UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group
@ucfl-eca.bsky.social
A UK network for PGRs & ECAs working across languages 💬🌏
This account is managed by the SIG co-chairs:
@oliviaglaze.bsky.social
@llewelynhopwood.bsky.social
Learn more about the SIG here: https://shorturl.at/QJlxU
This account is managed by the SIG co-chairs:
@oliviaglaze.bsky.social
@llewelynhopwood.bsky.social
Learn more about the SIG here: https://shorturl.at/QJlxU
The UCFL ECA SIG is looking for new reps! We have openings in German, Italian, Linguistics, Portuguese, and Middle Eastern Studies. Details below, and the application deadline is 15 December. Get in touch with the SIG co-chairs @oliviaglaze.bsky.social & @llewelynhopwood.bsky.social with questions 🥳
November 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The UCFL ECA SIG is looking for new reps! We have openings in German, Italian, Linguistics, Portuguese, and Middle Eastern Studies. Details below, and the application deadline is 15 December. Get in touch with the SIG co-chairs @oliviaglaze.bsky.social & @llewelynhopwood.bsky.social with questions 🥳
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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...
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The University Council for Languages (UCFL) welcomes the publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review and the Government’s response.
Read our reflection here: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/11/07/a...
Read our reflection here: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/11/07/a...
November 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The University Council for Languages (UCFL) welcomes the publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review and the Government’s response.
Read our reflection here: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/11/07/a...
Read our reflection here: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/11/07/a...
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You might have heard that the University of Nottingham plans to suspend all languages courses. This is very disappointing and heartbreaking.
Here you can find their petition aimed at protecting Modern Languages at Nottingham. You can show your support by signing it.
www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
Here you can find their petition aimed at protecting Modern Languages at Nottingham. You can show your support by signing it.
www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
Sign the Petition
Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!
www.change.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
You might have heard that the University of Nottingham plans to suspend all languages courses. This is very disappointing and heartbreaking.
Here you can find their petition aimed at protecting Modern Languages at Nottingham. You can show your support by signing it.
www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
Here you can find their petition aimed at protecting Modern Languages at Nottingham. You can show your support by signing it.
www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
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Happy to share that my piece - 'Languages, Medical Humanities and Policy: Intersections in Research and Practice’ - is out today on @the-polyphony.bsky.social as part of this week's @readingbodies.bsky.social takeover! thepolyphony.org/2025/10/21/l...
Languages, Medical Humanities and Policy: Intersections in Research and Practice
In Part 2 of the Reading Bodies takeover, Olivia Glaze considers the policy and impact potential of research on languages, identity and culture within the medical humanities.
thepolyphony.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Happy to share that my piece - 'Languages, Medical Humanities and Policy: Intersections in Research and Practice’ - is out today on @the-polyphony.bsky.social as part of this week's @readingbodies.bsky.social takeover! thepolyphony.org/2025/10/21/l...
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Please do sign up to join in our online conversation event on 21st November, 12 noon, about the recent report on language education in the UK from the @hepi-news.bsky.social by @meganlbowler.bsky.social, sponsored by #Duolingo Thanks to @ilcs.bsky.social
for hosting ilcs.sas.ac.uk/research-pol...
for hosting ilcs.sas.ac.uk/research-pol...
Thinking Strategically Seminar Series
Bringing together researchers to discuss issues of major concern and to ensure joined-up action for the future development of the study of languages and cultures.
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
September 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Please do sign up to join in our online conversation event on 21st November, 12 noon, about the recent report on language education in the UK from the @hepi-news.bsky.social by @meganlbowler.bsky.social, sponsored by #Duolingo Thanks to @ilcs.bsky.social
for hosting ilcs.sas.ac.uk/research-pol...
for hosting ilcs.sas.ac.uk/research-pol...
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Our new podcast by ECRs, for ECRs is here. Tune in as researchers share their academia survival tips.
The first episodes of Confessions of an Early Career Researcher are available now. Subscribe for our final episodes, going live 15 October. https://bit.ly/47PXZQH
The first episodes of Confessions of an Early Career Researcher are available now. Subscribe for our final episodes, going live 15 October. https://bit.ly/47PXZQH
September 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Our new podcast by ECRs, for ECRs is here. Tune in as researchers share their academia survival tips.
The first episodes of Confessions of an Early Career Researcher are available now. Subscribe for our final episodes, going live 15 October. https://bit.ly/47PXZQH
The first episodes of Confessions of an Early Career Researcher are available now. Subscribe for our final episodes, going live 15 October. https://bit.ly/47PXZQH
😥 Stay connected with your ECA Special Interest Group subject reps so we can work together to create events and resources that best support the community: university-council-for-languages.org/early-career...
