A Guerra Colonial levou “fantasmas” e a “morte concreta” à obra de Lobo Antunes www.publico.pt/2026/03/05/c...
There’s a lot to hate about AI. But what if there was a mindful way to use it?
Japanese Language Test: The application for the July 2026 exam will open on Monday 16th March 2026 at 12 Noon. www.kcl.ac.uk/language-cen...
While we sit around to find out how bad exactly it all is, a bit of cheer: the best baguette of Paris competition was won by a Sri Lankan who appears to have started as a dish washer in restaurants and eventually trained as a Boulanger.
www.paris.fr/pages/la-mei...
The report “reveals that multilingualism is not simply a communication tool but a social, emotional, ecological, and cultural resource foundational to belonging, learning, and resilience for all”.
We couldn’t agree more.
New on the King’s Digital Humanities blog:
A Social Critique of AI amid the Climate Crisis by Paul Schütze (University of Osnabrück)
AI as a system that sustains extractive logics and narrows our imagination for climate action
kingsdh.net/2026/02/27/a-social-critique-of-ai-amid-the-climate-crisis/
Foi um prazer encontrar-me com Presidente Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa no final do seu mandato.
Gostaria de lhe agradecer por ter liderado Portugal ao longo destes dez anos turbulentos.
Representa o espírito democrático de Portugal.
UCL’s planned Dubai outpost sparks free speech concerns: first foray back into overseas education since branch campus failures proves controversial
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ucls-planned-dubai-outpost-sparks-free-speech-concerns
Save Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester!
Please consider signing the petition to protect language courses in Leicester.
c.org/mBNDBjLHMd
We are deeply concerned by the proposed cuts to Languages & Intercultural Studies (LINCS) at Heriot-Watt University.
Please read, share, and stand in solidarity with staff & students.
heriotwatt.web.ucu.org.uk/2026/02/05/s...
Erasmus also covers mobility of staff and of students in institutions outside of the HE sector and you can't really measure the change to mobility under Turin if you don't look at all the areas that were supported by Erasmus. ukandeu.ac.uk/student-mobi...
According to these figures London is safer than many if not all major North American cities. In 2025, there were 1.1 killings for every 100,000 residents of London, compared to 2.8 in New York, 5.6 in Los Angeles, 10.5 in Houston and 12.3 in Philadelphia
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan
and "a debate on language teaching in the House of Lords saw skills minister Jacqui Smith say that the government is talking to the British Council about taking on the role of the national agency which will oversee the UK’s participation in Erasmus+."
wonkhe.com/blogs/erasmu...
This is why rejoining Erasmus+ is brilliant ⬇️
"Students who've spent a year abroad building their language skills are 23% less likely to be unemployed after graduation."
The next step should be a Youth Mobility Scheme.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
"And from being a privilege, it [a university education] will start becoming a necessity” for participating in advanced society."
The number of UK universities reporting financial shortfalls for the past academic year continues to climb as some pay out millions in redundancy costs. Patrick Jack reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/foreign-student-downturn-pushes-more-universities-deficit
