The Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland
@hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social
The AHGBI is a professional association of academics and researchers working in all areas of Hispanic and Lusophone Studies in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
📚 AHGBI Publication Prize – Call for Submissions
The Association of Hispanists of Great Britain & Ireland (AHGBI) Publication Prize is still open for applications.
📅 Deadline: 24 December (closing at midnight)
🔗https://hispanists.org.uk/funding-and-support/ahgbi-publication-prize
The Association of Hispanists of Great Britain & Ireland (AHGBI) Publication Prize is still open for applications.
📅 Deadline: 24 December (closing at midnight)
🔗https://hispanists.org.uk/funding-and-support/ahgbi-publication-prize
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
📚 AHGBI Publication Prize – Call for Submissions
The Association of Hispanists of Great Britain & Ireland (AHGBI) Publication Prize is still open for applications.
📅 Deadline: 24 December (closing at midnight)
🔗https://hispanists.org.uk/funding-and-support/ahgbi-publication-prize
The Association of Hispanists of Great Britain & Ireland (AHGBI) Publication Prize is still open for applications.
📅 Deadline: 24 December (closing at midnight)
🔗https://hispanists.org.uk/funding-and-support/ahgbi-publication-prize
📢 Deadline Ends tomorrow – AHGBI Annual Conference 2026
The deadline to submit proposals for the 71st AHGBI Annual Conference at Lancaster University has been extended to 28 November 2025.
🗓️ 23–24 March (in person)
🖥️ 26 March (online)
📢More info in our bio
✉️ Queries: hispanists.ahgbi@gmail.com
The deadline to submit proposals for the 71st AHGBI Annual Conference at Lancaster University has been extended to 28 November 2025.
🗓️ 23–24 March (in person)
🖥️ 26 March (online)
📢More info in our bio
✉️ Queries: hispanists.ahgbi@gmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
📢 Deadline Ends tomorrow – AHGBI Annual Conference 2026
The deadline to submit proposals for the 71st AHGBI Annual Conference at Lancaster University has been extended to 28 November 2025.
🗓️ 23–24 March (in person)
🖥️ 26 March (online)
📢More info in our bio
✉️ Queries: hispanists.ahgbi@gmail.com
The deadline to submit proposals for the 71st AHGBI Annual Conference at Lancaster University has been extended to 28 November 2025.
🗓️ 23–24 March (in person)
🖥️ 26 March (online)
📢More info in our bio
✉️ Queries: hispanists.ahgbi@gmail.com
📢 Book Launch Announcement
The Humanities Institute at University College Dublin is hosting the launch of Film Comedy and Spain: Humour, Genre, and the Nation 1970–2020 (Legenda/MHRA, 2025) by Dr. Matthew Hilborn today, 16:00–17:00 (GMT).
📍 Venue: Humanities Institute, UCD, Belfield (Dublin 4)
The Humanities Institute at University College Dublin is hosting the launch of Film Comedy and Spain: Humour, Genre, and the Nation 1970–2020 (Legenda/MHRA, 2025) by Dr. Matthew Hilborn today, 16:00–17:00 (GMT).
📍 Venue: Humanities Institute, UCD, Belfield (Dublin 4)
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
📢 Book Launch Announcement
The Humanities Institute at University College Dublin is hosting the launch of Film Comedy and Spain: Humour, Genre, and the Nation 1970–2020 (Legenda/MHRA, 2025) by Dr. Matthew Hilborn today, 16:00–17:00 (GMT).
📍 Venue: Humanities Institute, UCD, Belfield (Dublin 4)
The Humanities Institute at University College Dublin is hosting the launch of Film Comedy and Spain: Humour, Genre, and the Nation 1970–2020 (Legenda/MHRA, 2025) by Dr. Matthew Hilborn today, 16:00–17:00 (GMT).
📍 Venue: Humanities Institute, UCD, Belfield (Dublin 4)
⛔ Second statement in one week #saveleicesterml #saveleicesterlanguages
Following last week’s formal letter to the University of Nottingham, AHGBI has now issued a second statement—this time to the University of Leicester—regarding the proposed closure of its Department of Modern Languages.
Following last week’s formal letter to the University of Nottingham, AHGBI has now issued a second statement—this time to the University of Leicester—regarding the proposed closure of its Department of Modern Languages.
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
⛔ Second statement in one week #saveleicesterml #saveleicesterlanguages
Following last week’s formal letter to the University of Nottingham, AHGBI has now issued a second statement—this time to the University of Leicester—regarding the proposed closure of its Department of Modern Languages.
