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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · 8h

Join us at our first ECA event of the academic year! The ECA Experience: Publishing 9th October 10-11am A roundtable discussion with early career colleagues around experiences of publishing Meeting link in part 2...

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Modern Languages Open @modlangopen.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

'Navigating Platform Economies in Afrofuturist Publishing in Brazil: Editora Kitembo, Hip-Hop & Literatura Marginal' by Victoria Adams looks at how São Paulo’s hip-hop inspired Brazil’s first Afrofuturist publisher. 🔗 bit.ly/MLO-Adams @ilcs.bsky.social @spanishinsoc.bsky.social @ucfl-eca.bsky.social

A blue banner graphic with the article title written in white: Navigating Platform Economies in Afrofuturist Publishing in Brazil: Editora Kitembo, Hip-Hop, and Literatura Marginal by Victoria Adams

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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

📣 VACANCY (language learning, Celtic Studies) Research fellowship investigating language learning in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland A post that is part of the exciting £1.5Million AHRC-funded Translating Cultures of Language Learning (TransCoLL) project. tinyurl.com/3xc9eb54

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Vacancy details | About | University of Stirling

Job vacancy at the University of Stirling.

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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

The UCFL ECA SIG is looking for new reps! We have openings in German, Italian, Linguistics, Portuguese, and Middle Eastern Studies. Details below, and the application deadline is 15 December. Get in touch with the SIG co-chairs @oliviaglaze.bsky.social & @llewelynhopwood.bsky.social with questions 🥳

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Emma Cayley 谷曦 @emmacayley.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Every university should renovate the disciplinary framework of its courses and ask whether it is responding to its global responsibilities. But no university should recognise any merit in withdrawing from the study of other languages, cultures & societies www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/late...

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The latest threat to UK modern languages is yet another faux pas

Nottingham and Leicester are taking a swing at language departments. But those proposing closures have taken their eye off the ball, say four linguists

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UCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

The University Council for Languages (UCFL) welcomes the publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review and the Government’s response. Read our reflection here: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/11/07/a...

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UCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

You might have heard that the University of Nottingham plans to suspend all languages courses. This is very disappointing and heartbreaking. Here you can find their petition aimed at protecting Modern Languages at Nottingham. You can show your support by signing it. www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...

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Sign the Petition

Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!

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Olivia Glaze @oliviaglaze.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Happy to share that my piece - 'Languages, Medical Humanities and Policy: Intersections in Research and Practice’ - is out today on @the-polyphony.bsky.social as part of this week's @readingbodies.bsky.social takeover! thepolyphony.org/2025/10/21/l...

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Languages, Medical Humanities and Policy: Intersections in Research and Practice

In Part 2 of the Reading Bodies takeover, Olivia Glaze considers the policy and impact potential of research on languages, identity and culture within the medical humanities.

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Emma Cayley 谷曦 @emmacayley.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Please do sign up to join in our online conversation event on 21st November, 12 noon, about the recent report on language education in the UK from the @hepi-news.bsky.social by @meganlbowler.bsky.social, sponsored by #Duolingo Thanks to @ilcs.bsky.social for hosting ilcs.sas.ac.uk/research-pol...

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Thinking Strategically Seminar Series

Bringing together researchers to discuss issues of major concern and to ensure joined-up action for the future development of the study of languages and cultures.

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Our new podcast by ECRs, for ECRs is here. Tune in as researchers share their academia survival tips. The first episodes of Confessions of an Early Career Researcher are available now. Subscribe for our final episodes, going live 15 October. bit.ly/47PXZQH

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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

😥 Stay connected with your ECA Special Interest Group subject reps so we can work together to create events and resources that best support the community: university-council-for-languages.org/early-career...

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The Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

🎓 The 71st AHGBI Annual Conference 2026 warmly invites ECAs and PGRs to submit papers or organise panels. Mixed-career-stage panels are strongly encouraged! 💡 Funding support and awards will be available to help ECAs and PGRs participate. Full details will be shared at the start of the new year!

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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

This event is online, and the second day has a particular ECA focus 🎉

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wendya-b.bsky.social @wendya-b.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

BA report shows that worst cold spots in SHAPE are in Modern Foreign Languages: French & German single honours degrees are declining sharply, with cold spots in all 4 UK nations. Progress in expanding provision of non-European languages is being reversed. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...

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Cold spots: Mapping inequality in SHAPE provision in UK higher education

This British Academy report reveals that many parts of the UK are becoming subject cold spots – areas with no provision in a subject within a commutable distance. These are often in rural, coastal or ...

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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

The call for a new ECA representative on the @ucflangs.bsky.social Executive Committee is still open! This role is a fantastic development opportunity, offering visibility and collaboration with senior academics, and the chance to strengthen your leadership skills. Please share and apply!

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Pam Thurschwell @pamthur.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Fellowship from Bloomsbury for early career academics who are Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...

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Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship 2025 - Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship scheme aims to help early career academics get their book idea into a form which is ready for publication.

