Nicki Hitchcott
@nickihitchcott.bsky.social
Professor of French and African Studies/Head of School of Modern Languages at University of St Andrews
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48 courses have already been suspended. University council is expected to sign their death certificate. No music, no languages, no mental health nursing.
Stand with UCU and all workers and students at UoN against academic vandalism.
#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
Stand with UCU and all workers and students at UoN against academic vandalism.
#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
48 courses have already been suspended. University council is expected to sign their death certificate. No music, no languages, no mental health nursing.
Stand with UCU and all workers and students at UoN against academic vandalism.
#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
Stand with UCU and all workers and students at UoN against academic vandalism.
#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
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Applications are accepted for the R&A Ransome Scholarships, open to applicants from Canada, Mexico & the USA looking to start a postgraduate Masters degree in Sep 2026, our School's Masters in CompLit & Masters in Global Languages, Literatures & Cultures: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Applications are accepted for the R&A Ransome Scholarships, open to applicants from Canada, Mexico & the USA looking to start a postgraduate Masters degree in Sep 2026, our School's Masters in CompLit & Masters in Global Languages, Literatures & Cultures: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
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Every university should renovate the disciplinary framework of its courses and ask whether it is responding to its global responsibilities. But no university should recognise any merit in withdrawing from the study of other languages, cultures & societies
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/late...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/late...
The latest threat to UK modern languages is yet another faux pas
Nottingham and Leicester are taking a swing at language departments. But those proposing closures have taken their eye off the ball, say four linguists
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Every university should renovate the disciplinary framework of its courses and ask whether it is responding to its global responsibilities. But no university should recognise any merit in withdrawing from the study of other languages, cultures & societies
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/late...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/late...
When is this going to stop? Save Modern Languages at the University of Leicester 👇
Sign the Petition
Save Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester
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November 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
When is this going to stop? Save Modern Languages at the University of Leicester 👇
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You can apply for the University of St Andrews Sanctuary Scholarships for applicants seeking sanctuary in the UK & looking to start their degree in 2026, including the School of Modern Languages' in-person undergraduate, Masters & research degrees. Detailes here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
You can apply for the University of St Andrews Sanctuary Scholarships for applicants seeking sanctuary in the UK & looking to start their degree in 2026, including the School of Modern Languages' in-person undergraduate, Masters & research degrees. Detailes here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
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There is still time to apply for 2026-27 AHRC Doctoral Landscape studentships available from the University of St Andrews, open to UK & international applicants, including those looking to start a PhD degree with the School of Modern Languages. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
There is still time to apply for 2026-27 AHRC Doctoral Landscape studentships available from the University of St Andrews, open to UK & international applicants, including those looking to start a PhD degree with the School of Modern Languages. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
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Please sign and help to save my former department! Goodness knows this is no time to stop teaching about and researching North America!
www.change.org/p/save-ameri...
www.change.org/p/save-ameri...
Sign the Petition
SAVE AMERICAN STUDIES TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
www.change.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Please sign and help to save my former department! Goodness knows this is no time to stop teaching about and researching North America!
www.change.org/p/save-ameri...
www.change.org/p/save-ameri...
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Please do sign these petitions! The change.org website will ask you for money - if you would like to donate to help stop the cuts, the local UCU hardship fund is a much more effective place for your generosity to go.
Direct bank details here: uonucu.org
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Direct bank details here: uonucu.org
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Please do sign these petitions! The change.org website will ask you for money - if you would like to donate to help stop the cuts, the local UCU hardship fund is a much more effective place for your generosity to go.
Direct bank details here: uonucu.org
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Direct bank details here: uonucu.org
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Did @uniofnottingham.bsky.social consult any students before announcing the proposed course closures? @uonucu.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
University of Nottingham students fight 'insane' cull of courses
Traitors composer Sam Watts is among those against plans to cut University of Nottingham courses.
www.bbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Did @uniofnottingham.bsky.social consult any students before announcing the proposed course closures? @uonucu.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I leapt up swearing. Nottingham! Of Nottingham French Studies fame. A terrific, storied, innovative and important department.
November 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I leapt up swearing. Nottingham! Of Nottingham French Studies fame. A terrific, storied, innovative and important department.
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This is well worth a read to understand what a complete mess higher education has become with @uniofnottingham.bsky.social among those leading the way muircheartblog.wpcomstaging.com/2025/11/06/q...
