The School of Modern Languages and Cultures houses a vibrant community of researchers, teachers and students. Its departments figure regularly in the top five in national league tables such as the Good University Guide and the Complete University Guide. In recent years, the School has seen significant growth and development in its smaller units, and it returned all six of its constituent departments in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. The results for both Durham and the School of Modern Languages and Cultures were excellent.
The School aims to foster a world-class student experience in all its disciplines, with some 50 full-time teaching staff (including 20 dedicated language specialists). Its research community, which is organised in interdisciplinary groups (Literature, History, Theory; Translation, Linguistics, Pedagogy; Visual and Performance Studies; Culture and Difference), is also home to some 70 postgraduate students who are pursuing a exciting range of taught and research degrees.
The School also houses the Centre for Foreign Language Study, which offers non-specialist learners, including students, staff and members of the public, the opportunity to learn a range of languages from beginners to more advanced levels.
Professor David Cowling, Head of School
Recent News
- Professor Lucille Cairns awarded 'Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques'
- Job Vacancy: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Arabic
- Job Vacancy: Lectureship/Senior Lectureship in French
- Dr Anissa Daoudi successful in obtaining funding from the British Academy International Partnership Scheme
- Experts gather to debate crisis images
Events
Wednesday 10 February 2010
- Dr Simon James, Professor Chris Lloyd and Professor Nicholas Saul [Durham University]: 'Literature, theory and evolution' 12:00pm , A56, Elvet Riverside 1, Durham University
Monday 15 February 2010
- Photographic Exhibition: Brest Fortress in Belarus 9:00am , St Aidan's College, Durham University
Thursday 18 February 2010
- Professor John Russell [University of Bradford]: 'After G.W.O.T. - What? Russia and Global Terrorism in the post-Bush Era' 5:15pm , A56, Elvet Riverside1, Durham University
Tuesday 2 March 2010
- Dr Jorge Diaz-Cintas, Imperial College, London: 'Subtitling: a workshop' 4:15pm , ER142, Elvet Riverside I, Durham University
Thursday 11 March 2010
- Dr Alexandr Etkind [University of Cambridge]: 'Analysing the State Terror: Nikolai Arzhak's 'Moscow Speaks' 5:15pm , A56, Elvet Riverside 1, Durham University

