
Simon Kövesi
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Professor of English & Scottish Literature, University of Glasgow. Catch you on BlueSky.
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Six funded PhDs, Centre for Sciences of Place and Memory, Univ Stirling (Scotland). Join our team in philosophy, cognitive sciences, social sciences, & arts to study spatial thinking, disorientation, cities, truth & the past. Deadline 22 April, guidelines placememory.net/apply-now-for-…

Really excited to launch this special issue soon of the English Association Newsletter, with an array of essays we commissioned about the decline of boys doing English, at A Level & degree level especially (decline not so dramatic at all in Scotland). Thanks to all English Association


Our latest 🌟Newsletter 🌟of rich provocations, articles, thought pieces written by a range of educators in the field, across sectors on :‘Boys And English, why are young men turning away…’ Simon Kövesi editor + online event on 19th June to discuss further. englishassociation.ac.uk/newsletter-238…



Want to know more about our English Literature MLitt or Modernities MLitt University of Glasgow? 📖 Join our live Q&A with current students now and ask your questions 👉 youtube.com/live/EbicoY_R1…




CALL FOR PAPERS: "What's Class Got to Do With It? Rethinking TV from the Inside Out" - One-day symposium Leeds Uni Media, 19 Sept 2025 - Keynote: Philip Ralph - Abstracts (250 words) due 4 July at [email protected] whatson - Registration is free (details TBA)




The South London indy book scene rocks, in no small part due to my cousin Mike Curran, the genius behind Tangerine Press. See you in Peckham on 21 June.

Today marks the start of Refugee Week, a time to honour the contributions, creativity, and resilience of people seeking sanctuary. 🧡 Our Sanctuary Champion and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Rachel Sandison shares a message of support. 📽️ This year is especially meaningful as we mark


Our research, supported by Twinkl Resources, shows that children and young people's writing for pleasure continues to decline in 2025. When you enjoy writing, your writing, critical thinking, confidence, creativity and wellbeing benefit literacytrust.org.uk/writing-for-pl… #NationalWritingDay



“I started studying English Literature at University of Glasgow as a hobby, but it soon became clear that I was acquiring skills that will be immensely valuable for my future career, regardless of what industry I end up in.” ✨💼📚 👉Explore our degrees: gla.ac.uk/colleges/arts/…
