A Year Abroad in Paris
Who wouldn't fancy Paris for the Year Abroad? Hear from Anaya, who has been spending hers split between a term at the Sorbonne and an internship with a documentary company!
Human vs AI Live Translation Slam
Can AI do what humans can do? Or do humans and AI offer different things? As part of EUTOPIA Languages Week, we held a Human vs AI Translation Slam - find out more here....
Inspiring the next generation of language learners as a language ambassador
By Ebony Guy As part of the SMLC’s Schools Languages Ambassador Scheme, I had the opportunity to visit Stoke Park School, where I spoke to Year 7 and Year 8 students about the importance of learning languages. On the 9th…
Podcast time?
Susannah Wilson has appeared on Cornell University Press' 1869 podcast, talking about her book A Most Quiet Murder: tinyurl.com/mvp7er7p
Meanwhile Douglas Morrey has featured on the award winning Every Sci-Fi Film Ever talking about Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville: tinyurl.com/34s5y8nk
This afternoon, 3pm UK time, SMLC's @i-de-smet.bsky.social is giving an online seminar about Simon Ford's 'Piscatio' as part of the Prolepsis seminar series. Join her on Teams: tinyurl.com/mrad37rm (or scan the QR code in Ingrid's post below!)
Schools Outreach via Zoom: German poets, French novellas, and Channel Talent
By Dr Katie Stone & Dr Pierre Botcherby The University of Warwick works with an organisation called Channel Talent who run interactive school webinars. In the spring term, both Katie and Pierre ran Zoom sessions with…
PhD-ing with SMLC
The beginning of my PhD journey feels like an age away from the end of it. I’ve done so much during that time. But it was in fact only a few years ago that I was able to start my PhD in French Caribbean Literature. Officially, this was with the Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean…
Attending and presenting at conferences as a PhD candidate
As a PhD candidate, it's very important to present at conferences to get your work recognised and to meet colleagues in your field. It can also be a chance to travel. Read our latest post from PhD candidate, Xiaoyan Tan, who has recently…
A Week at Vrije Universiteit Brussel
By Harriet Pickering From 17 to 21 November 2025, we had the fantastic opportunity to take part in the EUTOPIA autumn school on Multilingualism at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. 80 students from 10 European universities gathered to hear from lecturers,…
Book Talk Recap: Dr Xiaofan Amy Li on The Aesthetics of Risk in Franco-East Asian Literatures
By Zihao Yan On May 6th, the School of Modern Languages and Cultures (SMLC) at the University of Warwick brought Dr Xiaofan Amy Li, Associate Professor in Comparative Cultural Studies at University…
