Our department is one of the highest ranked in the UK and also among the largest, with over 80 full-time members of staff working in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hispanic, Italian, Japanese, and Russian studies as well as translation, digital humanities, and film and visual culture, among other fields.
Postgraduates join a lively, welcoming and supportive student community. We have nearly 100 postgraduates working on a vast range of topics and participating in a variety of school and university activities.
Postgraduate student Charles talks about his experience of studying in Durham, connecting with others who share his passion for languages and cultures and how he feels at home here.
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