Last week we were thrilled to meet a delegation from the University of the Faroe Islands to discuss potential future collaborations. They were in Scotland partly in connection with the Faroese Flag Day celebrations that were held in Edinburgh on 25 April. 🇫🇴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This morning on Norway's Constitution Day, May 17th Commonwealth War Graves the Norwegian Church, London and Norway in the UK Edinburgh gathered at Colinton Parish Church, Edinburgh to pay tribute at one of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s many Norwegian graves that it cares for

Til lukke med dagen. Edinburgh University Brass Band var med i Edinburghs 17. mai-tog i dag tidlegare, og det var første gong eg spelte og marsjerte samstundes. Det er ikkje ofte ein får spela i eit såpass strålande solskinsvêr.

Gratulerer med dagen! Our staff and students were delighted to take part today in the annual Constitution Day events here in Edinburgh. Many thanks in particular to the Norwegian Consulate General - tusen takk! 🇳🇴

#TeamLLC represent! Ahead of #GERSCO, we found out who’s a Airdrieonians FC super fan and what “Augenweide” means. Thank you Duncan and Stefan for repping Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿and Germany 🇩🇪 for us. CeltScotStudies v @edinburghgerman is ON! #euro2024 Meet the players…

Ready Players 3 & 4! This one's a #EURo2024 head-to-head between Research and MarComms in #TeamLLC. Strong showing for Edinburgh Alumni too: Anja is a School of Divinity grad; Nathalia a Translation UoE grad. An eclectic mix of favourite teams, but only one "sausage of death" 🌭

It’s a #TeamLLC double header today, kicking off with #DENENG. There was only ever one LLC legend who could take on the dødens pølse in #EURo2024 and that’s our big man in the air, Super Greg Walker You’ve met our Boldklubben FREM & Liverpool FC fan Nathalia before. Now, let’s meet Greg>

Read about our final-year undergraduate students supporting Social Bite! 👍 ed.ac.uk/literatures-la…

Many congratulations to all our wonderful students who graduated today, including those we couldn’t find in the crowds! We’re so proud of you and your hard work and wish you the very best for the future! 🥳

So that’s a wrap for #TeamLLC in #EURO2024 , and what a team they are! Repping 12 different countries and speaking many more languages – most of which we teach here in Edinburgh, as well as a fair few more! Discover a world of languages > ed.ac.uk/literatures-la…

📢The new issue of newsletter is out! You will find network updates, funding alerts (ECR travel grants!), calls for webinar speakers and presenters at MASTS conference, vacancies for ScAN organising committee and ECR rep for the Steering Group &more arctic.scot/wp-content/upl…

📢 Interested in #postdoc opportunities in literatures, languages and cultures? Outline proposals for the The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme need to be with us by 9am on 1 August 2024. Check eligibility and how to apply: ed.ac.uk/literatures-la… #ECRchat #PhDChat

The theme of this year’s #NordicMusicDays is Word of Mouth – exploring how stories, music, and traditions through generations. ✨ With rich linguistic and cultural connections between Scotland and the Nordics, this festival is a celebration of shared heritage and voices. 🗣️🎶

2015 marks the eightieth anniversary of Tove Jansson’s first book about the #Moomins, and in this article for the The Conversation our very own Barbara Tesio-Ryan barbara tesio shares some insights into Jansson’s work and legacy. theconversation.com/tove-jansson-l…