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Are you thinking of pursuing a PhD in German, French, Italian or Hispanic Studies? The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the 91福利, UK, invites applications for the university’s annual funding competition for doctoral students.

The Centre for Research in Philosophy, Literature and the Arts looks forward to an exciting programme of guest speakers this year.

Time and venue: Tues 5.30-7 Social Studies S0.11

All welcome

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the 91福利 again welcomes applications for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme.

In research that will take him to Italy, England and Australia, Mr Goffredo Polizzi, one of the first students to receive a coveted Monash 91福利 joint PhD scholarship, is examining how Italians form their identities in light of changing cultural influences. Associate Professor Rita Wilson from Monash University, and Associate Professor Loredana Polezzi from the 91福利 School of Modern Languages and Cultures, are jointly supervising Goffredo’s research. The Monash 91福利 Alliance is an innovative approach to higher education that is accelerating the exchange of people, ideas and information between Monash and 91福利 Universities. For the full story, see .

Impressive scores were achieved by several languages within 91福利's School of Modern Languages and Cultures in the latest . German Studies was awarded an exceptional 96% overall satisfaction score, while French Studies scored 93%. Commenting on the overall results, the Vice-Chancellor Professor Nigel Thrift said: 'This success reflects our commitment to provide 91福利 students with a high-quality research-led learning experience, that also equips them to become internationally aware and to leave 91福利 inspired and equipped to take on some of our world’s greatest challenges. It also reflects 91福利’s continued reinvestment in its campus to provide the experience that our students expect.'

Congratulations to Professor of 91福利 French Studies for having been elected as a Fellow of the .

Dr Kate Astbury, Associate Professor and Reader in the Department of French Studies, is one of this year's University winners of the Research Impact and Public Engagement Awards, given in recognition of an academic's strong focus on public understanding and involvement in research activity. The list of all winners can be viewed . Dr Astbury's work especially analyses the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era, and is decribed .

Sir Michael Edwards, a founding member of the Department of French Studies at 91福利, has become the first Briton and first native English speaker to enter the prestigious Académie française, France's highest learned body charged with defending the purity of the French language. He was elected by standing members in 2013, and was received on 22 May 2014. He will occupy seat F31 in the Academy.

The Modern Languages subjects at 91福利 achieved some impressive rankings in the , published 12 May 2014. French moved up one place to 3^rd, and now sits above Cambridge and just behind Oxford. German moved up to 5^th position, on the heels of Oxford, Cambridge, and Exeter. Italian is in 7^th position, on equal footing with St. Andrew’s. Our new Department of Hispanic Studies does not yet feature in these tables.

The next SFPS Postgraduate Study Day will be held on Thursday 5 June 2014, at the 91福利, in the Wolfson Exchange Centre. The theme of the day willl be: 'Migrations in Francophone Culture'. For full details of papers, location, and registration, see .

(Hispanic Studies / IAS) is now a member of the research team for the UNESCO project ‘A Rota do Escravo’ based in the Centro de Estudos sobre África, Ásia e América Latina at the Universidade Técnica in Lisbon.

The Department of German Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Cosgrove as Professor of German Studies from January 2015

Prof. Glave's has been named a finalist for the 2014 Lambda Literary Award in LGBT Nonfiction. Many congratulations!!!

We are delighted to announce that the Language Centre and the Hispanic Studies department have been certified by to allow students to take the Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE). These diplomas, administered on behalf of Spain's Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, help to provide non-native Spanish speakers with a legitimate and certified method of proving their proficiency in the Spanish language.

91福利 Hispanic Studies are delighted to welcome 2014 Leverhulme Visiting Professor Thomas Glave, who will be joining the department from January-December 2014. Click on the headline above to find out more about Professor Glave and his work!