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How much does speaking the same language matter for cohesion and integration?

A new data map released today shows a sharp and widespread decline in opportunities for university staff in the humanities, social sciences and arts subjects in 2024-25. The data shows a precarious la...

Exclusive: University moves and falling exam entries fuel concerns about opportunities for working-class pupils

Study finds those who speak two languages have brains that appear around six years younger than those who speak one

Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is set to collapse. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny just doesn’t do existential crises, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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While militaristic and patriotic organisations formed an important part of Edwardian political culture, 1918 often marks a terminus for histories of organised militarism in Britain. Taking the end of ...

By Dr Joseph FordThe decline of languages education in England is a familiar and depressing story. Take-up of French at GCSE is down from 25% in 2009-10 to 18% in 2024-25. German has halved in the sam...

This blog was kindly authored by John Claughton, Co-Founder of The World of Languages and Languages of the World and former Chief Master of King Edward’s School, Birmingham. The other day, there was a...

A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute, The Languages Crisis: Arresting decline by Megan Bowler (HEPI Report 192), sponsored by Duolingo, shows a big drop in formal language learning....

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Capitalising on children’s existing multilingualism would be beneficial.

The University of Nottingham has suspended applications to all languages degree programmes, with a view to permanent closure of all of its undergraduate languages degrees. Under the proposals, it…

The long read: The late Kenyan novelist and activist believed erasing language was the most lasting weapon of oppression. Here, Aminatta Forna recalls the man and introduces his essay on decolonisatio...

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For Peter Sutoris, the humanities hold the key to understanding and responding to the many civilisational crises we face

A three-day hybrid conference aims to interrogate the ongoing challenges involved in the decolonial process of the Maghreb.

Are you an academic with proven abilities to carry out cutting-edge teaching and research in French and Francophone Studies? Could you deliver quality teaching in French and Francophone Studies in the...

The higher education sector contributes more than £265 billion to the UK economy.

Even the census ignores them, but multilinguals could hold the key to Britain’s social and economic future, says science journalist Laura Spinney

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Find out more about a project exploring the language of emotion with school pupils in East London