Exceptionally bleak, but painfully familiar.
“Cataclysmically bad”
This new series of ECR blog posts on the French History Network makes for grim reading, perhaps grimmer even than some in UK #FrenchHistory might have realised.
1st post, anon ECRs in French History on what it’s like right now out there:
frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/6691/
🗃️
This new series of ECR blog posts on the French History Network makes for grim reading, perhaps grimmer even than some in UK #FrenchHistory might have realised.
1st post, anon ECRs in French History on what it’s like right now out there:
frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/6691/
🗃️
September 17, 2025 at 9:35 AM
😥 Stay connected with your ECA Special Interest Group subject reps so we can work together to create events and resources that best support the community: university-council-for-languages.org/early-career...
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🎓 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!
This event is online, and the second day has a particular ECA focus 🎉
Reminder - TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY: transforming leadership and career development in higher education, a free 2-day symposium on 23 & 24 September
Sign up at towardsgenderequality.eventbrite.co.uk
Sign up at towardsgenderequality.eventbrite.co.uk
Towards gender equality: transforming leadership and careers in HE
Towards gender equality: transforming leadership and career development in higher education - a 2-day symposium
towardsgenderequality.eventbrite.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This event is online, and the second day has a particular ECA focus 🎉
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BA report shows that worst cold spots in SHAPE are in Modern Foreign Languages: French & German single honours degrees are declining sharply, with cold spots in all 4 UK nations. Progress in expanding provision of non-European languages is being reversed.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
Cold spots: Mapping inequality in SHAPE provision in UK higher education
This British Academy report reveals that many parts of the UK are becoming subject cold spots – areas with no provision in a subject within a commutable distance. These are often in rural, coastal or ...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
September 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
BA report shows that worst cold spots in SHAPE are in Modern Foreign Languages: French & German single honours degrees are declining sharply, with cold spots in all 4 UK nations. Progress in expanding provision of non-European languages is being reversed.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
The call for a new ECA representative on the @ucflangs.bsky.social Executive Committee is still open!
This role is a fantastic development opportunity, offering visibility and collaboration with senior academics, and the chance to strengthen your leadership skills. Please share and apply!
This role is a fantastic development opportunity, offering visibility and collaboration with senior academics, and the chance to strengthen your leadership skills. Please share and apply!
We are calling for nominations to the UCFL Executive Committee for the following roles:
- ECA Representative
- Slavonic and East European Representative.
Please see our website for the role descriptions and the nominations forms: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/07/03/n...
- ECA Representative
- Slavonic and East European Representative.
Please see our website for the role descriptions and the nominations forms: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/07/03/n...
Nominations: ECA REP and Slavonic and East European Rep
We are calling for nominations to the UCFL Executive Committee of suitably qualified people for the following roles: An ECA Representative and a Slavonic and East European Representative. The role …
university-council-for-languages.org
September 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The call for a new ECA representative on the @ucflangs.bsky.social Executive Committee is still open!
This role is a fantastic development opportunity, offering visibility and collaboration with senior academics, and the chance to strengthen your leadership skills. Please share and apply!
This role is a fantastic development opportunity, offering visibility and collaboration with senior academics, and the chance to strengthen your leadership skills. Please share and apply!
📣 Research Assistant for the Japanese Collection - @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ500/r...
Research Assistant for the Japanese Collection at University of Oxford
Apply now for the Research Assistant for the Japanese Collection role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
August 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
📣 Research Assistant for the Japanese Collection - @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ500/r...
📣 Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Chinese Studies @ucddublin.bsky.social - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ524/l...
Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Chinese Studies at University College Dublin
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Chinese Studies at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
August 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
📣 Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Chinese Studies @ucddublin.bsky.social - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ524/l...
📣 Tutor in Modern Languages (German) @bangormodlangs.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOL600/t...
Tutor in Modern Languages (German) at Bangor University
Apply now for the Tutor in Modern Languages (German) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
August 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
📣 Tutor in Modern Languages (German) @bangormodlangs.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOL600/t...
📣 Departmental Lecturer in Medieval Irish Language and Literature @ox.ac.uk - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOH452/d...
Departmental Lecturer in Medieval Irish Language and Literature at University of Oxford
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Departmental Lecturer in Medieval Irish Language and Literature at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
August 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
📣 Departmental Lecturer in Medieval Irish Language and Literature @ox.ac.uk - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOH452/d...
