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Poster for the event. Picture (left) shows Napoleon and the tricolour flag. Text (right) shows the event information shared in the post text.
COMING SOON! Kate Astbury: 'Napoleon, theatre and the Hundred Days', FAB6.02, 17.00, 15.10.25
"Napoleon’s return to power is an anomaly in theatre history. Scholars stop in 1814 or skip the Hundred Days. But it's a unique space to see the interplay of art and politics in Napoleonic theatre..."
Great to welcome back our 2nd and Final year students last night! Always fun to have the students back on campus. Now down to the serious business of teaching and studying 💪📚📝
#work #study #languagelearning #warwickuni
It was so lovely to welcome back our students returning from the Year Abroad and to hear all about their adventures!
Don’t forget the drinks reception this evening at 18.30, FAB Floor 4, for all 2nd and Final year students!
#welcomeweek #warwickuni #student #drink
We can't wait to host #IPCITI2025 on 13-14 November
@warwick-smlc.bsky.social @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social!! Early-bird registration fee available until 24 October 🗓️
t's Week 1! Remember to attend your module inductions, lectures & seminars this week.
There are social events for 2nd & Final Years:
- Monday 6: Welcome back from Year Abroad, 18.00-19.30, TRC
- Tuesday 7: Returning students drinks reception, 18.30-20.00, FAB Floor 4
See you there!
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival from the Language Centre! We welcomed students to nibble mooncakes (representing unity, completeness and good luck) and to hear their experiences of visits to China. Thanks to campus restaurant Panda Mami for the food and the mascot @warwickuni.bsky.social #welcomeweek
03.10.2025 10:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What a fantastic afternoon with workshops from @warwick-smlc.bsky.social on German and Chinese calligraphy #CultureDay Well done to all pupils involved! @trentandtame.bsky.social @grandunionln.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
01.10.2025 16:17 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
On 1 October the School Outreach team (Zhiqiong and Orla) along with our super ambassadors Selorm, Charlotte, Aimie and Daniella led 2 workshops for 60 students at Sidney Stringer Academy (Coventry): Chinese Calligraphy and an introduction to German as part of a "Language and Culture Day".
02.10.2025 11:20 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Meet our Student Inclusion Officers Hudson and Leonia! Helping to create a welcoming & inclusive environment for all SMLC students, whether you’re new to Warwick or returning, they’re here to support you! Say hello when you see them during Welcome Week! #WarwickSMLC #WelcomeWeek #InclusionMatters
30.09.2025 14:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Group photo of Welcome Week induction lecture.
Welcome - Wilkommen - Bienvenue - Benvenuto - أهلاً وسهلاً - ようこそ - 환영합니다 - Bem-vindo - 欢迎 - Bienvenido - Добро пожаловать - स्वागत है to all our new students!
Informal drop-in session happening NOW, Floor 4, FAB
Welcome Week Social Event happening THIS EVENING from 17.30 in OC0.02 (Oculus Building)
On running away from bears
Some of you may know that Elisabeth and I enjoy running in our spare time. It helps us switch off from the challenges of being co-heads of SMLC. So far, Elisabeth has beaten me, but I’m slowly closing the gap and that time will come! We got the new academic year off to a…
Congrats to Dr Leticia Villamediana Gonzalez: 2025 Warwick Award for Personal Tutoring Excellence winner! A highly experienced personal tutor, Leticia is key to the inclusive learning environment for students and supporting colleagues in the SMLC.
25.09.2025 15:05 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Consejería de Educación, Warwick Uni, & the Junta de Castilla y León have organised Spanish Days in Coventry 2025
Fri 26 & Sat 27 Sep
Get programmes & register free: tinyurl.com/2ktm259d
#ConsejeríadeEducaciónenLondres, #JornadasdeEspañol #EspañolenCoventry #HispanicStudies #Schools #SpanishTeachers
Professor Kate Astbury @100days1815.bsky.social appears on this episode of You're dead to me, talking about Marie-Antoinette : www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
With the shorter Radio 4 version being broadcast at 10am on Saturday 6th September: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
New on BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME we explore the controversial life and political career of Queen Marie Antoinette of France 🇫🇷
Our guests are Professor @100days1815.bsky.social and comedian Jen Brister
This ep is only available in the UK on BBC SOUNDS for now, but comes to other apps in 1 month
Consejería de Educación, the University of Warwick, and the Junta de Castilla y León are organising the Spanish Days in Coventry 2025, 26th-27th September.
Download the programmes and register for free here
www.educacionfpydeportes.gob.es/reinounido/c...
#JornadasdeEspañol #EspañolenCoventry
One of our Alumni Gianluca Freschi interviewing @arsenalfc.bsky.social latest signing in their fourth language acquired during their time at Warwick SMLC.
www.linkedin.com/posts/gianlu...
Many Congratulations to Miriam Gordon for passing her viva voce examination. Her doctoral thesis, entitled "Of Routes and Ruptures: Modes of Displacement in French Caribbean Literature"
15.07.2025 10:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Congratulations to Prof Kate Astbury @100days1815.bsky.social and Abigail Coppins for winning an Inspiring Experiences award in the Warwick Awards for Public and Community Engagement.
warwick.ac.uk/wie/recognit...
Professor Mary Harrod delivered the Keynote at the #SpottingRedFlagsSymposium at Kings College London on June 9th on the subject of 'Flickers, Stutters, Shimmers, Warps: Romance without Ethics in an Age of Digital Subjectivity'
18.06.2025 14:14 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Allez les Blacks, Blancs, Beurs! Writing a Dissertation on French Multiracial Football Stardom
By Ethan Gardiner As a final year French Studies student, I opted to write a dissertation, driven by the chance to write about a topic of my own selection - a topic I had spent years considering ever…
‘Global Aesthetics’: British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies’ Annual Conference at Warwick
By Ellie Smith This March, the annual British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS) conference welcomed 300 delegates to to Warwick for three days of panels,…
🎉 The book co-edited by our colleague Dr Will Amos has been shortlisted for the 2025 BAAL Book Prize – one of only four titles to make the list! Congratulations to Will and the team on this fantastic recognition! 👏📘
#BAAL #Linguistics #AcademicLife #BookPrize #Warwick
My Year Abroad in Erlangen, Germany
By Luka Boyle, 3rd Year Modern Languages (German and Russian) and Economics Erlangen, Martin Luther Platz On my year abroad, I have the privilege to spend my time in the beautiful Franconian town of Erlangen. The town is best known as a university town with a…
Life in Bordeaux and what it’s like to study Russian at Université Bordeaux Montaigne
By Polly McManus, 3rd Year Modern Languages (French and Russian) Sunset in central Bordeaux Bordeaux is often referred to as ‘Little Paris’ – and once you see the city centre and its stunning architecture it’s…
Studying Abroad in Regensburg: A Fantastic Year in Germany
Charlotte Waegner, 3rd Year Modern Languages (German with Russian) with Translation and Transcultural Studies A lovely view of Regensburg from the bank of the Danube Hello everyone! I’m Charlotte, a Modern Languages (German with Russian)…
Congratulations to my former PhD student Ewelina Pepiak on the publication of the book based on her thesis: Mixed Feelings in France. Ewelina was supervised in a co-tutelle between us and the University of Giessen 2020-2023.
cup.columbia.edu/book/mixed-f...
Chinese New Year 2025
By Stephanie Welch Singing Chinese songs This year, we celebrated Chinese New Year at Warwick University with a vibrant and heartwarming event that brought the campus community together. The celebration featured a variety of presentations, including singing, acting, and…
