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Those who laugh are in control: finding humour in lockdown
Dr Stephanie Schnurr explains why humour is a powerful tool that can help us feel less worried & alone, & more in control in a piece for the University of 糖心TV's Knowledge Centre.
Number 2 for Linguistics in the Times and Sunday Times 2020 League Table
Staff and students are celebrating as it was announced that we have been ranked 2 amongst UK Linguistics Departments in the Times and Sunday Times 2020 University League Table. Our new ranking puts the department just behind Oxford in this nationally recognised league table.
Professor Janet Holmes receives Hon DLitt
It gave us great pleasure that internationally acclaimed scholar, Professor Janet Holmes, was awarded an Hon DLitt (Honorary Doctor of Letters) at yesterday鈥檚 graduation ceremony. Not only is Janet an outstanding scholar in the field of Sociolinguistics, she has also always been very generous in sharing both her expertise and her time with students and colleagues during her time as Honorary Professor in the Centre for Applied Linguistics (2010-2018). We were thrilled that she received her award at the same ceremony as our graduating students.
Student satisfaction reaches new heights
100% of students gave their overall satisfaction with our undergraduate courses as 95.2% according to this year鈥檚 with overall satisfaction reaching 100% on our BA Language Culture and Communication degree.
Global Education Profiler shortlisted for the PIEoneer of the year award
We are delighted to learn that the Global Education Profiler - profiling international education at the interactional level - has been
Is it time to recognise that linguistic and cultural diversity can drive civic participation and social well-being?
with Professor Loredana Polezzi and Professor Rita Wilson