Nicki Hitchcott
@nickihitchcott.bsky.social
Professor of French and African Studies/Head of School of Modern Languages at University of St Andrews
"This is a crisis for social mobility, young people’s careers, the skills our economy depends on and the opportunities available in communities across the UK" Our newest data covered by The Guardian this evening and dropping tomorrow morning to our SHAPE Observatory. shorturl.at/Qpa9Q
Humanities among degrees being ‘extinguished’ by hard-up universities
Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one year
theguardian.com
Congratulations to all our colleagues&students on excellent results in the National Student Survey 2026, with Arabic&Persian #1 in the UK (3rd year running), Spanish #2 UK (#1 in Scotland); German #3 UK (#1 Scotland); Chinese #4 UK (#1 Scotland), & Russian #4 UK (#2 Scotland).
The current @ukgovernment.bsky.social strategy for Higher Education makes absolutely no sense to me #brokenBritain
Arts Professional@artsprofessional.co.uk · 4w agoPerforming and creative arts university courses will no longer receive funding from a government teaching grant as part of “difficult decisions” about spending priorities, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said.
Congratulations to all our students who graduated this Wed 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
My colleague Alison James and I are delighted to host the 44th Annual 20th- & 21st-Century French and Francophone Studies International #Colloquium at UChicago on April 1–3, 2027. The call for papers on this year’s theme, “Space” is here: voices.uchicago.edu/ffsc - Deadline: September 15, 2026.
Congratulations to all our @sta-modlangs.bsky.social students graduating on Wednesday 1 July 🎓💫
University of St Andrews@uniofstandrews.bsky.social · last mo.We can't wait for Summer graduation in St Andrews next week 🎓 🙌 The first ceremony takes place at 2pm on Monday, and there are ceremonies at 10.30am and 2pm Tuesday to Friday. Watch online from anywhere in the world. 🌎 https://ow.ly/Y0z750Z9Rq8 #EverToExcel #ForeverSaints
Spent an excellent afternoon at the launch of the @sahavoice.bsky.social report on ‘Languages in a Global Scotland’ @royalsoced.bsky.social Glad to have made a small contribution to such an important report led by Catherine O’Leary @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @sta-modlangs.bsky.social
📣 Francosphères | Call for new Book Reviews Editor Join the Francosphères team to expand the book review scope. For more info & to apply, contact Anna-Louise Milne: anna-louise.milne@ulip.lon.ac.uk @openlibhums.bsky.social @sfps.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social @sfhs.bsky.social @khalidlym.bsky.social
📢Job Alert: The School of Arts, English and Languages @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social seeks to appoint a Lecturer in French Studies. Application Closing Date: 6 July. Details: bit.ly/43TyMBx #Frenchstudies #Francophonestudies #teachingjobs
The death spiral continues. Solidarity with colleagues at @universityofexeter.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers...
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
timeshighereducation.com
Insightful thread on critical fabulation by @tnflorvil.bsky.social 👇
Dr. T. Flo (Trying to get back on two feet in 2026)@tnflorvil.bsky.social · last mo.It is 2026, and people still think Saidiya Hartman and Natalie Zemon Davis invented historical information in their works. I am by no means an expert on critical fabulation, but it is not a practice about making up historical information.
"For the fellowship’s inaugural year, we ask applicants to explore French-language collections as part of their research, and are particularly but not exclusively interested in projects which focus on the artistic and visual aspects of our printed collections."
British Library@britishlibrary.bsky.social · 2mo agoDelve into our expansive European collections in a brand-new, funded Mainz Visiting Fellowship. We’re inviting proposals exploring three themes: revolutions, word and image, movement of people and ideas. Apply by 21 June > link.bl.uk/4le
📚🌍30 Sep–2 Oct 2026 our Festival of Languages is back for three days of inspiring events celebrating languages, cultures, literature, translation, & multilingual creativity. Access our exciting programme here: festivaloflanguages.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/festival-pro... #ByreTheatre #FestivalOfLanguages
A quick overview of why we are taking industrial action, the current status of our fight, and how you can support those taking action. #UoN #UniversityOfNottingham #UCU #UoNUCU #StopTheCuts #SaveHE
Are you a modern languages postdoc looking for an opportunity to work on a languages policy project? There is a new opportunity to work on a @themhra.bsky.social funded project with myself and Charles Forsdick: university-council-for-languages.org/2026/06/job-...
