And a group photo of colleagues from our Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern section with some of their graduating students.

Wonderful day on Monday celebrating all our incredible graduates in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies across our spectrum of degrees from the ancient to the modern. Always an uplifting experience! 🎓 🎉 @universityofleeds.bsky.social @leedsalumni.bsky.social

Both The Guardian and Times Higher Education are highlighting the devastating effects that closing our modern languages courses will have on the UK and the midlands. A similar argument can be made for every one of our courses on the chopping block. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cold-sp...

‘Cold spot’ fears over Nottingham language cuts

Plans to close courses would have national impact, politicians write in letter urging university to reconsider

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The #IMC2026 Banner has dropped! 😀🎉 We're very excited to be welcoming our delegates over the next few days for a week full of medievally marvellous academic fun! 🎉 If anyone needs to get in touch with us please email imc@leeds.ac.uk #MedievalSky #SkyStorians

'About 150 academic roles are set to go at the south-west institution, which said it was targeting areas that are “no longer sustainable” or have seen changes in student demand.' History and English are name-checked. 1/3

University of Exeter cuts an ‘existential threat to humanities’

Russell Group institution cites changing student demand as it puts 500 staff at risk of redundancy, with 150 jobs set to go

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📖 Read the interview with Dr Robert Ley, MHRA Languages and Policy Postdoctoral Researcher and his mentors Professor Wendy Ayres-Bennett and Professor Charles Forsdick, on how the Languages in Policy project is helping to connect language researchers and policymakers www.mhra.org.uk/news/2026/05...

Policy and Belonging

Interviewing Dr Rob Ley, MHRA Languages and Policy Postdoctoral Researcher, and his Cambridge-based mentors Professor Wendy Ayres-Bennett and Professor Charles Forsdick.

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❗ Don't miss this job opportunity! We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on Building Policy-Research Bridges in Languages. More information here: university-council-for-languages.org/2026/06/job-...

Have you applied❓ university-council-for-languages.org/updates/

❗ The programme is now available ❗ ❓ Have you registered ❓ ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

📢 UCFL is seeking to appoint a new East Asian Studies Representative and a new Germanic and Low Countries Representative. ❗ Deadline: 14 June 2026 🔗 Links to the posts in the comments.

📢 Don't miss our Summer Plenary! ✍ Register here: ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Languages are not in decline - access is. Our colleagues Marcela Andrea Cazzoli and Ana Medeiros show that the problem is not student aspriation, but structured access. Don't miss this very important read: wonkhe.com/blogs/modern...

Modern languages has a future – and it’s all about access

Contraction of modern languages provision is often painted as a response to falling demand. For Ana de Medeiros and Marcela Cazzoli, if you look across the whole education system then HE starts to loo...

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Today marks the start of ‘Rhetoric, Drama and Their Critics’, a two-day symposium in memory of Malcolm Heath, late emeritus Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Leeds. View the symposium's programme: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/directory-re...

I’m delighted to present a paper on Donatus and stasis theory today, in honour of our much missed colleagues Malcolm Heath and Robert Maltby

Classics at Leeds@leedsclassics.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Today marks the start of ‘Rhetoric, Drama and Their Critics’, a two-day symposium in memory of Malcolm Heath, late emeritus Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Leeds. View the symposium's programme: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/directory-re...

Looking for a Masters degree in Classics and/or Ancient History? Look no further: our new MA in Classics and Ancient History launches in September 2026! For more information and to apply, please visit: courses.leeds.ac.uk/k149/classic...

Later this week we'll be gathering for ‘Rhetoric, Drama and Their Critics’, a two-day symposium in memory of our much missed colleague Profressor Malcolm Heath. View the programme: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/directory-re... Read Professor Stafford's tribute to Malcolm: secretariat.leeds.ac.uk/home/obituar...

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It’s been a delight reviewing this latest release from L.Y.R Simon Armitage as his poetic best beautiful ambient music to accompany it. It’s the perfect bank holiday spin to get into. atthebarrier.com/2026/04/01/l...

LYR - Dark Sky Reservation: Album Review : At The Barrier

3rd outing for arty gathering LYR - far more exciting under artificial lighting - and other earworm gems.

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We also celebrate a collective award for the Faculty Directors of Student Education (DSE) and the Student Education and Experience (SEE) teams. Congratulations to Alessio Baldini (DSE), Jude Whitty, Jenny Oakley and all the members of our brilliant LCS SEE team 🎉💐

@bttnhg.bsky.social and @sofiamartinho.bsky.social won the Faculty Community Impact and Innovation for their work initiating and leading the Leeds City of Languages Festival. @leedscitylanguages.bsky.social

It was wonderful to see our brilliant colleagues @lcsleeds.bsky.social being rewarded at the Faculty’s partnership awards this week! Congratulations to all winners and nominees! 🎉💐

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds@lcsleeds.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Congratulations to all our colleagues nominated or crowned winners at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social Faculty Partnership Awards this week. Peter Watson won Faculty Teacher of the Year, @profingrid.bsky.social was named Faculty Supervisor of the Year…

Today on Bandcamp Selects: The UK's poet laureate Simon Armitage celebrates the new album from his band L.Y.R. Listen on Bandcamp Radio.

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Tune in weekly to hear new music and artist interviews.

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Very proud to have completed my Confucius certification for intermediate spoken Chinese @universityofleeds.bsky.social I still need lots of practice but am very excited to keep learning this beautiful language 🇨🇳🐼❤️🎉

Sir Albert Sloman envisioned languages at the heart of the University of Essex. ❗ Now, his legacy is in danger. Sign the petition: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Short-term savings, long-term national loss? When university “financial sustainability and future success” harms UK economic growth and diplomacy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

University of Leicester to cut film and modern languages courses

A union claims up to 300 students will see offers withdrawn as a result of the decision.

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Languages are falling into a vicious cycle that will be difficult to break. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-job-...

UK job cuts hit English and modern languages staff hardest

‘Vicious cycle’ of course closures means system ‘gradually losing breadth and depth of expertise’

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