What's it like to speak at a major conference in Japan while still an undergraduate?
We caught up with Year 4 student Cameron Bain about presenting his sociolinguistic research at the Asia Pacific Conference.
Read more: https://llc.ed.ac.uk/whats-it-like-to-present-at-a-major-conference
ICYMI!
Charlotte Bosseaux's book launch A Voice of Their Own. Encouraging Caring and Ethical Practices in Trauma Screen Translation.
With @uoe-llc.bsky.social, @iashedinburgh.bsky.social and @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Fri 30 Jan, 2-5pm, CMB/online
Register: edin.ac/4jLfqFI
And if you can’t wait for your Celtic Connections fix, tickets are still available for BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Special Guests: Beyond The Tradition on Friday 16 January at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall ft. our very own @loriwatson.bsky.social.
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/bbc-...
You can catch Hector at Celtic Connections on Friday 23 January in a special collaborative show at Òran Mór with singer-songwriters Kirsteen Harvey and Grace Morton that blends rich folk traditions with contemporary indie sensibilities.
Info & tickets > www.celticconnections.com/event/1/kirs...
We first spoke to Hector as a final year student combining a degree in Scottish Ethnology and English Literature with working on his debut EP, Gravity.
Four years on, he has two EPs under his belt, and a nomination for Best Acoustic at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards.
Publicity photo of the musician Hector Shaw. He is sitting looking up at the camera.
This quote from Hector says juggling a music career with a busy venue day-job has its challenges but it gives my life variety, balance and structure. Studying two different subjects helped prepare my brain for the flexibility required.
This quote from Hector says I think collaboration is very important. Whether it's a band or a study group, having more than one brain to bounce ideas off can lead you in new artistic or scholarly directions you mightn't have initially considered.
This quote from Hector says I’d say my time at university instilled in me a deeper appreciation for culture in the broadest sense, but especially Scottish culture, and I love doing what I can to champion Scottish artists in my work.
Celtic Connections is back! Ahead of his #CCFest26 gig, we caught up with 2022 alum Hector Shaw about juggling his music and marketing careers.
https://llc.ed.ac.uk/news/meet-our-graduates-hector-shaw-scottish-ethnology-and-english-literature
Want to use the resources in your own classroom or group? You can download them for free from the Remediating Stevenson website. blogs.ed.ac.uk/remediating-...
13.01.2026 15:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Accompanied by teaching resources developed by @scotdec.bsky.social for Curriculum for Excellence levels 2,3 and 4, the stories invite contemporary readers to read, respond, remediate and reflect on RLS’ depictions of race, gender and power.
13.01.2026 15:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0And that’s a wrap on Remediating Stevenson! Just before Christmas, we sent graphic adaptations of three of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Pacific stories (published by Edinburgh Diamond) to schools and educational groups across Scotland, marking the end of the 3.5 year AHRC-funded research project.
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Brightly coloured bauble on a Christmas tree
We're logging off for the winter break ❄️
We’ll be back on Monday 5 January 2026. A wee reminder that our buildings are closed from 23 December but that support is available throughout the break, if you need it - www.ed.ac.uk/news/festive...
For his PhD, Leone was supervised by a multi-disciplinary team led by Dr Marie Legendre @uoe-llc.bsky.social, along with Dr Yannis Stouraitis @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social and Professor Tim Greenwood @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. “It was one of the best choices I could have made…"
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“Winning... is incredibly affirming, it helps massively with the imposter syndrome a lot of early career researchers feel.” Congratulations to grad Dr Leone Pecorini Goodall, whose outstanding thesis on succession politics has won the 2025 BRAIS Prize 🏅🎉
https://llc.ed.ac.uk/news/2025-brais-prize
@marcasmac.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @byleaveswelive.bsky.social @edincityoflit.bsky.social @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @scotstorycentre.bsky.social @faclair.bsky.social
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We're thrilled to launch Sradagan san Iarmailt ('Sparks in the Firmament'), the first anthology of contemporary Gaelic poetry for over 30 years!
