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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PERSON OF THE DAY. 10 February 1923. German-born Wilhelm Röntgen died (aged 77). He produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays which earned him the 1st Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. It’s one of the greatest diagnostic medical advances of all time.
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 10 February 1923. German-born Wilhelm Röntgen died (aged 77). He produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays which earned him the 1st Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. It’s one of the greatest diagnostic medical advances of all time.
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Two grant schemes from the School of Advanced Study are now open for applications: Being Human Festival 2026 and the Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities’ new Collaboration and Innovation Grant.
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
February 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Two grant schemes from the School of Advanced Study are now open for applications: Being Human Festival 2026 and the Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities’ new Collaboration and Innovation Grant.
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
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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...
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
A slight look of a younger Pacino in his sunnies
January 20, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A slight look of a younger Pacino in his sunnies
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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!
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
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...
Absolutely — and the couple of classical pieces, particularly Purcell’s March for the Funeral of Queen Mary, worked equally well.
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Absolutely — and the couple of classical pieces, particularly Purcell’s March for the Funeral of Queen Mary, worked equally well.
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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...
There was an exhibition several years ago at the Wellcome Institute, if memory serves — there might have been a publication to accompany it.
January 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
There was an exhibition several years ago at the Wellcome Institute, if memory serves — there might have been a publication to accompany it.
Thanks — this made for a really interesting read
January 6, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Thanks — this made for a really interesting read
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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 ...
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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 👇
Really useful. Thank you!
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Really useful. Thank you!
Spot on! Take your pick!
January 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Spot on! Take your pick!
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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