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Researcher - Building Policy-Research Bridges in Languages | University Council For Languages
Thanks to the very generous award of a Special Research Grant by the MHRA, UCFL is in a position to appoint a postdoctoral researcher to take forward
university-council-for-languages.org
🎉🎉🎉We are happy to share with you that the four subjects our School has listed in the Complete University Guide @compuniguide are now all in the top 5 in the UK: French and Italian 2nd, German 3rd, and Spanish 5th. You can find more here: www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-table...
‘Careers are going up in flames’: inside Nottingham’s cuts crisis www.timeshighereducation.com/news/careers...
‘Careers are going up in flames’: inside Nottingham’s cuts crisis
With hundreds of jobs on the line and dozens of courses at risk, staff living through one of the biggest university restructuring projects of recent years fear they are shouldering the blame for wider...
timeshighereducation.com
6 days left to apply 👇
@sta-modlangs.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe are hiring an Associate Lecturer in Digital Humanities and Modern Languages/Comparative Literature (Education Focused), a fixed-term position for one year to cover a period of staff leave. Applications must be submitted by 8 June 2026. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
We are hiring an Associate Lecturer in Digital Humanities and Modern Languages/Comparative Literature (Education Focused), a fixed-term position for one year to cover a period of staff leave. Applications must be submitted by 8 June 2026. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
Calling all French teachers interested in postcolonial studies! Special issue of Contextes et didactiques: 'La didactique du français au prisme des études postcoloniales : problèmes et possibilités', co-edited with Diane de Saint Léger journals.openedition.org/ced/7991 Abstracts due 1st September!
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It was a privilege to be one of the judges of all this amazing work. Congratulations to Lili Owen Rowlands and all the shortlisted authors 💫
French Studies@frenchstudies.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe are delighted to announce that the winner of this year’s Malcolm Bowie Prize is Lili Owen Rowlands for her chapter, ‘Begging to Differ: Autofiction, Autotheory, and Contemporary French Feminisms’, in Autotheories, eds. Brostoff & Cooppan (The MIT Press, 2025) direct.mit.edu/books/edited...
When is a university not a university? Solidarity with all my former colleagues fighting for jobs and accountability @uonucu.bsky.social
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3mo agoThousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy
* WORK OPPORTUNITY * Associate Lecturer in Digital Humanities and Modern Languages/Comparative Literature (Education Focused). www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
We’re hiring! @sta-modlangs.bsky.social www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Associate Lecturer in Digital Humanities and Modern Languages/Comparative Literature (Education Focused) - AO1995RX
Associate Lecturer in Digital Humanities and Modern Languages/Comparative Literature (Education Focused) - AO1995RX, School of Modern Languages Salary: £38,784 per annum Start Date: 1 August 2026 or a...
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"One-nation-one-language narratives lull us into assuming France speaks French, China speaks Mandarin; this ignores the tens and even hundreds of regional #languages, many of whose speakers have experienced everything from active persecution to bans in school..." www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
What happens when we lose a language?
A staggering 44% of human languages are endangered – with culture, tradition and whole ways of understanding the world at stake
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'By bringing together ecotextual scholarship and ecological urgency, Mala and Hitchcott have produced an essential resource for anyone interested in intersections of postcolonial studies, environmental humanities, and francophone cultural production in the Global South.' Learn more: bit.ly/4tedoRC
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Nsah Mala (born Kenneth Nsah), PhD, is Researcher and Hub Coordinator for UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition at the University of Cologne. He is also affiliated with the School of International Futures (SOIF) and the Universities of Lancaster, Nottingham, and Lille.
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Nicki Hitchcott@nickihitchcott.bsky.social · 3mo agoThanks to Adrienne Angelo for the generous review of Nsah Mala’s and my co-ed @livunipress.bsky.social volume, Ecotexts in the Postcolonial Francosphere, in the latest issue of French Studies @sta-modlangs.bsky.social @sfps.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/105/arti...