The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Warwick invites applications to the university’s annual funding competition for doctoral students, for entry in October 2018. We are also pleased to announce that, in addition to these university-funded awards, we shall make up to 4 further awards of Doctoral Fellowships to outstanding home/EU applicants: up to 2 for commencement of study on 1 July 2018 and up to 2 for entry in October 2018.

Dr James Hodkinson and Professor Karen Leeder (Oxford) launch a creative writing competition on Monday 25 Sept.

Congratulations to Kayte Stokoe on passing her PhD viva! Kayte’s thesis, entitled ‘Reframing Drag Performance: Beyond Theorisations of Drag as Subverting or Upholding the Status Quo’, was supervised by Dr Oliver Davis.

Congratulations to Merryn Everitt (French) on passing her PhD viva. Her thesis, entitled 'Travelling Saints and Religious Travellers in Twelfth- to Fourteenth-Century Francophone and Occitan Literary Texts’, was supervised by Dr Emma Campbell and Professor Linda Paterson.

Dr Oliver Davis is delighted to have been appointed as Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Philosophy, Literature and the Arts for a two year term commencing April 2017. He looks forward to collaborating with colleagues in Philosophy and from departments across the Arts Faculty to develop the work of this internationally renowned forum for interdisciplinary research and exchange.

Read more about the Centre

Report

The TRC Resources Room H0.81 is now open from 8.00am until 11.00pm Monday to Friday to all students registered to a module in the SMLC

Important start of year information for returning students

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Warwick welcomes expressions of interest from early-career researchers who would like to apply to the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme in 2016-17. Closing date for proposals: 16th September 2016. 

More information

Earthquake in central Italy - advice for students

If you are travelling in the affected area, please follow the advice of the local authorities. Civil Protection have activated a hotline 800840840 for information. To learn more what to do before, during, and after an earthquake visit the Protezione Civile website (http://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/jcms/en/rischio_sismico.wp).

If you have been affected in any way, please email the Year Abroad Coordinator in Italian (m.milani@warwick.ac.uk). The counselling support is also available (counselling@warwick.ac.uk).

We have a small number of places available through clearing and adjustment this year. Please see http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/results/courses/ for more information about our 4 academic departments.

We are happy to consider applications for all of our degree combinations, including our 3-language BA in Modern Languages - you can find a list of all our degrees here: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/modernlanguages/applying/undergraduate/-

---

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures is shocked and saddened by the tragic attack in Nice last night. We send our sincere condolences to the families and friends of those affected. Any students who are currently in France, and especially in the Nice region, should continue to heed the advice of the local authorities and remain vigilant. An emergency number has been set up by the French authorities for anyone in the UK concerned about friends or relatives in Nice (+3343175646) and the French Embassy in Paris has a 24 hour helpline number (+33144513100). Students who have been affected in any way by the events can contact the French Year Abroad team in the usual way, by email, while counselling support is also available (counselling@warwick.ac.uk).

Many Congratulations to Lucy Hoyle (English & French) for winning the French Studies department's Donald Charlton Prize for the best overall performance by a second-year student

Last night Dr. Susannah Wilson, Dr. Oliver Davis and Dr. Rebecca Powers from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Warwick hosted a ‘Psychoactive Supper’ to stimulate discussion about the concept of psychoactivity, central to The Psychoactive Substances Act (2016), a new piece of UK legislation that seeks to ban ‘legal highs’ by instituting a blanket ban on all psychoactive substances. Read more...

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Warwick invites applications for two PhD fellowships from outstanding Home/EU candidates in any area of research in French, German, Hispanic or Italian Studies in which the School is able to offer supervision. The fellowships cover fees and maintenance at RCUK rates for three years from October 2016. Successful candidates will be required to carry out some teaching or other academic-related duties for the School as part of the fellowship.

In the most recent QS world rankings by subject, Modern Languages at Warwick were ranked 30^th in the world. This is a rise of 3 places on last year’s position in the same table. Warwick remains 6^th in the UK according to the QS methodology.