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Fellowship from Bloomsbury for early career academics who are Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship 2025 - Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship scheme aims to help early career academics get their book idea into a form which is ready for publication.
www.bloomsbury.com
August 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Fellowship from Bloomsbury for early career academics who are Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
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🚨 Tim Unwin Early Career Researcher Grant 🚨
Early career researcher grants of up to £500 are available to SDN members to assist with a research project related to 19th-century French studies.
Send us your application by 1 September!
More info here: uksdn.co.uk/ecr-grant/
Early career researcher grants of up to £500 are available to SDN members to assist with a research project related to 19th-century French studies.
Send us your application by 1 September!
More info here: uksdn.co.uk/ecr-grant/
SDN
Tim Unwin Early Career Researcher Grant SDN ECR Grant_Application form with notesDownload Early career researcher grants of up to £500 are available to members of the Society of Dix-Neuviémistes to…
uksdn.co.uk
August 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🚨 Tim Unwin Early Career Researcher Grant 🚨
Early career researcher grants of up to £500 are available to SDN members to assist with a research project related to 19th-century French studies.
Send us your application by 1 September!
More info here: uksdn.co.uk/ecr-grant/
Early career researcher grants of up to £500 are available to SDN members to assist with a research project related to 19th-century French studies.
Send us your application by 1 September!
More info here: uksdn.co.uk/ecr-grant/
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The Institute of Uralic Studies at LMU Munich is seeking applications for a position of a lecturer in Hungarian. It is a full-time permanent position with a starting date in February 2026. The deadline for applications is 20 September 2025. Please spread the word! job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/a...
Lecturer in Hungarian (m/f/x)
job-portal.lmu.de
August 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The Institute of Uralic Studies at LMU Munich is seeking applications for a position of a lecturer in Hungarian. It is a full-time permanent position with a starting date in February 2026. The deadline for applications is 20 September 2025. Please spread the word! job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/a...
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We’ve opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social postdoctoral fellowships. We provide three years of funding for early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences to complete a significant piece of publishable research
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/post...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/post...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
July 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We’ve opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social postdoctoral fellowships. We provide three years of funding for early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences to complete a significant piece of publishable research
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/post...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/post...
Sign up if you’re interested in learning more about languages research and policy engagement! This workshop is part of a project on ARIs, led by Charlotte Ryland and funded by @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social 💬
Looking forward to Marie Martine’s upcoming workshop with @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social: 'Policy Engagement and the Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) – Workshop for Languages Researchers’ - Tuesday 15 July @ 16.00-17.30. Open to researchers at any level! Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/ymAexCJxAA ✍️
July 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Sign up if you’re interested in learning more about languages research and policy engagement! This workshop is part of a project on ARIs, led by Charlotte Ryland and funded by @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social 💬
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A rare opportunity for a permanent lectureship in German in our fabulous School! Please circulate to your networks. @ucfl-eca.bsky.social @ucflangs.bsky.social
Job klaxon! We are advertising for a permanent lecturer in German (Teaching and Research). Come and join our team here at the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies. Deadline 9th July. @lcsleeds.bsky.social jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer (Teaching & Research) in German Studies
Are you an academic with proven abilities to carry out cutting-edge teaching and research in German Studies?We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual with expertise in German ...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
June 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A rare opportunity for a permanent lectureship in German in our fabulous School! Please circulate to your networks. @ucfl-eca.bsky.social @ucflangs.bsky.social
The @uniofnottingham.bsky.social recently announced its intention to close the evening language class programme for staff, students and the wider community, and to cut all casual teaching contracts in the Language Centre. Sign the open letter to senior management here: tinyurl.com/53ebcxwc
Save Language Centre Staff! Save Language Learning in Nottingham!
To UoN Management,
Casualised Language Centre staff at the University of Nottingham have been demanding the basic dignity of direct employment, including through a recent letter to management signed b...
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June 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The @uniofnottingham.bsky.social recently announced its intention to close the evening language class programme for staff, students and the wider community, and to cut all casual teaching contracts in the Language Centre. Sign the open letter to senior management here: tinyurl.com/53ebcxwc
0.5 FTE Lectureship in Russian and East European Studies: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNN389/l...
Lecturer in Russian and East European Studies at The University of Manchester
Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer in Russian and East European Studies. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
June 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
0.5 FTE Lectureship in Russian and East European Studies: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNN389/l...
📣 Teaching Fellowship in Russian: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNM887/t...
Teaching Fellow in Russian Studies at Durham University
Recruiting now: Teaching Fellow in Russian Studies on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
www.jobs.ac.uk
June 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
📣 Teaching Fellowship in Russian: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNM887/t...