School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University
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43 in the world, Arts and Humanities, Times Higher Education 2024. https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affairs/
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Welcome to the School of Global Affairs! Find out more about our School's aims and priorities:
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What are the key causes of environmental change? What is stopping nations from shaping a more sustainable relationship between people and the environment?
The MA in Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures at Lancaster offers fresh thinking to address the biggest challenges of our times.
The MA in Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures at Lancaster offers fresh thinking to address the biggest challenges of our times.
August 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
What are the key causes of environmental change? What is stopping nations from shaping a more sustainable relationship between people and the environment?
The MA in Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures at Lancaster offers fresh thinking to address the biggest challenges of our times.
The MA in Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures at Lancaster offers fresh thinking to address the biggest challenges of our times.
What does the rapid escalation in AI capabilities and implementation mean to society?
Lancaster University’s MA in Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges will equip you to engage with such questions and prepare you for a wide variety of roles in this rapidly expanding sector.
Lancaster University’s MA in Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges will equip you to engage with such questions and prepare you for a wide variety of roles in this rapidly expanding sector.
August 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
What does the rapid escalation in AI capabilities and implementation mean to society?
Lancaster University’s MA in Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges will equip you to engage with such questions and prepare you for a wide variety of roles in this rapidly expanding sector.
Lancaster University’s MA in Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges will equip you to engage with such questions and prepare you for a wide variety of roles in this rapidly expanding sector.
Join us on the MA in Global Medical and Health Humanities, which explores cutting-edge approaches to well-being, illness, and healthcare.
August 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Join us on the MA in Global Medical and Health Humanities, which explores cutting-edge approaches to well-being, illness, and healthcare.
Welcome to the School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University!
August 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Welcome to the School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University!
Huge congratulations to Professor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad FBA, a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy in Lancaster University's School of Global Affairs, who has been elected as Vice-President (Humanities) of the British Academy.
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Distinguished Professor elected Vice-President of the British Academy - Lancaster University
A Lancaster University Distinguished Professor has been elected to a highly prestigious role at the British Academy, the UK’s national academy for humanities and social sciences.
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July 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Huge congratulations to Professor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad FBA, a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy in Lancaster University's School of Global Affairs, who has been elected as Vice-President (Humanities) of the British Academy.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/disting...
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Join us for this fantastic workshop by Lily Robert-Foley on the 2nd of July! Online and free 📢✨
To register, follow the link on the website or use the QR code: wp.lancs.ac.uk/transcultura...
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#translation #creativecritical #languages #digitalhumanities
To register, follow the link on the website or use the QR code: wp.lancs.ac.uk/transcultura...
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#translation #creativecritical #languages #digitalhumanities
June 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Join us for this fantastic workshop by Lily Robert-Foley on the 2nd of July! Online and free 📢✨
To register, follow the link on the website or use the QR code: wp.lancs.ac.uk/transcultura...
@globalaffairslu.bsky.social
#translation #creativecritical #languages #digitalhumanities
To register, follow the link on the website or use the QR code: wp.lancs.ac.uk/transcultura...
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#translation #creativecritical #languages #digitalhumanities
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A new report we've co-authored with The Australian National University reveals that important legislation designed to stamp out the barbaric practices related to accusations of witchcraft is rarely used (1/3)
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Legislation not the ‘silver bullet’ in fight against barbaric practices - Lancaster University
Every year thousands of people globally are wrongly accused of witchcraft, often with fatal consequences yet, says new research by Lancaster University, legislation designed to stamp out the barbaric ...
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July 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A new report we've co-authored with The Australian National University reveals that important legislation designed to stamp out the barbaric practices related to accusations of witchcraft is rarely used (1/3)
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Congratulations to Prof Charlotte Baker (@cabaker.bsky.social) of @globalaffairslu.bsky.social and @lulawcrim.bsky.social PhD student Biobele Danagogo for their involvement in the report, which was launched on Monday (3/3)
Read the report 👇
Read the report 👇
International Network Against Witchcraft Accusations and Ritual Attacks
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July 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Congratulations to Prof Charlotte Baker (@cabaker.bsky.social) of @globalaffairslu.bsky.social and @lulawcrim.bsky.social PhD student Biobele Danagogo for their involvement in the report, which was launched on Monday (3/3)
Read the report 👇
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Wonderful to see the fantastic ongoing work by Professor Charlotte Baker @cabaker.bsky.social to protect victims accused of witchcraft. Read more about this vital work in The Times below.
It's great to see the report co-authored by our researchers on the prosecution of harmful practices related to accusations of witchcraft featured in The Times this morning! 👇
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Calls for law to protect victims accused of witchcraft
A barrister urges that ritual beliefs be considered an aggravating factor in abuse cases
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July 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Wonderful to see the fantastic ongoing work by Professor Charlotte Baker @cabaker.bsky.social to protect victims accused of witchcraft. Read more about this vital work in The Times below.