Following last week’s formal letter to the University of Nottingham, AHGBI has now issued a second statement—this time to the University of Leicester—regarding the proposed closure of its Department of Modern Languages.
👉 The Cassadó Project
📅 27 noviembre 2025 · 19:00h
📍 Sala Luis Cernuda, Instituto Cervantes Londres
📅 27 noviembre 2025 · 19:00h
📍 Sala Luis Cernuda, Instituto Cervantes Londres
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
👉 The Cassadó Project
📅 27 noviembre 2025 · 19:00h
📍 Sala Luis Cernuda, Instituto Cervantes Londres
📅 27 noviembre 2025 · 19:00h
📍 Sala Luis Cernuda, Instituto Cervantes Londres
AHGBI, led by Professor Sarah Wright, opposes the University of Nottingham’s move to suspend—and effectively close—all Modern Languages degrees. SRUK/CERU, led by Dr Carlos Soler Montes, has also raised concerns.
AHGBI urges immediate reconsideration.
#SaveNottinghamLanguages
AHGBI urges immediate reconsideration.
#SaveNottinghamLanguages
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
AHGBI, led by Professor Sarah Wright, opposes the University of Nottingham’s move to suspend—and effectively close—all Modern Languages degrees. SRUK/CERU, led by Dr Carlos Soler Montes, has also raised concerns.
AHGBI urges immediate reconsideration.
#SaveNottinghamLanguages
AHGBI urges immediate reconsideration.
#SaveNottinghamLanguages
🎓 Fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Cambridge (Fitzwilliam College) — open to Home & Overseas applicants.
💰 Up to £55,000 (tuition + maintenance)
📅 Deadline: 2 Dec 2025
🔗 www.student-funding.cam.ac.uk/fund/fitzwil...
💰 Up to £55,000 (tuition + maintenance)
📅 Deadline: 2 Dec 2025
🔗 www.student-funding.cam.ac.uk/fund/fitzwil...
October 20, 2025 at 6:38 AM
🎓 Fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Cambridge (Fitzwilliam College) — open to Home & Overseas applicants.
💰 Up to £55,000 (tuition + maintenance)
📅 Deadline: 2 Dec 2025
🔗 www.student-funding.cam.ac.uk/fund/fitzwil...
💰 Up to £55,000 (tuition + maintenance)
📅 Deadline: 2 Dec 2025
🔗 www.student-funding.cam.ac.uk/fund/fitzwil...
🍂 AHGBI Membership – Autumn Round
Are you a PhD student or researcher in Hispanic Studies?
Now’s the time to join the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland (AHGBI).
Next membership approvals: November 🗓
Are you a PhD student or researcher in Hispanic Studies?
Now’s the time to join the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland (AHGBI).
Next membership approvals: November 🗓
October 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
🍂 AHGBI Membership – Autumn Round
Are you a PhD student or researcher in Hispanic Studies?
Now’s the time to join the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland (AHGBI).
Next membership approvals: November 🗓
Are you a PhD student or researcher in Hispanic Studies?
Now’s the time to join the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland (AHGBI).
Next membership approvals: November 🗓
🎬 Spanish Divas (online)
Celebrate the unforgettable icons of Spanish cinema with @institutocervantes.bsky.social 💃✨
🗓️ Wednesdays, 22 Oct – 26 Nov 2025
🕡 6:30–8:00 pm (UK time)
💻 Online
💰 £92.80 | £69.60 with code Spanishdivas25
👉 Enrol here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spanish-di...
Celebrate the unforgettable icons of Spanish cinema with @institutocervantes.bsky.social 💃✨
🗓️ Wednesdays, 22 Oct – 26 Nov 2025
🕡 6:30–8:00 pm (UK time)
💻 Online
💰 £92.80 | £69.60 with code Spanishdivas25
👉 Enrol here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spanish-di...
October 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🎬 Spanish Divas (online)
Celebrate the unforgettable icons of Spanish cinema with @institutocervantes.bsky.social 💃✨
🗓️ Wednesdays, 22 Oct – 26 Nov 2025
🕡 6:30–8:00 pm (UK time)
💻 Online
💰 £92.80 | £69.60 with code Spanishdivas25
👉 Enrol here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spanish-di...
Celebrate the unforgettable icons of Spanish cinema with @institutocervantes.bsky.social 💃✨
🗓️ Wednesdays, 22 Oct – 26 Nov 2025
🕡 6:30–8:00 pm (UK time)
💻 Online
💰 £92.80 | £69.60 with code Spanishdivas25
👉 Enrol here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spanish-di...
