News and Events

German in London: A Cultural and Educational Journey 

German language students, both final year and first year, were joined by lecturers Christiane Günther and Susanne Arenhövel... continue reading

Research and Innovation Awards, 2024

On Friday 21st of June 2024, colleagues from Modern Languages Translation and Interpreting attended Swansea University's biennial Research and Innovation Awards... continue reading

Electoral Success: Student Welfare

We're delighted to be able to announce that final year linguist, Marzia Sartori, has triumphed in the recent Student Union elections...  continue reading 

Student Internships

Dr Federico Lopez-Terra was delighted to be awarded funding for two student interns in the second semester of 2023-24. Funded through Swansea University's SPIN... continue reading

Entreprenurial Workshops

In order to equip undergraduate and postgraduate students with practical skills and insights into entrepreneurship... continue reading

AI and the Future of Translation

In a world increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence, this talk by Dr Sui He will explore the implications of language models for translation and intercultural communication... continue reading

Visit: Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhondda

The German section at Swansea University recently hosted an exciting day for pupils from the Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhondda... continue reading

International languages boost to literacy

In collaboration with local primary schools, we are delivering storytelling workshops in Italian, French, Spanish and Mandarin to promote literacy in English... continue reading 

Christmas Cheer!

As another semester drew to a close, staff and students gathered together in JC's Student Bar to relax and celebrate... continue reading

Grant Success

Professor Preece secures £300,000 to explore the British exile experiences of one of the foremost twentieth-century writers of German... continue reading 

School Partnerships, 2023

Modern Languages students have been helping primary and secondary pupils to nurture a passion for languages, as part of an innovative partnership... continue reading

Guest Speaker, Courtney Vasile

Courtney Vasile, who is now the Senior Localisation Project Manager for Diabetes Portfolios at Medtronic, delivered an exciting guest lecture... continue reading

Scholarships and Cheesecake

Caitlin Oldham and Julia Debska have had enriching experiences in Germany thanks to scholarships... continue reading 

Prizewinners

Following the conclusion of the 2023 academic year, we are delighted to announce the following prizewinners... continue reading


Graduation 2023

Any graduation is a special occasion. However, the graduation of the 2019-2023 cohort was particularly poignant... continue reading

Sex and the Sisi

Final-year PhD student Rhoslyn Beckwith selected to deliver the annual Sylvia Naish lecture at King’s College London and online as part of the 70th National Postgraduate Colloquium in German Studies in June 2022... continue reading


Visit to Coleg Sir Gâr

On Thursday, 29th June, Coleg Sir Gâr welcomed over 80 pupils from St John Lloyd Catholic Comprehensive, Ysgol Coedcae and Ysgol Bryngwyn School for an engaging Languages Day.... continue reading