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University College London houses the oldest centre for Dutch Studies in the English-speaking world. We offer a full range of undergraduate and graduate degrees.

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UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies collection @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social · last mo.

Unlocking access to knowledge: Paul Ayris, Founder of UCL Press @ucllccos.bsky.social @ucllibraries.bsky.social @uclpress.bsky.social #FacesOfUCL #UCL200 www.ucl.ac.uk/about/search...

Unlocking access to knowledge: Paul Ayris, Founder of UCL Press

Dr Paul Ayris (1957-2025) was founder and CEO of UCL Press and a champion of the ‘open science’ movement, breaking down barriers to make research, scholarship and learning freely accessible to all.

ucl.ac.uk

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

'The Reading for Pleasure inquiry was launched last November in response to a sharp decline in the number of children reading for pleasure.' 1/2

National Year of Reading should extend to a decade, inquiry says

The education committee also proposed a National Reading Guarantee, ensuring all children have frequent opportunities to enjoy reading

theguardian.com

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

'Meanwhile, a Financial Times report by...Gillian Tett offers an early sign of a return to...connective thinking...: one finance firm has shifted its hiring away from “AI-native” STEM graduates toward humanities students. In the financier’s words: “We want critical thinking, not just AI.”' 2/3

Humans still matter more than AI in finance

Recruiting digital natives with critical thinking skills is going to be crucial

ft.com

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It’s 25 years since we lost Douglas Adams. I am happy to have been able to get a reference to him into this piece in the FT about why the humanities are essential www.ft.com/content/fbde...

It is 25 years since the death of Douglas Adams. He was prescient in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in
concluding that finding the answer to life, the universe and everything was not that difficult - it was 42. But the hard part was understanding the question. The humanities are here to help us make sense of the questions of our time.

Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 3mo ago

As #UKHE managers have been falling over themselves to act upon AI bros' 'predicting' the future (i.e.: making their sales pitch and creating the 'need' in one swift action), they'll listen to this one well, right? RIGHT?!?!?! giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Given AI’s exponentially growing ability to solve well-defined, data-rich problems, it is plausible that employers will place more of a premium on the skills the humanities offer, such as critical and creative thinking. Anthropic’s co-founder Daniela Amodei recently said: “I actually think studying the humanities is going to be more important than ever . . . this idea that there are things that make us uniquely human — understanding ourselves, understanding history, understanding what makes us tick — I think that will always be really, really important.”

It would be ironic if universities cut these subjects just as demand turned a corner — switching from literature to AI-prompt engineering may turn out to have been a poor trade.

UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hélène Neveu Kringelbach is Associate Professor of African Anthropology at UCL, working to decolonise research & shift the conversation around race, interracial relationships, & African cultures. Find out more about Hélène in Faces of UCL: buff.ly/1ElIiXz #UCL200 #FacesofUCL @uclselcs.bsky.social

UCL Institute of Advanced Studies @ucl-ias.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨 TONIGHT! 6pm 🚨 'The Radical Spanish Empire. How Paperwork Politics Remade the New World' www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

IAS Book Launch: The Radical Spanish Empire

We are pleased to welcome back to the IAS Adrian Masters to present his new book (co-written with Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra) The Radical Spanish Empire. How Paperwork Politics Remade the New World.

ucl.ac.uk

UCL Institute of Advanced Studies @ucl-ias.bsky.social · 5mo ago

FLIGHT PATHS: Of Avian Lives and Human Survival 8 June 6–7:30 pm Creative-Critical Readings and Translations in English and German www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

FLIGHT PATHS: Of Avian Lives and Human Survival

Creative-Critical Readings and Translations in English and German

ucl.ac.uk

UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 5mo ago

If you're thinking about joining us at UCL Arts and Humanities, join the upcoming in-person UCL Open Days 🏛️ Explore 400+ undergraduate programmes, join taster sessions, tour our Bloomsbury campus and accommodation, and chat with students and staff! buff.ly/nV4DrPr

Joana Jacob Ramalho @jori-saudade.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Making a SPLAS! Celebrating the past, present & future of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies @ucl.ac.uk. Part of UCL’s 200th anniversary celebrations. @uclselcs.bsky.social @artshumsucl.bsky.social #UCL200

Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Breaking NEWS!! Federal judge rules DOGE illegally terminated NEH grants last year in a summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs AHA, ACLA, and MLA, and orders the restoration of 1400 terminated grants

Federal Judge Rules to
Restore
National Endowment for the Humanities
Funding In Historic Case
This afternoon, May 7, 2026, US District Judge Colleen McMahon ruled that the mass termination by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) of more than 1,400 grants to support scholars, research institutions, and humanities organizations was "unlawful,
unconstitutional, ultra vires, and without legal effect."

Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 5mo ago

UCL really does boast some of the best science communicators on the planet.

Helen Czerski@helenczerski.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The dream team were on stage last night at Cosmic UCL, for UCL's 200th birthday. So much fun! Pic: @markmiodownik.bsky.social Nick Lane, @adamrutherford.bsky.social , me, Saiful Islam, @drkevinfong.bsky.social , Maggie Aderin, @jlukeroberts.bsky.social & @jonbutterworth.bsky.social

Mark Miodownik, Nick Lane, Adam Rutherford, Helen Czerski, Saiful Islam, Kevin Fong, Maggie Aderin, John-Luke Roberts and Jon Butterworth.

UCL Dutch @ucldutch.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Making a SPLAS! Celebrating past, present & future of #Spanish, #Portuguese and #LatinAmerican Studies at UCL (and not just the tenses ;). In 1828 Antonio Alcalá Galiano was the first Professor for Spanish here (and in the whole of England). #UCL200 @artshumsucl.bsky.social @uclselcs.bsky.social

UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Don’t miss Voices that Still Speak: Redefining Postcolonial Narratives next Friday, May 8th at 6:30 PM - a powerful multimedia journey with UCL Dutch's 2025 writer in residence Raoul de Jong (Jaguarman) and award winning film maker Ida Does. buff.ly/8HD602V @uclselcs.bsky.social

UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Interested in studying Modern Languages at UCL? 🌍 Join us to learn more about studying Modern Languages at UCL, home to the widest range of language‑based degrees in the UK. Book now to hear from UCL SELCS and SSEES: buff.ly/22XZDaS @uclssees.bsky.social @uclselcs.bsky.social

UCL Dutch @ucldutch.bsky.social · 11mo ago

StellaBruzzi, Dean of UCL Arts & Humanities introducing Prof Florian Mussgnug's inaugural lecture "Loving Apocalypse too much" @UCLSELCS.bsky.social #CompLit

UCL Dutch @ucldutch.bsky.social · 3y ago

What a joy! A full house at koffie-uurtje today for our Sinterklaas celebrations. All students had written poems for each other, including the beginners after only 8 weeks of Dutch. Very impressed. 🤩 @uclselcs.bsky.social