📚✨ New release!
We’re excited to share the first-ever English translation of María Zambrano’s Antigone’s Tomb, edited and introduced by Dr Clare Nimmo (Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid).
We’re excited to share the first-ever English translation of María Zambrano’s Antigone’s Tomb, edited and introduced by Dr Clare Nimmo (Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid).
September 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
📚✨ New release!
We’re excited to share the first-ever English translation of María Zambrano’s Antigone’s Tomb, edited and introduced by Dr Clare Nimmo (Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid).
We’re excited to share the first-ever English translation of María Zambrano’s Antigone’s Tomb, edited and introduced by Dr Clare Nimmo (Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid).
📣 Formación gratuita para profesorado de ELE 🇪🇸 en Reino Unido e Irlanda.
El Ministerio de Educación (@educaciongob.bsky.social) y la AEE han organizado un nuevo ciclo de jornadas en línea (septiembre-octubre 2025) centradas en la innovación digital y el uso de la IA en la enseñanza del español.
El Ministerio de Educación (@educaciongob.bsky.social) y la AEE han organizado un nuevo ciclo de jornadas en línea (septiembre-octubre 2025) centradas en la innovación digital y el uso de la IA en la enseñanza del español.
September 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📣 Formación gratuita para profesorado de ELE 🇪🇸 en Reino Unido e Irlanda.
El Ministerio de Educación (@educaciongob.bsky.social) y la AEE han organizado un nuevo ciclo de jornadas en línea (septiembre-octubre 2025) centradas en la innovación digital y el uso de la IA en la enseñanza del español.
El Ministerio de Educación (@educaciongob.bsky.social) y la AEE han organizado un nuevo ciclo de jornadas en línea (septiembre-octubre 2025) centradas en la innovación digital y el uso de la IA en la enseñanza del español.
📢 Galician Studies panel at the AHGBI Annual Conference 2026, hosted by @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Dr Martín Veiga, from University College Cork, is putting together a Galician Studies panel for the 71st Annual Conference of the @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social.
📩 Enquiries & abstracts: m.veiga@ucc.ie
Dr Martín Veiga, from University College Cork, is putting together a Galician Studies panel for the 71st Annual Conference of the @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social.
📩 Enquiries & abstracts: m.veiga@ucc.ie
September 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
📢 Galician Studies panel at the AHGBI Annual Conference 2026, hosted by @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Dr Martín Veiga, from University College Cork, is putting together a Galician Studies panel for the 71st Annual Conference of the @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social.
📩 Enquiries & abstracts: m.veiga@ucc.ie
Dr Martín Veiga, from University College Cork, is putting together a Galician Studies panel for the 71st Annual Conference of the @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social.
📩 Enquiries & abstracts: m.veiga@ucc.ie
✨ Call for Applications ✨
Research Excellence Plenary (2025–26)
The Embassy of Spain 🇪🇸 and the AHGBI invite applications for the second edition of the Research Excellence Plenary 📝 — supporting and showcasing the work of a mid-career researcher in Hispanic Studies.
Research Excellence Plenary (2025–26)
The Embassy of Spain 🇪🇸 and the AHGBI invite applications for the second edition of the Research Excellence Plenary 📝 — supporting and showcasing the work of a mid-career researcher in Hispanic Studies.
September 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
✨ Call for Applications ✨
Research Excellence Plenary (2025–26)
The Embassy of Spain 🇪🇸 and the AHGBI invite applications for the second edition of the Research Excellence Plenary 📝 — supporting and showcasing the work of a mid-career researcher in Hispanic Studies.
Research Excellence Plenary (2025–26)
The Embassy of Spain 🇪🇸 and the AHGBI invite applications for the second edition of the Research Excellence Plenary 📝 — supporting and showcasing the work of a mid-career researcher in Hispanic Studies.
🎓 The 71st AHGBI Annual Conference 2026 warmly invites ECAs and PGRs to submit papers or organise panels. Mixed-career-stage panels are strongly encouraged!
💡 Funding support and awards will be available to help ECAs and PGRs participate. Full details will be shared at the start of the new year!
💡 Funding support and awards will be available to help ECAs and PGRs participate. Full details will be shared at the start of the new year!
September 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🎓 The 71st AHGBI Annual Conference 2026 warmly invites ECAs and PGRs to submit papers or organise panels. Mixed-career-stage panels are strongly encouraged!
