What are the key causes of environmental change? What is stopping nations from shaping a more sustainable relationship between people and the environment? The MA in Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures at Lancaster offers fresh thinking to address the biggest challenges of our times.

What does the rapid escalation in AI capabilities and implementation mean to society? Lancaster University’s MA in Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges will equip you to engage with such questions and prepare you for a wide variety of roles in this rapidly expanding sector.

Join us on the MA in Global Medical and Health Humanities, which explores cutting-edge approaches to well-being, illness, and healthcare.

Welcome to the School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University!

Huge congratulations to Professor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad FBA, a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy in Lancaster University's School of Global Affairs, who has been elected as Vice-President (Humanities) of the British Academy. www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/disting...

Distinguished Professor elected Vice-President of the British Academy - Lancaster University

A Lancaster University Distinguished Professor has been elected to a highly prestigious role at the British Academy, the UK’s national academy for humanities and social sciences.

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Join us for this fantastic workshop by Lily Robert-Foley on the 2nd of July! Online and free 📢✨ To register, follow the link on the website or use the QR code: wp.lancs.ac.uk/transcultura... @globalaffairslu.bsky.social #translation #creativecritical #languages #digitalhumanities

A new report we've co-authored with The Australian National University reveals that important legislation designed to stamp out the barbaric practices related to accusations of witchcraft is rarely used (1/3) @globalaffairslu.bsky.social | @lulawcrim.bsky.social | @cabaker.bsky.social

Legislation not the ‘silver bullet’ in fight against barbaric practices - Lancaster University

Every year thousands of people globally are wrongly accused of witchcraft, often with fatal consequences yet, says new research by Lancaster University, legislation designed to stamp out the barbaric ...

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Congratulations to Prof Charlotte Baker (@cabaker.bsky.social) of @globalaffairslu.bsky.social and @lulawcrim.bsky.social PhD student Biobele Danagogo for their involvement in the report, which was launched on Monday (3/3) Read the report 👇

International Network Against Witchcraft Accusations and Ritual Attacks

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Wonderful to see the fantastic ongoing work by Professor Charlotte Baker @cabaker.bsky.social to protect victims accused of witchcraft. Read more about this vital work in The Times below.

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It's great to see the report co-authored by our researchers on the prosecution of harmful practices related to accusations of witchcraft featured in The Times this morning! 👇 @cabaker.bsky.social | @thetimes.com | @globalaffairslu.bsky.social | @lulawcrim.bsky.social

Congratulations to Prof Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad FBA, who has been elected as Vice-President (Humanities) of @britishacademy.bsky.social 👏 Prof Ram-Prasad is a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy in our new School of Global Affairs (@globalaffairslu.bsky.social)

Distinguished Professor elected Vice-President of the British Academy - Lancaster University

A Lancaster University Distinguished Professor has been elected to a highly prestigious role at the British Academy, the UK’s national academy for humanities and social sciences.

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Read more here about our interdisciplinary master's degrees and how they tackle global challenges: Global Medical and Health Humanities MA Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures MA Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges MA studyinternational.com/news/lancast...

Lancaster University: Shaping leaders in global affairs

Tackle global challenges with Lancaster University’s interdisciplinary master’s degrees in AI, sustainability, and global health. Apply now for October 2025 entry.

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We're very proud to be participating in the Festival of Languages 2025 (16th June to the 4th July)! Please see the link below for further information on the diverse and exciting range of events to get involved in and how to register. www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...

Wonderful to see the publication of the Special Issue: The Non-Human Irresistible: The Poetics of Portals, Ports and Shorelines, from Cork and Merseyside, edited by Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies Dr Cornelia Gräbner and Dr Eleanor Rees from Liverpool Hope University. liminalities.net/21-1/

Liminalities 21.1 (2025)

a special issue on The Non-Human Irresistible: The Poetics of Portals, Ports and Shorelines, from Cork and Merseyside

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We are so proud of Lancaster University's win in this year's Dragon Boat Race, led by colleagues in the Lancaster University Confucius Institute! Congratulations to all in the boat, and to everyone who came to Liverpool to support, on this wonderful success! www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...

Lancaster University fire their way to success in dragon boat race - Lancaster University

It was another sporting first place for Lancaster University at the weekend when Team Dragon Boat paddled to success.

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Fantastic to see this exciting initiative on neurology and narrative medicine! The project, led by Dr Claire Jeantils at the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University, brings together colleagues from Lancaster (Dr Benjamin Dalton), Durham University, and Peking University (Dr Rong Huang)

Benjamin Dalton@benbgdalton.bsky.social · last yr.

Had such an amazing time over the last couple of days at the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University with Dr Claire Jeantils and Dr Rong Huang for the launch or the International Narrative Neurology Network 🧠🗯️ founded and led by Claire.

