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School of Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews

About

The School of Modern Languages at St Andrews is one of the largest and most diverse of its kind in the UK. It consists of seven departments:

  • Arabic and Persian
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Russian
  • Spanish

All staff contribute to a dynamic cross-disciplinary programme in Comparative Literature.

The School’s approach is underpinned by the belief that the acquiring of high-level language skills goes hand in hand with studying culture. With partners all over Europe and the Middle East, the School sees living, studying and working abroad as an integral part of language study.

Research

With more than 40 research active members of staff, the School of Modern Languages has a vibrant research culture which spans a wide range of national cultures and cross-disciplinary themes including:

  • creativity and performance
  • history, politics and society
  • medieval and early modern studies
  • medical humanities and cultures of science
  • postcolonial and transnational studies
  • translation studies and linguistics
  • gender and sexuality studies
  • memory studies.

In the most recent UK national research assessment exercise (REF 2021) the School of Modern Languages was ranked first in Scotland with over 80% of our research and impact judged to be world-leading or internationally excellent.

Upcoming Project

The School of Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews is partnering up with the Indian Institute Of Technology–Madras (IIT Madras) and the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies (ILCS) at SAS for an upcoming project entitled "Future Memories", involving areas such as Memory Studies, Digital Humanities, and Environmental Humanities. More details to follow.

Contact

Professor Derek Duncan (ded3@st-andrews.ac.uk)