11 April 2022 Three ‘Year Abroads’ in One Modern Languages student, Caitlin shares her experience in her year abroad.
06 April 2022 Birmingham 72nd in the world for Arts and Humanities The College of Arts and Law remains amongst the best performing research-intensive universities in the world, according to the 2022 QS World Rankings.
15 February 2022 Five reasons to study a Masters in Modern Languages MA Comparative Literature and Critical Theories student Izzy Aves provides five reasons to study a Masters in Modern Languages at the University of Birmingham
12 January 2022 Gabriela Saldanha to speak in Manchester and Swansea Keynote speaker at the first Computer-Assisted Literary Translation Conference.
22 December 2021 Rethinking Britain and Europe after the End of Empire: Decolonisation in the Metropoles Are we equipped adequately to conceptualise what 'decolonisation' means in the European metropoles?
15 December 2021 Creative Selves: Testimony, Authenticity and Engaging Others What does it mean for a witness to give testimony? How can artists & educators work ethically and sensitively with testimony to disseminate it to audiences?
05 November 2021 Of Heroes, Empire and Brexit Dr Berny Sèbe, a Senior Lecturer in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies in the Department of Modern Languages, will be in France next week to deliver two papers based on his research.
21 October 2021 Dr Hilary Brown delivers workshop in Germany Dr Hilary Brown was invited to give a workshop on 'Gender and Early Modern Translation' at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg.
20 October 2021 Promoting German Studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland secures further funding from the DAAD The IGES has been successful in securing further funding from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) for Promoting German Studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
19 October 2021 Happy Birthday Niedersachsen Birmingham's Dr John Goodyear presents a flagship German TV documentary celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of Lower Saxony
29 September 2021 German election: continuing popularity of far-right AfD has roots in east-west divide Charlotte Galpin and Maren Rohe write for The Conversation
21 September 2021 Pre-modern comparative literary practice in the multilingual Islamic world(s) Video recordings from July 2021 online conference, hosted by the Oxford Comparative Criticism and Translation Research Centre (OCCT).
The Perils of Interpreting: The Extraordinary Story of Two Translators Between Qing China and the British Empire 30Nov
Rethinking Populism in Europe: An Interdisciplinary Roundtable on Populist Movements in History and Today 7Dec
Sustainability and environments How we are exploring issues of climate through the arts, humanities and law.
Birmingham ranked in top 70 in the world for Arts and Humanities The College of Arts and Law is placed 67th in the Times Higher Education 2022 rankings, making it one of the best places for study and research in this field globally.
British and German soldiers' stories reveal historic cinema and theatre insight A University of Birmingham expert is joining forces with British Army and the Bundeswehr to help strengthen bonds between German and British soldiers