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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 5d

Applications are now being accepted for the Higher Education Scholarships for Palestinians (HESPAL), looking to start a postgraduate Masters degree in Sep 2026 - including our Masters in CompLit & in Global Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 2d

Jean-Yves Laurichesse: entre mémoire et fiction: join us Oct 9 6pm at School 2 for an evening of readings and conversation as we discuss (in accessible French) our Writer in Residence Jean-Yves Laurichesse’s evolution as a novelist and his thoughts on the art of writing today.

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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 5d

Apply for the St Leonards Masters Scholarships for UK & international applicants, to start a postgrad Masters degree in Sep 2026, including our Masters in Comparative Literature & Masters in Global Languages, Literatures, & Cultures. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 7d

UK & EU applicants looking to start a postgrad Masters degree, including our School's Masters programmes in CompLit & in Global Languages, Literatures & Cultures, in September 2026, can now apply for the AD Links Foundation Masters Scholarships. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 7d

Applicants from Canada, Mexico & the USA looking to start a postgrad Masters degree in Sep 2026, including our School's Masters in Comparative Literature & in Global Languages, Literatures & Cultures, can apply for the R&A Ransome Scholarships. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 6d

Applications are open for the Worsfold Otago Scholarships, open to New Zealand graduates looking to start a postgrad Masters degree in Sep 2026, including our Masters in Comparative Literature & in Global Languages, Literatures, & Cultures. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

‘This is strength’: stories of enslaved Africans in Grenada made into searchable archive

Depths of Paradise project backed by British family and created by Stephen Lewis, a descendant of survivors

www.theguardian.com

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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 12d

It’s now less than one week until St Andrews first Race Equality Lecture Race Equality Lecture 2025 with Professor Gary Younge.

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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 10d

You can now apply for the St Leonards Digital Education Scholarship, open to UK & international applicants looking to start a postgraduate distance learning Masters degree in January 2026 - including our Masters in Global Digital Humanities. Details here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 13d

📢We offer support for applications to the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme on a competitive basis. Our School hosts a vibrant research culture with internationally recognised expertise in 8 language disciplines and Comparative Literature. More here www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 14d

Book your place at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social at next in-person postgraduate visiting day, 11 Oct, to explore student life, accommodation, the application process, next steps if you have received an offer to study at St Andrews, fees, funding, and scholarships: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 14d

International applicants for Masters degree in the Faculty of Arts in Sep 2026, including our School's Masters programmes in CompLit & in Global Languages, Literatures, & Cultures, can apply for the Valerie Graeme Smith Scholarship in the Arts. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 14d

Festival of Languages: A Call for Interest! Building on the success of the 1st St Andrews Festival of Languages in Oct 2024, another Festival is planned for Oct 2026, hosted again by the Byre Theatre. Those interested please get in touch with Gavin Bowd ([email protected]).

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Nicki Hitchcott @nickihitchcott.bsky.social · 15d

Solidarity with friends and colleagues @uonucu.bsky.social #SaveHE

University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 15d

Our last day of pickets kick off soon!

8:00-11:30: pickets at UP north, south, and west entrances and Jubilee's Derby entrance
12:00: Rally at the Trent Building

See you there!
#StopTheCuts #SaveHE

www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...

University staff start four weeks of strikes over looming redundancies

The university's boss has refused to rule out compulsory redundancies in 2025 and 2026, according to a union

www.nottinghampost.com

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Khalid Lyamlahy @khalidlym.bsky.social · 15d

📢Job Announcement: The Department of French Studies in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences at
@lsu.bsky.social is seeking applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Black French Thought. Deadline: December 5, 2025. Details: lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...

Assistant Professor - Black French Thought

All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 16d

St Andrews top in UK for French studies! www.thetimes.com/uk-universit...

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Michael Rothberg @mrothberg.bsky.social · 20d

Statement in Solidarity with the Intern. Assoc. of Genocide Scholars by the Genocide & Holocaust Studies Crisis Network:

We condemn attacks on the IAGS Gaza genocide resolution & abhor the denialism & bad faith that persist among some in the fields of Holocaust & Genocide Studies.

IAGS Solidarity Statement 9-18-25.pdf

drive.google.com

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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 22d

Read about Masters degrees with us here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

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sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 23d

@uniofstandrews.bsky.social social has been ranked 1st in Scotland & 2nd in the UK for languages&linguistics by the Guardian University Guide 2026, reflecting the excellence of our language/cultural/literature studies. Congrats to all our students&colleagues: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

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Nicki Hitchcott @nickihitchcott.bsky.social · 23d

This was a brilliant dissertation. Bravo Sadie!

sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations to our former student Sadie Golen who has won the Association the Study of Modern and Contemporary France (@asmcf.bysky.social) Douglas Johnson Memorial Essay Prize. Read more here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...

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Luca Bertolani Azeredo @luca1994.bsky.social · Jul 23

We are happy to present the conference which will take place in Naples, 6 and 7 March 2026, on "Violence and Empire"

Here is attached the CFP including a list of themes we are interested into

Deadline for proposals November 16, authors will be notified by January 9

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Nicki Hitchcott @nickihitchcott.bsky.social · 25d

Proud that @sta-modlangs.bsky.social is ranked #2 in the UK in the @theguardian.com University Guide 💫

University of St Andrews @uniofstandrews.bsky.social · 26d

St Andrews top in Scotland and second in the UK in the @theguardian.com University Guide 2026 🎉

Maths, History, and International Relations take the top spot in the new rankings with a further 16 subjects ranking in the top 10 🎉

Read more 👇

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#EverToExcel

Five smiling students in St Salvator's Quad at the University of St Andrews.

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Nicki Hitchcott @nickihitchcott.bsky.social · 29d

Another wonderful evening with Baron François d’Adesky at @royalsoced.bsky.social’s #Curious festival with @jdmcinally.bsky.social

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Nicki Hitchcott @nickihitchcott.bsky.social · Sep 9

Solidarity with striking colleagues @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social #StopTheCuts

UCU Scotland @ucuscotland.bsky.social · Sep 9

#StopTheCuts

The Scotsman @scotsman.com · Sep 9

Good morning. Here is the front page from The Scotsman for Tuesday

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Nicki Hitchcott @nickihitchcott.bsky.social · Sep 3

Next week! Come and join us. Tickets are free 👇

Nicki Hitchcott @nickihitchcott.bsky.social · Jul 25

Delighted that @jdmcinally.bsky.social and I are taking our event with the wonderful François d’Adesky to Edinburgh on 9 September as part of @royalsoced.bsky.social’s ‘Curious’ festival. Tickets are free. @sta-modlangs.bsky.social
rse.org.uk/event/lost-m...

Lost mothers of the Belgian empire's mixed-race children

Take part in this RSE event with François d'Adesky, as he discusses the impact of Belgian colonisation in Rwanda. Book now to join.

rse.org.uk

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