilReview #ArtsCouncilEngland
We round up the key implications for museums and reactions from across the sector.
#ArtsCouncilReview #ArtsCouncilEngland
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Permanent job in the cambridge german department waiting for a specialist in german modernism! First permanent modern german job there in almost a decade - exciting! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPS629/a...
Assistant Professor in Modern German Studies at University of Cambridge
Apply for the Assistant Professor in Modern German Studies role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
www.jobs.ac.uk
December 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Permanent job in the cambridge german department waiting for a specialist in german modernism! First permanent modern german job there in almost a decade - exciting! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPS629/a...
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Thank you to Lisa Nandy and the Department for Culture Media and Sport for publishing the Independent Review of the Arts Council today, and to Baroness Margaret Hodge and team for conducting the Review.
Access the Review: buff.ly/5rqvntF
Read our initial response: buff.ly/zPisSAk
Access the Review: buff.ly/5rqvntF
Read our initial response: buff.ly/zPisSAk
December 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Thank you to Lisa Nandy and the Department for Culture Media and Sport for publishing the Independent Review of the Arts Council today, and to Baroness Margaret Hodge and team for conducting the Review.
Access the Review: buff.ly/5rqvntF
Read our initial response: buff.ly/zPisSAk
Access the Review: buff.ly/5rqvntF
Read our initial response: buff.ly/zPisSAk