Welcome
The School of Modern Languages houses eight subjects – Arabic, Comparative Literature, French, German, Italian, Persian, Russian and Spanish – three Research Institutes – European Cultural Identity Studies, Contemporary and Comparative Literature, and Linguistics. Some 50 members of staff, 50 postgraduate students and 500 undergraduates come together to form a dynamic and cohesive academic community. Language teaching combines the latest digital technology and a strong emphasis on accuracy and fluency, facilitated by regular small group teaching. Our research and teaching are closely linked, allowing us to draw on world-leading scholarship to teach across an exceptionally broad range of literatures and cultures, from medieval to twenty-first century.
Professor Margaret-Anne Hutton,
Head of School
Latest news
600th Anniversary PhD Scholarships
The University of St Andrews has announced a new prestigious PhD scholarship scheme. The School of Modern Languages is offering up to three scholarships, available from September 2013, comprising fees plus an annual stipend of up to £15,000 for three years. The deadline for application is 31st March 2013. More information
Latest award success
Several academics in Modern Languages have recently secured funding from Scottish-based institutions. Dr K Anipa (Spanish Department) received funding from the Carnegie Trust and the Royal Society of Edinburgh to carry out research in Spain on his project 'Juan de Valdes, Dialogo de la lengua. A diplomatic edition'.
Dr Emily Finer (Russian Department) secured funding from the Carnegie Trust which will enable her to work on a project entitled 'The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Reading Charles Dickens in the Soviet Union'.
Elodie Laugt, from the French Department, will be carrying out research in France in spring 2013 thanks to funding from the Carnegie Trust on her project 'Le partage de la littérature'.
Impact
Boniface project
Lectura Dantis
Seminars and talks
6 February 2013
Special event co-organized by the Department of Russian and the Music Centre
Simon Nicholls, Birmingham Conservatoire
“The Worlds of Aleksandr Skryabin: Circumstances, Sources and Inspirations of a Silver Age Musician” (Illustrated talk)
2.15-3.30, Conference Room, Younger Hall, North Street
Followed by:
Recital of the piano music of Aleksandr Skryabin
5.30-6.30, Younger Hall, North Street
8 February 2013
Hispanic Research Seminar
Dr María Laura Spoturno (UNLP- CONICET, La Plata)
‘La traducción de poesía. Proyectos de traducción en el ámbito universitario’
4-5.30pm, Quad 36
14 February 2013
PG Research Seminar
Jutta Kling
‘The End of Romanticism As They Knew It: Byron and Heine’
4pm, School V
Complete research seminar programme 2012/13
Upcoming conferences
The Middle Ages in the Modern World (25-28 June, 2013)
Conference information
Censorship and Deviance (5 July 2013)
Modern Languages postgraduate conference
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