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East-Asian Film Week: Young Lives in Focus

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:48:00 GMT

East‑Asian Film Week (4–7 May) presents three acclaimed films—Monster, Burning, and The Farewell—exploring the emotional lives of young people in contemporary East Asia. Through powerful storytelling, the screenings invite reflection on family, identity, class, and social change, followed by engaging post‑film discussions. All are welcome.

SMLC Careers Session

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:52:00 GMT

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures is teaming up with Student Opportunity and Unitemps to bring you a practical and inspiring Careers Session on Wednesday, 6 May, from 3–5 pm in TRC. All SMLC students are warmly welcome!

SMLC PhD Scholarship 2026 competition (for October 2026

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:49:34 GMT

The School of Modern Languages & Cultures invites applications for the award of one SMLC Doctoral Scholarship to an outstanding candidate to pursue a PhD from October 2026 in one of the following areas: French Studies, German Studies, Italian, or Hispanic Studies or Translation & Transcultural Studies. Applications are open to PhD applicants with Home fee status and with Overseas fee status, but note that the award does not cover full fees for students with Overseas fee status.

The award consists of:

payment of academic fees for Home fees level OR an equivalent reduction in fees for Overseas fee status students;
a UKRI-level stipend for 3.5 years, regardless of fee status.

You must also have applied for (or already be an offer holder for) one of the PhD courses in the University of Warwick’s School of Modern Languages & Cultures to begin in October 2026.

The scholarship cannot be deferred to the next academic year. It is intended for full-time study. The scholarship is not normally intended for Joint PhD programmes.

We will look for an applicant of the highest calibre, who has the academic potential and the motivation to succeed in their PhD. Their research will be highly compatible with the expertise available in the School, and we expect the student to actively engage with the School's research culture and our Postgraduate Research community.

We welcome applications in inter- or cross-disciplinary topics, including those that involve two or more languages (multilingualism).

Are you interested in connecting your French language and translation skills with a community project for protecting the environment?

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:59:22 GMT

From Imagination to Translation: The Lifecyle of A Bilingual Writer's Manuscripts

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:20:00 GMT

If we accept that writing is an extension of ourselves, how do we understand the fear that arises when our words are translated into a language we cannot understand?

This event explores the questions and anxieties surrounding creative writing and translation in conversation with award-winning writer Juhea Kim.

Time: Friday, 23 January 2026, from 3:00 PM.
Venue: Oculus 1.09
Enquires: Dr Yoosun Ko (Yoosun.Ko@warwick.ac.uk)

All are welcome!

Call for PhD funding applications in Modern Languages (French, German, Italian, Hispanic, and Translation & Transcultural Studies) 2026 entry

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:35:30 GMT

Are you looking for funding for a PhD in Modern Languages (incl. Translation Studies)? The University of Warwick’s annual Postgraduate Research Scholarships competition (2026 entry) opens on Monday 15 October and closes on 11 December 2025. Course applications must be made by 8 December 2025. Warwick’s School of Modern Languages & Cultures invites PhD applications from students with an outstanding academic record, who are very well-equipped to undertake doctoral study and whose research proposal promises to make a significant contribution to the field.

Get in touch with us to discuss your proposal

Mario Vargas Llosa – 28 March 1936 - 13 April 2025

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:34:02 GMT

Hispanic Studies at Warwick is saddened to hear of the death of Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian Nobel Prize Winning author and one of the greats of Latin American literature.

Call for PhD scholarship applications: Anglo-French relations during the age of Revolutions (M4C Collaborative Doctoral Award)

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:00:00 GMT

The School of Modern Languages & Cultures invites applications for a fully-funded PhD scholarship, to work with Prof. Katherine Astbury (French Studies) and Dr Charles Walton (History) in conjunction with historians at English Heritage on 'Anglo-French relations during the age of Revolutions'. The project will be financed by the AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (Collaborative Doctoral Award).

Applications must be received by noon (UK time) on 13th January 2025. The successful applicant will commence their studies in October 2025.

Interested in pursuing a PhD in Modern Languages or Translation Studies?

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:30:00 GMT

The University of Warwick’s School of Modern Languages & Cultures invites applications from highly qualified prospective doctoral students for its PhD programmes in French, German, Italian, and Hispanic Studies, and Translation & Translation Cultural Studies (TTS).

For further information, see the School’s webpages on postgraduate study.

Doctoral funding is available through university-wide schemes (Chancellor’s International Scholarships, China Scholarship Council/University of Warwick scholarships), the AHRC Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership, and joint PhD programmes (e.g. the Monash-Warwick Alliance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University-Warwick Joint PhD programme).

Given the early deadlines (in late November; December; or January, depending on the scheme), and the multi-stage selection process, we encourage applicants to get in touch with their preliminary enquiries by sending an academic CV and draft research proposal to the School Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Ingrid De Smet (I.de-Smet@warwick.ac.uk), by 28 October 2024,

and/or to the relevant subject-specific postgraduate research admissions advisors:

French & francophone: Prof. Ingrid De Smet (i.de-smet@warwick.ac.uk)
German: Dr Nicholas Jones (Nicholas.d.jones@warwick.ac.uk)
Italian: Prof. Fabio Camilletti (F.Camilletti@warwick.ac.uk)
Hispanic Studies: Assoc. Prof. Tom Whittaker (t.whittaker@warwick.ac.uk)
Translation & Transcultural Studies: Assoc. Prof. Caroline Summers (Caroline.Summers@warwick.ac.uk)

Enquiries from suitably qualified self-funded or externally funded (sponsored) students are also welcome.

Online PhD admissions interviews will likely be held in the weeks commencing 9^th and 16^th December 2024.

University of Warwick Undergraduate Translation Prize

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:28:22 GMT