Join Niall O'Gallagher and book editor Marcas Mac an Tuairneir on 16 December in 40 George Square for great readings and conversation 📚
🎟️ edin.ac/49bdO3x
If you’re new to Charlotte’s work, check out Surviving Translation - an in-depth look at the ethics of translation, focusing specifically on the traumatic experiences of female migrants. Now available on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/@SurvivingTr...
What do we mean by ‘voice’? And why does voice matter in translation? There’s still time (just!) to book your free ticket for Professor Charlotte Bosseaux’s inaugural lecture as Chair of Audiovisual Translation Studies
Weds 3 December - Edinburgh - 5.15pm
cbosseaux.eventbrite.co.uk
“Meal do naidheachd!” to Rob Dunbar who has won the RSE Sir Walter Scott Medal for his work on language policy, literature and culture. We spoke to students Elizabeth and Chris about the man behind the medal: https://llc.ed.ac.uk/news/professor-rob-dunbar-wins-the-rse-sir-walter-scott-medal
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The #ScottishGaelic Texts Society Annual #CannaLecture will take place at the University of Edinburgh on 21 November 2025, delivered by Dr Martin Macgregor.
llc.ed.ac.uk/celtic-scott...
Filming took place in the summer of 2022 in Santiago Atitlán, San Lucas Toliman, and Guatemala City involved both professional and non-professional actors in what would become a 100% Guatemalan crew.
The film screens three times at Mar del Plata > mardelplatafilmfest.com/40/es/progra...
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The script, co-written by Bustamante, Margarita Kénefic and Luis Carlos Pineda, was inspired by testimonies gathered by Ixchel team members in Guatemala; on screen these experiences transcend the local context with striking global resonance.
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Starring María Mercedes Coroy in the lead role as an Indigenous volcanologist, the feature explores the potency of a volcanic eruption to reveal a social drama marked by the legacy of civil war and discrimination, and driven by the struggle of Indigenous peoples.
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Back in 2019, the Ixchel team approached Guatemalan counterparts to propose a creative partnership for revealing the complex relationship between a disaster and its environment through cinematic art. Five years later, with award-winning director Jayro Bustamante at the helm, here is the result!
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The Ixchel Project, led by University of Edinburgh, brought together researchers and institutions to investigate different dimensions of volcanic disasters in Guatemala, with funding from the Global Challenges Research Fund @ukri.org and @scotfundcouncil.bsky.social.
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Cordillera de fuego is the result of a unique collaboration between the Guatemalan production house La Casa de Producción and an international and interdisciplinary team of academics (including our very own Charlotte Gleghorn), whose research served as the basis for the film's development.
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Today’s the day! Cordillera de fuego (Mountains of Fire) – co-produced by the Ixchel research project – has its world premiere 🌎at the 40th Mar del Plata International Film Festival📽️
Read on for the back story of this fascinating new feature >
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Abner is a middle-grade fiction novel about a flooded world, and how the titular young captain navigates it. You can read all about it on Simon’s website: westwriter.org
@bethp1.bsky.social
A thumbnail for Series 3 of Beyond the Books. Graphic includes title, then images of a megaphone, computer, books, microphone, globe, and newspaper.
A quote from Episode 6 of Series 3 Beyond the Books. It reads, "You're a writer. I'm not a contract lawyer. I'm not a publicist. I'm not a marketing manager."
A quote from Episode 6 of Series 3 Beyond the Books. It follows on from slide 1, reading, "And yet now all of these things have to be some sort of string to your bow."
Omniscient narration, being published, returning to academia as a mature student – this Beyond the Books has it all! 🤩
Creative Writing PhD student and author Simon West takes us through his research & academic journey – as well as his new novel Abner.
Full episode: https://youtu.be/0wr96MwLsoQ
Jonathan has recently joined us as a @leverhulme.ac.uk Early Career Fellow. His research largely focuses on the literary and legal cultures of early modern England and his Leverhulme project is 'An English Legal and Literary History of the Alien, 1603-1677'.
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All the firsts! 1️⃣🎉Huge congratulations to Jonathan Powell who is one of the first 10 early career researchers to win the first Oxford University Press First Book Prize. He'll have his debut book Common Law and English Commercial Theatre, c. 1597-1624 published fully open access and in hardback.
