The MA Translation has awarded two scholarships this year to support students with a clear vision of the language industry and the way a Master’s degree can further their professional ambitions. Jess Smith and Florian Burnat tell us more.
Jennifer Busch, who graduated with Distinction from the MA Translation in 2022, has found herself on the longlist of this year’s John Dryden Translation Competition – twice. Both of her entries were co-translations, and the texts themselves were very varied in nature. We talked to Jen about her work and the influence of studying at Bristol on her success.
A new exhibition marking the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, a pivotal agreement between Britain and France, has been co-curated by a University of Bristol academic.
Bristol’s online Masters in Translation programme remains the world’s only graduate programme in its discipline formally validated by the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL), setting it apart from a crowded field of strong competitors.
La Dépêche Magazine is produced by students and staff in the Department of French, University of Bristol. Read the December 2023 issue which covers a range of topics, from Parisian bakeries and the Olympics to experiences from our students’ Year Abroad.
Read more about when we hosted the Goethe Institut German Careers Roadshow, with a full programme of talks for school and university students about the relevance of German in professional life.
The School of Modern Languages is pleased to advertise two new scholarships to help students access the MA Translation.
Three recent MA Translation graduates have been recognised at this year’s John Dryden Competition, including Naomi Mottram, who won Second Prize.
Retired intellectual property and contract lawyer Jane Seymour gave Bristol Translates participants a masterclass in negotiation, pointing out what is possible and what is likely to work.
On the second day of Bristol Translates 2023, publishers and translators advised emerging practitioners to hone their business skills alongside their linguistic creativity, and to conceive of their work as social and collaborative.
