Introduction
Welcome to the fourth issue of The Oxford Polyglot
Introduction
Welcome to the second issue of The Oxford Polyglot.
The Faculty welcomes applicants interested in applying for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme through the Faculty.
Professor Emma Bond leads a new UKRI-funded grant on the African collections of Italian explorer, Luigi Robecchi Bricchetti.
The Faculty are delighted to welcome Dr Luigi Pinton who has secured a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at the Faculty. The Leverhulme scheme is highly competitive and funds early career scholars to undertake a three year research project.
The Faculty congratulates Sir Robin Niblett who read Modern Languages as an undergraduate in the 1990s on his appointment as Warden of New College. Election of New Warden | New College
Former French President François Hollande made a brief visit to Oxford. He took the opportunity of meeting academics and students at the Maison Française d'Oxford and of hearing about the numerous activities it organises and sponsors.
We are delighted to share details about this year’s conference for MFL Teachers which will take place on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 September 2025 at Somerville College, Oxford.
Karen Leeder's translation of Durs Grünbein's Selected Poems Psyche Running has been awarded the prestigious Griffin Poetry Award.