Emma Cayley 谷曦

(1) Talk: 'From Homer to Hollywood: Nolan's Odyssey and the traumatised hero', by Professor Emma Stafford. Thursday 12 November. Full details here: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/events/talk-...

(2) Workshop: 'The Language of Coins', with Professor Sam Gartland and Curator Dr Lucy Moore. Wednesday 18 November. Full details here: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/events/the-l...

Leeds City of Languages returns in November featuring Classics at Leeds! Leeds City of Languages is a vibrant celebration of the city's languages, cultures, and communities: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk This year's programme includes two events delivered by our colleagues. Details in thread!

Publication – Dominique Demartini, « L’arc et la rose. Christine de Pizan : naissance de l’écrivaine au XVe siècle » rmblf.be/2026/10/16/p...

Are you a languages researcher interested in shaping public policy discussions? ‘Languages in Policy’ offers practical guidance & resources for academics interested in policy engagement + examples of research that has already had a policy impact! university-council-for-languages.org/languages-in...

Thanks to our outgoing chairs: @emmacayley.bsky.social & @theapitman.bsky.social for their leadership of the AHA for the past four years.

We are delighted to announce that Greg Perry, CEO of the Association for Art History, and Kathryn Tempest, Chair of the Council of University Classical Departments (CUCD) have officially started their tenure as Co-Chairs of the AHA. More from Kathryn and Greg soon! 🎉

📣 Arts & humanities researchers: applications are open for the AHRC Engaging with Government Course 2027. Learn how policymaking works, engage effectively with government, and boost your policy impact. Apply by 29 Oct 2026. 🔗 www.ukri.org/events/engag...

📢 Our Summer Plenary recording is available now: university-council-for-languages.org/2026/10/ucfl...

The sun is shining on Leeds campus today and we are thronged with prospective students and their families, carers, and friends. Welcome to Leeds and to the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies! Delighted to meet you all 🎉

It's Welcome Week in Leeds and we can't wait to meet our new students over the next few days, and to welcome back our returning students too! We're especially excited about the start of our *new MA* in Classics and Ancient History! For more details, please visit: courses.leeds.ac.uk/k149/classic...

If you're thinking about studying at Leeds, Open Days are a great way to learn more about student life. Book your place at our next Open Days on Saturday 3 and 17 October to: 🏫 Tour campus 🗺️ Explore the city 📚 Attend subject talks 🗣️ Chat with current students and staff https://bit.ly/4xnZz6i

Announcing our first research seminar of 2026-27! Prof. Matthew Leigh: 'Passing through Oricum - Trade Routes and Culture Routes in Horace, Propertius, and Others', 1 October, 14.00-16.00 UK Time, on campus and online. Please see the thread for details! www.classics.ox.ac.uk/people/profe...

"It’s that honesty that makes this not just a fascinating medieval relic but a universal depiction of the madness that is war...The dead bodies pile up in mounds as Saxon after Saxon falls.." Jonathan Jones's heartfelt review of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

The 2026 A-level results bring some welcome news for languages. Professor Marcela Andrea Cazzoli takes a closer look at what the numbers tell us and what they mean for the future of language learning. Explore her insights in this infographic.

For A level results day, the British Academy has looked at two decades of data on take-up of SHAPE subjects across the UK. Although SHAPE subjects still make up the majority of entries, there is an evolving picture beneath that headline figure. Read the full analysis here: https://bit.ly/4xE87FQ

Combined A-level entries in French, German and Spanish rose slightly in absolute terms in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Congratulations to all our incoming students on their A-level results today 🎉 We can’t wait to welcome you to the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies in September!

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...

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

📖 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...

❗ 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-...

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❗ 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...

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

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...

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...

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! 🎉💐

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.

📣 'Rhetoric, drama and their critics: a symposium in memory of Malcolm Heath, late emeritus Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Leeds' - register now to avoid disappointment! Register here: store.leeds.ac.uk/product-cata... For more information: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/r...

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...

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

Very pleased to be the runner-up in this year’s Postgraduate Essay Prize competition by the Society for French Studies! My essay was on Muslim women in the Old French Crusade Cycle. And many congrats to the winner, Isabel! 🎉 @frenchstudies.bsky.social

‘We’re not teaching them to order baguettes!’ 🥖 Great article about the success that early intervention can have with language learning. #mflmentoring @ucflangs.bsky.social @clairegorrara.bsky.social @wendya-b.bsky.social