Amazing keynote from my fantastic colleague @delphinegrass.bsky.social ! Can’t wait to hear more about this Delphine!

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Wonderful to see our Senior Lecturer in French and Comparative Literature Delphine Grass giving her exciting keynote lecture on translation, AI, ecosemiotics and biopolitics in Lisbon! Delphine's work explores how translation can help us explore our relationship to technology and to the environment.

Learn more about Lancaster University School of Global Affairs's Dr Delphine Grass's fantastic recent keynote at the international Translation Studies Conference here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...

Delighted to be a keynote speaker at this year’s Spring School in #Translation Studies in Lisbon. I cannot wait to meet everyone & to hearing everyone’s papers! @globalaffairslu.bsky.social

Anthony Pym @anthonypym.bsky.social · last yr.

The 3rd edition of the Spring School in Translation Studies is taking place in Lisbon from 2-7 June 2025, and will be devoted to "Translation & Imagination". cecc.fch.lisboa.ucp.pt/en/events/ii...

Wonderful to see our Senior Lecturer in French and Comparative Literature Delphine Grass giving her exciting keynote lecture on translation, AI, ecosemiotics and biopolitics in Lisbon! Delphine's work explores how translation can help us explore our relationship to technology and to the environment.

Sign up for the annual Lancaster Environment Lecture, which takes place tomorrow (15th May) on Lancaster University campus. This year's lecture is given by the environmental campaigner Bella Lack, author of the groundbreaking book Children of the Anthropocene. www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass-pgr/new...

University welcomes environmental campaigner Bella Lack - Lancaster University

Conservationist and environmental campaigner Bella Lack presents the 2025 Lancaster Environment Lecture, co-ordinated by the School of Global Affairs, on campus at Lancaster University this week.

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Congratulations to our Lecturer in French Studies Dr Benjamin Dalton on completing his exciting new book: Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity (forthcoming with Edinburgh University Press). We look forward to seeing this published in January 2026!

Benjamin Dalton@benbgdalton.bsky.social · last yr.

For those very few remaining people who are not yet sick of listening me to talk about my book, I’ve sent in the final revised manuscript!! 📖Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity📖 FORTHCOMING with Edinburgh University Press early 2026!

Don’t forget to book your ticket for this wonderful event on 15 May at 7pm! 📣 This year’s Lancaster Environment Lecture will be given by Bella Lack, a fantastic environmental writer and activist ✨ To book your free ticket: dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/the... @globalaffairslu.bsky.social

LITFEST: Bella Lack, The Lancaster Enviroment LEcture

In conversation with Matt Sowerby VENUE: Margaret Fell Lecture Theatre, Lancaster University *Booking essential

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Litfest, Lancaster@litfest.bsky.social · last yr.

FREE EVENT - attend in-person & watch online (live or on catch up)! In just under 1 month we're delighted to be hosting the Lancaster Environment Lecture 2025, delivered by leading environmental campaigner & author Bella Lack, in collaboration with Lancaster University. Book now: geni.us/LF25LE

We are delighted to see that our current Head of School, Dr Derek Hird, has been announced as Interim Director of Lancaster University's Confucius Institute. portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/new...

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Welcome to the School of Global Affairs! Find out more about our School's aims and priorities: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0l...

Welcome to the School of Global Affairs!

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We are delighted to announce that Modern Languages at Lancaster University has moved up to joint 66th globally and is situated within the top ten for UK institutions in the latest QS World Rankings by Subject 2025! www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...

@globalaffairslu.bsky.social come on German students, shout out for German! #shoutoutforgerman

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This week let's celebrate the German language! 👉 Your favourite German word? 👉 That incredible trip to Deutschland? 👉 Your German teacher, aka the best teacher of all time? Use #ShoutOutForGerman and show everyone what German means to you!

Ever wondered what skills might be needed to draft a statement responding to a cyber attack on the UN? And how arts, humanities and social science skills might be needed? Come to our taster webinar for the MA Global Affairs tomorrow to find out! events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f43dec...

Not one but TWO wonderful talks by @delphinegrass.bsky.social on creative-critical translation coming up this week at @bristoluni.bsky.social!

Great to see Lancaster University's @lancasteruni.bsky.social partnership with Litfest @litfest.bsky.social flourishing under the leadership of SGA's Dr Delphine Grass @delphinegrass.bsky.social! We're so excited for this year's theme, 'The World into Words' www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/univers...

University events provide exciting chapter at Litfest - Lancaster University

The tale of two very different rulers - a gripping story of power and legitimacy – is sure to intrigue at the 2025 Lancaster History Lecture at Lancaster University.

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A wonderful event coming up on 11th March with @dhansen.bsky.social of @ulbruxelles.bsky.social, who will join us to talk about translation technology and creative translation. Hosted by @delphinegrass.bsky.social. Find out more and sign up: www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...