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SDN @uksdn.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

🚨 Tim Unwin Early Career Researcher Grant 🚨 Early career researcher grants of up to £500 are available to SDN members to assist with a research project related to 19th-century French studies. Send us your application by 1 September! More info here: uksdn.co.uk/ecr-grant/

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Tim Unwin Early Career Researcher Grant SDN ECR Grant_Application form with notesDownload Early career researcher grants of up to £500 are available to members of the Society of Dix-Neuviémistes to…

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Institut für Finnougristik, LMU München @finnougristiklmu.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

The Institute of Uralic Studies at LMU Munich is seeking applications for a position of a lecturer in Hungarian. It is a full-time permanent position with a starting date in February 2026. The deadline for applications is 20 September 2025. Please spread the word! job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/a...

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Lecturer in Hungarian (m/f/x)

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

We’ve opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social postdoctoral fellowships. We provide three years of funding for early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences to complete a significant piece of publishable research www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/post...

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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Sign up if you’re interested in learning more about languages research and policy engagement! This workshop is part of a project on ARIs, led by Charlotte Ryland and funded by @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social 💬

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Emma Cayley 谷曦 @emmacayley.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

A rare opportunity for a permanent lectureship in German in our fabulous School! Please circulate to your networks. @ucfl-eca.bsky.social @ucflangs.bsky.social

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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

The @uniofnottingham.bsky.social recently announced its intention to close the evening language class programme for staff, students and the wider community, and to cut all casual teaching contracts in the Language Centre. Sign the open letter to senior management here: tinyurl.com/53ebcxwc

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Save Language Centre Staff! Save Language Learning in Nottingham!

To UoN Management, Casualised Language Centre staff at the University of Nottingham have been demanding the basic dignity of direct employment, including through a recent letter to management signed b...

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AUPHF+ @auphf.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

We at AUPHF+ are opening a new round of small grants! Five awards up to £500 are available. Apply now and share widely: www.auphf.ac.uk/news-events

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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

An important call for evidence on the current state of Higher Education - in particular the impact of Government policy on international students and higher education insolvency protections. Do consider contributing if you can 💪

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University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Our next free training session, which anyone can register to join, is an overview of books publishing. It provides a comprehensive overview of the process of getting your academic book published. 📅 Weds 18th June, 2-3:30pm, online Register for your place here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Overview of Books Publishing

This workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of the process of getting your academic book published.

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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Our next online event is all about impact and engagement! What is impact? How can you get involved? To find out, join us on Monday 16th June, 10.00-11.30 🌟 Register here: tinyurl.com/5fzxx2yc

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UCFL Engagement and Impact for ECAs and PGRs

Join us for an online conversation around Engagement and Impact for ECAs and PGRs in Modern Languages.

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UCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Sign up now for our UCFL Summer Plenary on 4 July! You can join online or in person - registration closes on 18 June! Secure your place here: ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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UCFL Summer Plenary

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Geoffrey Maguire @maguiregeoff.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Job! Assistant Professor of Spanish @caiuscollege.bsky.social and Emmanuel College. Nine months from 1 October 2025 to cover my teaching while I’m on leave. Latin American literature, cinema or thought. Details here: tinyurl.com/33m6d389.

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Assistant Professor in Spanish of Gonville & Caius College and Emmanuel College at University of Cambridge

Apply for the Assistant Professor in Spanish of Gonville & Caius College and Emmanuel College role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply n...

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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

We are looking for a new Italian representative for our ECA Special Interest Group - this is a great opportunity to help improve conditions for ECAs and to ensure that researchers in Italian are well represented. A huge thank you to @serevandi.bsky.social for all her fantastic work in this role 💙

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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

We're delighted to announce that the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship will run for a third consecutive year, in partnership with @writersandartists.bsky.social Applications are open from 1st September 2025 to 1st October 2025. Find out how you can apply here: bit.ly/4mHlgcn

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Olivia Glaze @oliviaglaze.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

@themhra.bsky.social is hiring another Policy Postdoctoral Researcher 🎉 This is an amazing opportunity for ECAs to gain policy experience, and I couldn’t recommend working with @wendya-b.bsky.social and @cforsdick.bsky.social more highly! Find out more here: tinyurl.com/mvzce4nt

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Postdoctoral Researcher Opportunity: Building Policy-Research Bridges in 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 recommendations from the Languages and Policy: …

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Emma Cayley 谷曦 @emmacayley.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Come and join the @ucflangs.bsky.social family! Hiring a new Vice Chair Research, Vice Chair External Engagement and Comms, Slavonic Rep, Early Career Rep, & Project Coordinator! Make a difference at a crucial time for UK languages in HE! @ucflangs.bsky.social @ucfl-eca.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social

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UCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Stop cuts to Modern Languages at Bangor University 👉Sign the petition: chng.it/K2zRY6Jqqt 👉Share the petition with family/friends/networks. 👉Send emails outlining your objections. For details and templates visit the website: www.stopcutsinmlatbangor.uk/home/

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Sign the Petition

Stop cuts to Modern Languages at Bangor University

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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Register now to join our online event - ‘An Introduction to Policy Engagement & Languages Research’ - 5th June, 16:00. We have a fantastic line-up of speakers who will be sharing their experiences engaging with policy and policymakers. All are welcome: tinyurl.com/y3er47es

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