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Professor Holger Afflerbach’s new book launched in style at the National Army Museum
On a Knife Edge (Cambridge University Press, 2022) is a translation of Auf Messers Schneide (C.H.Beck, 2018).
A new report on the state of Languages learning in the UK
The study of languages including French, German and Spanish has seen ‘significant decreases’ leading to a concern that language learning may disappear altogether in some ‘cold spots’ of the UK.
Dr Ross Cole wins prestigious award from the Society for Ethnomusicology
Dr Cole has been awarded the prestigious Bruno Nettl Prize for his recent book 'The Folk: Music, Modernity, and the Political Imagination', published by University of California Press.
British Academy Global Professor Award for Dr Tendai Mangena
The British Academy has awarded a prestigious Global Professor Award to Dr Tendai Mangena, who will join the University of Leeds in February 2023.
My Dad Wrote a Porno gang met at Leeds
From a kitchen table to the Royal Albert Hall: how three Leeds alumni turned some dubious content into comedy gold.