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Congratulations to Prof Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad FBA, who has been elected as Vice-President (Humanities) of @britishacademy.bsky.social 👏
Prof Ram-Prasad is a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy in our new School of Global Affairs (@globalaffairslu.bsky.social)
Prof Ram-Prasad is a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy in our new School of Global Affairs (@globalaffairslu.bsky.social)
Distinguished Professor elected Vice-President of the British Academy - Lancaster University
A Lancaster University Distinguished Professor has been elected to a highly prestigious role at the British Academy, the UK’s national academy for humanities and social sciences.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
July 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Congratulations to Prof Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad FBA, who has been elected as Vice-President (Humanities) of @britishacademy.bsky.social 👏
Prof Ram-Prasad is a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy in our new School of Global Affairs (@globalaffairslu.bsky.social)
Prof Ram-Prasad is a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy in our new School of Global Affairs (@globalaffairslu.bsky.social)
Read more here about our interdisciplinary master's degrees and how they tackle global challenges:
Global Medical and Health Humanities MA
Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures MA
Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges MA
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Global Medical and Health Humanities MA
Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures MA
Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges MA
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Lancaster University: Shaping leaders in global affairs
Tackle global challenges with Lancaster University’s interdisciplinary master’s degrees in AI, sustainability, and global health. Apply now for October 2025 entry.
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July 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Read more here about our interdisciplinary master's degrees and how they tackle global challenges:
Global Medical and Health Humanities MA
Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures MA
Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges MA
studyinternational.com/news/lancast...
Global Medical and Health Humanities MA
Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures MA
Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges MA
studyinternational.com/news/lancast...
We're very proud to be participating in the Festival of Languages 2025 (16th June to the 4th July)!
Please see the link below for further information on the diverse and exciting range of events to get involved in and how to register.
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Please see the link below for further information on the diverse and exciting range of events to get involved in and how to register.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...
June 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We're very proud to be participating in the Festival of Languages 2025 (16th June to the 4th July)!
Please see the link below for further information on the diverse and exciting range of events to get involved in and how to register.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...
Please see the link below for further information on the diverse and exciting range of events to get involved in and how to register.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...
Wonderful to see the publication of the Special Issue: The Non-Human Irresistible: The Poetics of Portals, Ports and Shorelines, from Cork and Merseyside, edited by Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies Dr Cornelia Gräbner and Dr Eleanor Rees from Liverpool Hope University.
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Liminalities 21.1 (2025)
a special issue on The Non-Human Irresistible: The Poetics of Portals, Ports and Shorelines, from Cork and Merseyside
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June 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Wonderful to see the publication of the Special Issue: The Non-Human Irresistible: The Poetics of Portals, Ports and Shorelines, from Cork and Merseyside, edited by Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies Dr Cornelia Gräbner and Dr Eleanor Rees from Liverpool Hope University.
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We are so proud of Lancaster University's win in this year's Dragon Boat Race, led by colleagues in the Lancaster University Confucius Institute! Congratulations to all in the boat, and to everyone who came to Liverpool to support, on this wonderful success!
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Lancaster University fire their way to success in dragon boat race - Lancaster University
It was another sporting first place for Lancaster University at the weekend when Team Dragon Boat paddled to success.
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June 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We are so proud of Lancaster University's win in this year's Dragon Boat Race, led by colleagues in the Lancaster University Confucius Institute! Congratulations to all in the boat, and to everyone who came to Liverpool to support, on this wonderful success!
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
Fantastic to see this exciting initiative on neurology and narrative medicine! The project, led by Dr Claire Jeantils at the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University, brings together colleagues from Lancaster (Dr Benjamin Dalton), Durham University, and Peking University (Dr Rong Huang)
Had such an amazing time over the last couple of days at the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University with Dr Claire Jeantils and Dr Rong Huang for the launch or the International Narrative Neurology Network 🧠🗯️ founded and led by Claire.
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Fantastic to see this exciting initiative on neurology and narrative medicine! The project, led by Dr Claire Jeantils at the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University, brings together colleagues from Lancaster (Dr Benjamin Dalton), Durham University, and Peking University (Dr Rong Huang)
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Amazing keynote from my fantastic colleague @delphinegrass.bsky.social ! Can’t wait to hear more about this Delphine!
Wonderful to see our Senior Lecturer in French and Comparative Literature Delphine Grass giving her exciting keynote lecture on translation, AI, ecosemiotics and biopolitics in Lisbon! Delphine's work explores how translation can help us explore our relationship to technology and to the environment.