💡 Funding support and awards will be available to help ECAs and PGRs participate. Full details will be shared at the start of the new year!
💡 Funding support and awards will be available to help ECAs and PGRs participate. Full details will be shared at the start of the new year!
📢 Call for Papers — 71st AHGBI Annual Conference 2026
📍 Lancaster University (in person): 23 & 24 Mar 2026
💻 Online: Thu 26 Mar 2026
🔗 Details & guidelines: hispanists.org.uk/events/71st-...
🗓 Deadline: Fri 21 Nov 2025
📍 Lancaster University (in person): 23 & 24 Mar 2026
💻 Online: Thu 26 Mar 2026
🔗 Details & guidelines: hispanists.org.uk/events/71st-...
🗓 Deadline: Fri 21 Nov 2025
September 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
📢 Call for Papers — 71st AHGBI Annual Conference 2026
📍 Lancaster University (in person): 23 & 24 Mar 2026
💻 Online: Thu 26 Mar 2026
🔗 Details & guidelines: hispanists.org.uk/events/71st-...
🗓 Deadline: Fri 21 Nov 2025
📍 Lancaster University (in person): 23 & 24 Mar 2026
💻 Online: Thu 26 Mar 2026
🔗 Details & guidelines: hispanists.org.uk/events/71st-...
🗓 Deadline: Fri 21 Nov 2025
🏆 Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship 2025 🏆
✨ Fellowship includes:
£1,000 financial support
£250 in Bloomsbury books
Year-long editorial mentorship
Access to Writers & Artists resources & events
📌 Apply between 1 Sept – 1 Oct 2025 via: www.writersandartists.co.uk/Bloomsbury-A...
✨ Fellowship includes:
£1,000 financial support
£250 in Bloomsbury books
Year-long editorial mentorship
Access to Writers & Artists resources & events
📌 Apply between 1 Sept – 1 Oct 2025 via: www.writersandartists.co.uk/Bloomsbury-A...
September 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
🏆 Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship 2025 🏆
✨ Fellowship includes:
£1,000 financial support
£250 in Bloomsbury books
Year-long editorial mentorship
Access to Writers & Artists resources & events
📌 Apply between 1 Sept – 1 Oct 2025 via: www.writersandartists.co.uk/Bloomsbury-A...
✨ Fellowship includes:
£1,000 financial support
£250 in Bloomsbury books
Year-long editorial mentorship
Access to Writers & Artists resources & events
📌 Apply between 1 Sept – 1 Oct 2025 via: www.writersandartists.co.uk/Bloomsbury-A...
📢 Mid-Career Researchers: Keynote Opportunity!
✨ AHGBI Research Excellence Plenary 2026
💷 £2,000 grant to present your research at the AHGBI Annual Conference
🗓 Apply by 30 Sept 2025
📍 UK/Ireland HEI, 3–15 years post-PhD, AHGBI members
👉 See our website hispanists.org.uk/news/researc...
✨ AHGBI Research Excellence Plenary 2026
💷 £2,000 grant to present your research at the AHGBI Annual Conference
🗓 Apply by 30 Sept 2025
📍 UK/Ireland HEI, 3–15 years post-PhD, AHGBI members
👉 See our website hispanists.org.uk/news/researc...
September 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
📢 Mid-Career Researchers: Keynote Opportunity!
✨ AHGBI Research Excellence Plenary 2026
💷 £2,000 grant to present your research at the AHGBI Annual Conference
🗓 Apply by 30 Sept 2025
📍 UK/Ireland HEI, 3–15 years post-PhD, AHGBI members
👉 See our website hispanists.org.uk/news/researc...
✨ AHGBI Research Excellence Plenary 2026
💷 £2,000 grant to present your research at the AHGBI Annual Conference
🗓 Apply by 30 Sept 2025
📍 UK/Ireland HEI, 3–15 years post-PhD, AHGBI members
👉 See our website hispanists.org.uk/news/researc...
📢 The AHGBI–WiSPS Dorothy Sherman-Severin Research Fellowship is now open for applications.
💡 For early-career researchers in Luso-Hispanic Studies (UK & Ireland), within 5 years of PhD.
🗓️ Deadline: 12 September 2025
👉 Full details on hispanists.org.uk/news/call-fo...
💡 For early-career researchers in Luso-Hispanic Studies (UK & Ireland), within 5 years of PhD.
🗓️ Deadline: 12 September 2025
👉 Full details on hispanists.org.uk/news/call-fo...