Quietly Axing Your Courses (but Thank You for Your Support)
In response to yesterday’s communication on course closures, a colleague—designated here only as CE-12 (Communications Entity 12)—has provided a translation that removes the corporate varnish and c…
muircheartblog.wpcomstaging.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is well worth a read to understand what a complete mess higher education has become with @uniofnottingham.bsky.social among those leading the way muircheartblog.wpcomstaging.com/2025/11/06/q...
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... and once again the humanities and languages have to pay for years of unsustainable spending and mismanagement
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... and once again the humanities and languages have to pay for years of unsustainable spending and mismanagement
Terrible news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
Solidarity with my brilliant colleagues on yet another dark day for #UKHE
@uonucu.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Solidarity with my brilliant colleagues on yet another dark day for #UKHE
@uonucu.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Terrible news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
Solidarity with my brilliant colleagues on yet another dark day for #UKHE
@uonucu.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Solidarity with my brilliant colleagues on yet another dark day for #UKHE
@uonucu.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Congratulations to our alumna Jasmine Mitchell, medicine graduate star baker, and now Champion of the Great British Bake Off! 🍰 ⭐ 🏆
#EverToExcel
#EverToExcel
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Congratulations to our alumna Jasmine Mitchell, medicine graduate star baker, and now Champion of the Great British Bake Off! 🍰 ⭐ 🏆
#EverToExcel
#EverToExcel
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The School of Modern Languages is pleased to offer a full-fee Masters scholarship for Sep 2026 entry, open to UK applicants for our one-year Masters degrees, in Comparative Literature & in Global Languages, Literatures, & Cultures. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
November 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The School of Modern Languages is pleased to offer a full-fee Masters scholarship for Sep 2026 entry, open to UK applicants for our one-year Masters degrees, in Comparative Literature & in Global Languages, Literatures, & Cultures. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
Job: Assistant/Associate Professor - Francophone African literature/film and/or culture whose primary research focus lies south of the Maghreb @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
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October 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Job: Assistant/Associate Professor - Francophone African literature/film and/or culture whose primary research focus lies south of the Maghreb @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
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Submissions for this year's R. Gapper Postgraduate Essay Prize – awarded to an essay of outstanding academic merit at postgraduate level – will open tomorrow, 1 November 2025.
For more information about eligibility and how to submit an entry, see the link below:
www.sfs.ac.uk/prizes/r-gap...
For more information about eligibility and how to submit an entry, see the link below:
www.sfs.ac.uk/prizes/r-gap...
R. Gapper Postgraduate Essay Prize
The Society for French Studies is the UK's premier scholarly organisation for encouraging and supporting intellectual enquiry in French studies at all levels.
www.sfs.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Submissions for this year's R. Gapper Postgraduate Essay Prize – awarded to an essay of outstanding academic merit at postgraduate level – will open tomorrow, 1 November 2025.
For more information about eligibility and how to submit an entry, see the link below:
www.sfs.ac.uk/prizes/r-gap...
For more information about eligibility and how to submit an entry, see the link below:
www.sfs.ac.uk/prizes/r-gap...
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Applications are now open for the School of Modern Languages PhD scholarship. The successful recipient will receive full tuition fees and an annual stipend paid at a rate set by @uniofstandrews.bsky.social: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
October 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Applications are now open for the School of Modern Languages PhD scholarship. The successful recipient will receive full tuition fees and an annual stipend paid at a rate set by @uniofstandrews.bsky.social: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
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Delighted that our #openaccess article led by @jdmcinally.bsky.social has now been published @sta-modlangs.bsky.social
Delighted that our #openaccess article led by @jdmcinally.bsky.social has now been published @sta-modlangs.bsky.social
Epistemic violence towards the mothers of colonial Métis children: evidence from Belgium’s ‘Africa archives’
Between 1958 and 1961, as Ruanda-Urundi approached independence, the Belgian State deported 283 Métis children to Belgium where they were placed in orphanages or with foster families. Most of these...
www.tandfonline.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Delighted that our #openaccess article led by @jdmcinally.bsky.social has now been published @sta-modlangs.bsky.social
Delighted that our #openaccess article led by @jdmcinally.bsky.social has now been published @sta-modlangs.bsky.social
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You can now apply for the AD Links Foundation Doctoral Scholarships, available for UK and EU applicants, open to applicants looking to start a doctoral (PhD) degree in the 2026-27 academic year, including with the School of Modern Languages. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...
October 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
You can now apply for the AD Links Foundation Doctoral Scholarships, available for UK and EU applicants, open to applicants looking to start a doctoral (PhD) degree in the 2026-27 academic year, including with the School of Modern Languages. More here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-langu...