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Lindsey Ford @lindseyford.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

"No, what AI can do is not yet a threat to human translators and human readers of sophisticated, textured human writing. The threat is what some people think it can do." Daniel Hahn nails it as per usual observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

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AI won’t replace us human literary translators just yet

Yes, it can turn French words into English ones, but true translation is so much more than that

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Oxford Translates @oxfordtranslates.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

This year's keynote speech will be given by Damion Searls, translator of Nobel laureate #JonFosse and seven other Nobel prize-winners. Damion works from German, Norwegian, French, and Dutch, and is also the author four books, including 'The Philosophy of Translation'.

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Oxford Translates @oxfordtranslates.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

For a taste of what you can expect at Bristol Translates 2025, you can now watch the @institutfrancaisdk.bsky.social Institut français du Royaume-Uni keynote speech given by Maboula Soumahoro at Bristol Translates 2024. youtube.com/watch?v=G_mDYz097H4&ab_channel=UniversityofBristol

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Bristol Translates 2024 Keynote and Q&A

YouTube video by University of Bristol

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Oxford Translates @oxfordtranslates.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Places are still available for our professional development sessions on the 8th and 10th July. Find our programme via the link below and sign up soon! www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/translat...

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Apply for Professional Development sessions only | School of Modern Languages | University of Bristol

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Oxford Translates @oxfordtranslates.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Search 'Bristol Translates Summer School' to find our website and our application form. Places on the workshops are given on a first-come first-served basis, so be sure to apply soon - if your language isn't offered, we are also running a multilanguage session with Daniel Hahn!

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Oxford Translates @oxfordtranslates.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Bristol Translates 2025 will not only run intensive workshops, but also enlightening talks on crucial topics. On Tuesday 8th July, we will be hosting a session on 'making a living as a translator' - a key question for all aspiring and working translators. Applications still open!

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rosschwartz.bsky.social @rosschwartz.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...

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Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts

The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.

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rosschwartz.bsky.social @rosschwartz.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Launch ofannual Comma Press Emerging Translator Award at Bristol Translates 2025. For translators from Chinese, Japanese and Urdu. Winners considered for publication in an upcoming Comma Press anthology. Programme, details of tutors and application form at: www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/translat...

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Summer School – Bristol Translates

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rosschwartz.bsky.social @rosschwartz.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Bristol Translates: Deadline for scholarship applications 28 Feb. Closing date for early-bird discount 31 March. Apply now to secure your place. See the award-winning workshop tutors and our programme with a host of inspirational speakers. www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/translat...

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Bristol Translates | School of Modern Languages | University of Bristol

Summer School – Bristol Translates

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rosschwartz.bsky.social @rosschwartz.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Bristol Translates registration opens in the new year. Keep an eye on our webiste.

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rosschwartz.bsky.social @rosschwartz.bsky.social · 09/01/2024

Bristol Translates online summer school is open for applications www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/translat... New this year: workshops both into and out of English as well as 2 days of industry talks and thematic workshops. Apply now to ensure your place

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