June 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Amazing keynote from my fantastic colleague @delphinegrass.bsky.social ! Can’t wait to hear more about this Delphine!
Learn more about Lancaster University School of Global Affairs's Dr Delphine Grass's fantastic recent keynote at the international Translation Studies Conference here:
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Lancaster researcher to keynote international Translation Studies Conference - Lancaster University
A Lancaster University School of Global Affairs researcher is all set to give the keynote paper at an international conference exploring the way in which imagination weaves itself into interpretation ...
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June 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Learn more about Lancaster University School of Global Affairs's Dr Delphine Grass's fantastic recent keynote at the international Translation Studies Conference here:
www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...
www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...
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Delighted to be a keynote speaker at this year’s Spring School in #Translation Studies in Lisbon. I cannot wait to meet everyone & to hearing everyone’s papers!
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The 3rd edition of the Spring School in Translation Studies is taking place in Lisbon from 2-7 June 2025, and will be devoted to "Translation & Imagination".
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May 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Delighted to be a keynote speaker at this year’s Spring School in #Translation Studies in Lisbon. I cannot wait to meet everyone & to hearing everyone’s papers!
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Wonderful to see our Senior Lecturer in French and Comparative Literature Delphine Grass giving her exciting keynote lecture on translation, AI, ecosemiotics and biopolitics in Lisbon! Delphine's work explores how translation can help us explore our relationship to technology and to the environment.
June 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Wonderful to see our Senior Lecturer in French and Comparative Literature Delphine Grass giving her exciting keynote lecture on translation, AI, ecosemiotics and biopolitics in Lisbon! Delphine's work explores how translation can help us explore our relationship to technology and to the environment.
Sign up for the annual Lancaster Environment Lecture, which takes place tomorrow (15th May) on Lancaster University campus.
This year's lecture is given by the environmental campaigner Bella Lack, author of the groundbreaking book Children of the Anthropocene.
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This year's lecture is given by the environmental campaigner Bella Lack, author of the groundbreaking book Children of the Anthropocene.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass-pgr/new...
University welcomes environmental campaigner Bella Lack - Lancaster University
Conservationist and environmental campaigner Bella Lack presents the 2025 Lancaster Environment Lecture, co-ordinated by the School of Global Affairs, on campus at Lancaster University this week.
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May 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Sign up for the annual Lancaster Environment Lecture, which takes place tomorrow (15th May) on Lancaster University campus.
This year's lecture is given by the environmental campaigner Bella Lack, author of the groundbreaking book Children of the Anthropocene.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass-pgr/new...
This year's lecture is given by the environmental campaigner Bella Lack, author of the groundbreaking book Children of the Anthropocene.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass-pgr/new...
Congratulations to our Lecturer in French Studies Dr Benjamin Dalton on completing his exciting new book: Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity (forthcoming with Edinburgh University Press). We look forward to seeing this published in January 2026!
For those very few remaining people who are not yet sick of listening me to talk about my book, I’ve sent in the final revised manuscript!!
📖Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity📖
FORTHCOMING with Edinburgh University Press early 2026!
📖Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity📖
FORTHCOMING with Edinburgh University Press early 2026!
May 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Congratulations to our Lecturer in French Studies Dr Benjamin Dalton on completing his exciting new book: Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity (forthcoming with Edinburgh University Press). We look forward to seeing this published in January 2026!
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Don’t forget to book your ticket for this wonderful event on 15 May at 7pm! 📣 This year’s Lancaster Environment Lecture will be given by Bella Lack, a fantastic environmental writer and activist ✨
To book your free ticket: dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/the...
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May 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Don’t forget to book your ticket for this wonderful event on 15 May at 7pm! 📣 This year’s Lancaster Environment Lecture will be given by Bella Lack, a fantastic environmental writer and activist ✨
To book your free ticket: dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/the...
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To book your free ticket: dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/the...
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We are delighted to see that our current Head of School, Dr Derek Hird, has been announced as Interim Director of Lancaster University's Confucius Institute.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We are delighted to see that our current Head of School, Dr Derek Hird, has been announced as Interim Director of Lancaster University's Confucius Institute.
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Welcome to the School of Global Affairs! Find out more about our School's aims and priorities:
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Welcome to the School of Global Affairs!
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March 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Welcome to the School of Global Affairs! Find out more about our School's aims and priorities:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0l...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0l...
We are delighted to announce that Modern Languages at Lancaster University has moved up to joint 66th globally and is situated within the top ten for UK institutions in the latest QS World Rankings by Subject 2025! www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...
March 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We are delighted to announce that Modern Languages at Lancaster University has moved up to joint 66th globally and is situated within the top ten for UK institutions in the latest QS World Rankings by Subject 2025! www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...