September 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
📢 The AHGBI–WiSPS Dorothy Sherman-Severin Research Fellowship is now open for applications.
💡 For early-career researchers in Luso-Hispanic Studies (UK & Ireland), within 5 years of PhD.
🗓️ Deadline: 12 September 2025
👉 Full details on hispanists.org.uk/news/call-fo...
💡 For early-career researchers in Luso-Hispanic Studies (UK & Ireland), within 5 years of PhD.
🗓️ Deadline: 12 September 2025
👉 Full details on hispanists.org.uk/news/call-fo...
📢 Call for Submissions!
Edgar Allison Peers Publication Prize
🗓 Deadline: 31 October 2025
🎓 For doctoral & early-career researchers in Luso-Hispanic Studies
💡 Publication in academic journals + conference presentation
👉 More info on our website hispanists.org.uk/news/call-fo...
Edgar Allison Peers Publication Prize
🗓 Deadline: 31 October 2025
🎓 For doctoral & early-career researchers in Luso-Hispanic Studies
💡 Publication in academic journals + conference presentation
👉 More info on our website hispanists.org.uk/news/call-fo...
September 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
📢 Call for Submissions!
Edgar Allison Peers Publication Prize
🗓 Deadline: 31 October 2025
🎓 For doctoral & early-career researchers in Luso-Hispanic Studies
💡 Publication in academic journals + conference presentation
👉 More info on our website hispanists.org.uk/news/call-fo...
Edgar Allison Peers Publication Prize
🗓 Deadline: 31 October 2025
🎓 For doctoral & early-career researchers in Luso-Hispanic Studies
💡 Publication in academic journals + conference presentation
👉 More info on our website hispanists.org.uk/news/call-fo...
The next AHGBI Annual Conference will take place at the University of Lancaster.
📍 Stay tuned for further details — coming soon on our website hispanists.org.uk.
📍 Stay tuned for further details — coming soon on our website hispanists.org.uk.
July 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The next AHGBI Annual Conference will take place at the University of Lancaster.
📍 Stay tuned for further details — coming soon on our website hispanists.org.uk.
📍 Stay tuned for further details — coming soon on our website hispanists.org.uk.
Last week, as President of the AHGBI, Sarah Wright was invited to Westminster to take part in the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages.
July 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Last week, as President of the AHGBI, Sarah Wright was invited to Westminster to take part in the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages.
This week, AHGBI President Sarah Wright represented the AHGBI at the International Association of Hispanists (AIH) conference in Santiago, Chile. Below: the poet, Raúl Zurita; Director of Instituto Cervantes, Luis García Montero; and María Teresa Cárdenas (Academia Chilena de la Lengua).
July 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
This week, AHGBI President Sarah Wright represented the AHGBI at the International Association of Hispanists (AIH) conference in Santiago, Chile. Below: the poet, Raúl Zurita; Director of Instituto Cervantes, Luis García Montero; and María Teresa Cárdenas (Academia Chilena de la Lengua).
🗓️ Deadline to apply: 30 September 2025
🔗 Full details on our website > Funding and Support > Research Excellence Plenary for Mid-Career Researchers
🔗 Full details on our website > Funding and Support > Research Excellence Plenary for Mid-Career Researchers
July 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
🗓️ Deadline to apply: 30 September 2025
🔗 Full details on our website > Funding and Support > Research Excellence Plenary for Mid-Career Researchers
🔗 Full details on our website > Funding and Support > Research Excellence Plenary for Mid-Career Researchers
📢The University of Edinburgh continues to lead the way in Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, and Catalan Language and Culture. This year, they’ve launched a new course in Catalan Sociolinguistics! Dr. Sergi Mainer and Ms. Roser Vich discuss the exciting developments in Catalan Studies at Edinburgh.
April 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
📢The University of Edinburgh continues to lead the way in Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, and Catalan Language and Culture. This year, they’ve launched a new course in Catalan Sociolinguistics! Dr. Sergi Mainer and Ms. Roser Vich discuss the exciting developments in Catalan Studies at Edinburgh.
🗣️ After a brilliant PGR Workshop, we’re diving into the next session: Dr Peter Baker (University of Stirling) on “How to Sell Yourself Without Selling Your Soul: Applying for Academic Jobs”
April 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🗣️ After a brilliant PGR Workshop, we’re diving into the next session: Dr Peter Baker (University of Stirling) on “How to Sell Yourself Without Selling Your Soul: Applying for Academic Jobs”