Our language areas organize many activities for students. Recent activities have included Russian language performances, cooking traditional Arabic dishes and a German careers roadshow. Follow us on Instagram @durhammlac to find out more.
Read our students' blogs on their time at Durham and on their year abroad.
Find out more about how and where to study abroad as part of our undergraduate programmes.
In this video Mia, who studies Spanish and Italian, explains why she chose to study languages at Durham and what she loves about it.
Back in 2019, Olga Zabotkina, Assistant Professor at Durham University’s School of Modern Languages and Cultures, had a simple but powerful idea: bring together students of all levels to create a Russian language performance. What started as an experiment quickly turned into a vibrant tradition. Now, hear from Olga and the students themselves as they share their experiences on and off the stage.
Two of our PhD students have received prestigious awards: Benedetta Panisson has been selected to participate in the Italian Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale and Stephanie Bernard has been awarded the 2025 Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Medal for the best essay by an emerging scholar writing on a theme of Spanish art history
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