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TNS Seminar Wednesday 3rd May: Prof Ulrike Meinhof

Please join us for the next Centre for Transnational Studies (TNS) seminar. When: Wednesday 3rd May, 5-6.30pm Where: Building 65, Room 1177 Who: Prof Ulrike Meinhof, University of Southampton A researcher’s tale – Revisiting research through the eyes of a camera and a diverse public Part of the annual seminar series for the Centre for Transnational Studies (TNS). Continue reading →

Modern Languages and Linguistics welcomes potential future students for visit day

Today Modern Languages and Linguistics is welcoming 17 languages students and their guests for a visit day at Avenue Campus. Participants will have opportunities to meet Modern Languages staff and students, and find out more about Modern Languages study at Southampton. Our visitors may be interested to take a look at Get Ready for Languages, an online resource which aims to guide you to useful information about life as a Modern Languages student at Southampton. Continue reading →

The Human Project

Final year BA Music student Bethany Stenning tells us about her current project. Over the past few months, beginning in November, I have been planning, directing and producing The Human Project. The music for the project will count towards my final year Commercial Composition double module, but I decided I wanted to challenge myself even more – and learn more about filming, another passion of mine, in the process. Continue reading →

Recruiting volunteer Unguides

I’m thinking today about what I’m asking of volunteers for my Chawton Untours project. I’m starting a little, but not too, late. From a critical path point of view, I’d have been better to get this started a couple of weeks ago, but given that would have been right in the middle of the Easter break for the university, when most of the undergrad body were away, I’ve not lost too much by putting out the call now. Continue reading →

Registration now open for EuroCALL 2017 conference!

Registration is now open for the 25th EuroCALL conference taking place at the University of Southampton from 23rd to 26th August 2017. The theme of EUROCALL 2017 is ‘CALL in a Climate of Change: Adapting to Turbulent Global Conditions.’ This theme encompasses the notion of how Computer-assisted Language Learning (CALL) responds to changing global circumstances (in economic, political or environmental spheres), which impact on education. Continue reading →

Now Play This

Last week, I went to Somerset House for Now Play This, a three day event of experimental games. The Guardian beat me to a write up (curse you, full time journalists!) so read that, and think of this short post as an addendum. I took my boy (aged 12) with me and our favourite game is also the top of the Guardian’s list. Dead Pixel (above) is a simple, snake-like arcade game with up to nine players, co-operating in teams of three. Continue reading →