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News in 2025
Dr Charlotte Faucher publishes new report on UK Cultural Diplomacy in Europe
Dr Charlotte Faucher makes policy recommendations on the future of UK soft power strategy in Europe.
Dr Christophe Fricker awarded prestigious translation award
Dr Christophe Fricker, Associate Professor in German and Translation, has received a highly prestigious translation award at a celebration event in Switzerland.
Impressions from the latest Human vs Machine translation slam
MA Translation students went to the most recent Human vs Machine live translation slam in London, hosted by programme director Christophe Fricker. Here’s what Florence Anderson made of the event.
Professional training and advocacy … is TRANSLATION
In Translation, we train people for work in an industry that has traditionally undersold itself, is undergoing rapid changes, is growing fast, and has its work cut out. Both our teaching and our external-facing activities are leading the way for others across both education and the language industry itself.
Russian, German and French secure top 10 spot in The Times Good University Guide 2026
A combination of leading research and a charming cosmopolitan city has seen the University of Bristol secure a place in the UK’s top 10 in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.
German, French and Russian among 27 Bristol subjects in UK top 10, says Complete University Guide
Twenty-seven subjects taught at the University of Bristol are in the top ten of UK universities, according to a new ranking.
University appoints partners to oversee Reparative Futures Programme, including Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies academic
In November 2023, the University of Bristol announced funding for an ambitious programme which aims, through a series of targeted initiatives, to redress some of the systemic injustices arising from the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved African people.