University of Cambridge Language Centre

04/06/2026

Undergraduate Open Days: 09-10 July 2026
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Come and visit us at our information stand in the Atrium of the Student Services Centre between 09:30 and 16:00, or drop by the Language Centre to find out about all our activities.

https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/cambridge-open-days

02/06/2026

Are you a UK-born English–Spanish bilingual? 🇬🇧 🇪🇸
The University of Cambridge Department of Psychology is looking for participants to take part in an online study about how we process meaning in two languages.

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Are you a UK-born English–Spanish bilingual? 🇬🇧🇪🇸
Cambridge University is looking for you! A PhD researcher needs bilingual participants for an online study about how we process meaning in two languages. Just two 30-minute sessions, one week apart — and you could win a £20 voucher! Scan the QR code to get involved 👆

27/05/2026

"The future of modern languages will not be secured simply by attempting to reverse falling demand. It will depend on expanding access to the point where demand can genuinely be expressed."

Contraction of modern languages provision is often painted as a response to falling demand. For Ana de Medeiros and Marcela Cazzoli, if you look across the whole education system then HE starts to look like part of the solution Contraction of modern languages provision is often painted as a response...

22/05/2026

Why Humanities Still Matter
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An interview at Clare College, from Professor Jocelyn Wyburd: "There is a widespread underestimation of the skill involved in cross-cultural communication"
University of Cambridge Clare College The University Council For Languages - UCFL Association for Language Learning

Fellows Spotlight 💡

Professor Jocelyn Wyburd is the Head of the School of Arts & Humanities, one of the six academic divisions of the University of Cambridge. At Clare, she is a Fellow and Dean of Students, and was a long-serving undergraduate Tutor before stepping back from the role in 2024 to take up her senior position in the University.

In an interview with Clare Review, Professor Wyburd reflects on her over a decade of experience at Clare, and shares insights into the challenges facing Arts & Humanities today, particularly modern languages, whilst highlighting the value of language learning in an increasingly global job market.

🔗 You can read the full article here: https://stories.clare.cam.ac.uk/clarereview-202425-humanities/index.html

22/05/2026

A warm wish for the long weekend!
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07/05/2026

On behalf of our colleagues at Newcomers and Visiting Scholars, here is the list of activities they offer this term... University of Cambridge

24/04/2026

And that's the same for any language... which has enough speakers and regions to multiply the variety of accents.

20/04/2026

¿Habla Español? As we reopened the Language Centre today, we wondered about the origins of the Spanish Language. Did you know all that?

09/04/2026

Listen to our Latin teacher, Ioan, to understand the importance of the Latin language in our everyday lives.

09/04/2026

Latin is the origin of words like justice, manual, video, and science. It's the language behind medicine, law, history. Learning Latin doesn't just teach you words, it trains your brain.

Latin is the origin of words like justice, manual, video, and science. It's the language behind medicine, law, history. Learning Latin doesn't just teach you words, it trains your brain. From ancient Rome to modern classrooms, Latin connects you to 2,000 years of ideas, stories, and power. If you ca...