Dyslexia and Language - Disorder or Difference? Difficulties with reading and writing have wide-ranging effects beyond academic...
Endings in the Novel, from Austen and Dickens to Edward St Aubyn and Rachel Cusk More than anything else, the end matters to the novel...
Sanskrit Mathematics in the Language of Poetry This event will focus upon mathematics as expressed in different languages and cultures.
Theatre and Language: Samuel Beckett, 'Waiting for Godot' Beckett's Waiting for Godot has been interpreted in myriad ways...
A History of European Abolition: An English Language Phenomenon? Professor Alec Ryrie examines the idea that the abolition of...
The BBC - Defending the public interest From 2007 the Governors were replaced by Trustees; but there...
The BBC - Protecting it from the Government For 80 years the BBC Governors were charged with regulating...
Rare and Endangered Languages - 'Why should we protect endangered languages?' Dr Nicholas Ostler argues for the preservation of the world's...
An Introduction to Rare and Endangered Languages Professor Tim Connell provides an introduction to the field, with...