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The UCFL @ucflangs.bsky.social small grant scheme is currently open for applications, with a deadline of 4 July: university-council-for-languages.org/ucml-small-gra… Applications for the Postgraduate Bursaries are also welcomed, with the same submission deadline for applications: university-council-for-languages.org/ucml-pg-bursar….

Fin de vie : l'Assemblée nationale a voté les deux propositions de loi sur les soins palliatifs et sur le droit à l'aide à mourir. Une réforme sociétale majeure. Éclairage dans notre podcast 'Culture de l'Info' radiofrance.fr/franceculture/…

Did you know there is no statutory requirement for languages at primary level in Northern Ireland? Read Sharon Jones's opinion piece in Languages, Society and Policy on the opportunities and challenges of developing NI primary languages: lspjournal.com/post/towards-l… Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social

How could narrative medicine support healthcare professionals’ linguistic skills and sense of social belonging? Anna Ovaska and colleagues share their experiences of developing a new narrative medicine reading group model in Finland. thepolyphony.org/2025/05/29/mul…

Today, I am working from a municipal library 📚. First impressions: it’s much more comfortable than a university one…

La Haine, 30 Years Later rss.com/podcasts/frenc… The second episode of French Talk is now available, including contributions from Florence Robles, (A Level French teacher at Runshaw College in Lancashire) and historians Louisa Zanoun, Ludivine Broch, Itay Lotem & Daniel Gordon.

Love spending time pausing and reflecting in the peace in the beautiful walled garden near where I live. The annual sculpture exhibition is always a treat andculture.org.uk/whats-on/form-…

A review of Northern Ireland's school curriculum has said the time pupils spend learning languages is "the shortest in Europe". bbc.in/4ksKOsl

Plenty of news reporting today on the research by our colleagues Ian Collen 🇪🇺 and Dr Jayne Duff on language learning in schools in Northern Ireland. Read the full report of their British Council funded research here: tinyurl.com/mr6d37p4

Very sensible Lucy Crehan recommendations here re: adding *languages* to the Northern Ireland curriculum. I look forward to the day when young people in Northern Ireland *all* have the opportunity to learn ancient and/or modern languages in primary and post-primary schools.

Weekend bliss 😎

🚨Join the French team at PoLIS - Bath University of Bath🚨 bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.a…

Edited by Susan Bassnett and Piotr Blumczynski, this collection of essays was inspired the idea of “writing forward” as a strategy for theatre translation, proposed by David Johnston, the award-winning translator and scholar. routledge.com/Writing-Forwar…

Read the latest Language Trends England 2025 report by Centre for Language Education Research at Queen's SSESW at Queen's members Ian Collen 🇪🇺 and Dr Jayne Duff here:

My favourite day of the academic year. Proud of all our QUB Modern Languages graduating students and what they’ve achieved.

Pleased to announce the publication with Liverpool University Press of Ecotexts in the Postcolonial Francosphere, coedited with Nsah Mala (Kenneth Nsah, PhD) liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.38… SFPS

Risen from the ashes (more or less…)

The role of a PhD supervisor…

Macron is right. Revive the school French exchange to secure a future together ✍️ Tonia Antoniazzi politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

We're delighted that all of the language areas taught in Modern Languages at QUB - captured under the headings of Celtic Studies, French Studies, and Iberian Studies - have reported over 90% satisfaction in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2025. 🥳 🥳🥳 qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews/f…