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Pan Wales Language network appoints new director

17 November 2022

Nazaret Perez-Nieto has has been appointed as the new Academic Director for the collaborative outreach project, Routes into Languages Cymru.

Networking through photography

1 November 2022

New initiative France Alumni UK offers networking opportunities for Cardiff University students.

Rule-breakers and Change-makers: 30ish alumni making a big impact

24 October 2022

The University’s first 30(ish) Awards celebrated the achievements of alumni who have made a positive contribution to their community, and all before they hit 30. Well, 30(ish)

“CHOOSE A CAREER – CHOOSE GERMAN(Y)”

20 October 2022

School collaboration with German partners highlights future career opportunities

National Eisteddfod Welsh Learner of the Year inspired by love of languages

27 September 2022

A Modern Languages student received the prize of Welsh Learner of the Year at this year’s National Eisteddfod in Ceredigion after his passion for languages sparked an appetite for Welsh.

Pupils from Aberconwy School to study Chinese at university

Chinese opens university doors for young learners

12 September 2022

Pupils from one of Cardiff’s Confucius Classrooms go on to study Chinese at three UK universities.

The Routes into Languages Cymru toolkit includes international language superheroes as mascots.

Primary schools poised for new language toolkits

5 September 2022

A free language toolkit to support primary schools navigate the introduction of the New Curriculum for Wales has been launched by Routes into Languages Cymru.

Eleanor Maudsley

Santé! Cardiff graduate secures dream role in French natural winery

29 July 2022

A modern languages student will travel to the Loire Valley in France this September to pursue her dreams of working in the wine industry, an ambition ignited during the pandemic.

9th in the UK for research impact

12 May 2022

Cardiff University’s School of Modern Languages has been placed 9th in the UK for research impact in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF).

Gemma Buil Ferri and Zoe Titmus with French lecturer, Hamid Sahki

French students represent Cardiff at celebrated literary prize

13 April 2022

Students from a French reading circle took part in a prestigious ceremony for a French book prize at the Institut Français and French Embassy in London this March.