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Celebrating Chinese New Year of the Rabbit in LiverpoolCelebrating Chinese New Year of the Rabbit in Liverpool

Celebrating Chinese New Year of the Rabbit in Liverpool

Dr Penny Ding, deputy director of the University of Liverpool Confucius Institute, describes Chinese New Year traditions, and explains the significance of the Year of the Rabbit.

Posted on: 18 January 2023

Movember - Tackling Big Issues with Small Gestures Movember - Tackling Big Issues with Small Gestures

Movember - Tackling Big Issues with Small Gestures

A group of LCF students have been growing moustaches throughout November to raise awareness for men's health.

Posted on: 22 December 2022

My year abroad in Frankfurt: unpredictability and Currywurst My year abroad in Frankfurt: unpredictability and Currywurst

My year abroad in Frankfurt: unpredictability and Currywurst

In August I made the move to Frankfurt, Germany, for my year abroad.

Posted on: 21 December 2022

Memorialising Covid-19Memorialising Covid-19

Memorialising Covid-19

Two Liverpool students have just completed work worked on an Undergraduate Research Scheme project, led by Professor Anna Saunders, entitled ‘Covid-19 and the Memorial Landscape’. The project investigated the numerous different ways in which Covid-19 is being remembered in memorial form across the globe. Matthew Griffiths reflects here on his experience of the project and presents the central findings, while Xiaoyu Hua brings some of the key projects together into a vlog.

Posted on: 10 October 2022

Featured Project: Multilingual HeritageFeatured Project: Multilingual Heritage

Featured Project: Multilingual Heritage

Professor Robert Blackwood is the Principal Investigator on the AHRC-funded research network on Multilingual Heritage, which looks at ways in which monolingualism is challenged in museums, monuments, and memorialisation.

Posted on: 24 August 2022

Featured Project - MVR ColombiaFeatured Project - MVR Colombia

Featured Project - MVR Colombia

As Principal Investigator, Prof. Claire Taylor oversees the AHRC-funded research and impact project Memory Victims and Representation of the Colombian Conflict (MVRColombia).

Posted on: 16 August 2022

Featured Project - REF 2021 Success

Featured Project - REF 2021 Success

REF 2021 Success

Posted on: 4 July 2022

Featured Project - The Romani Holocaust

Featured Project - The Romani Holocaust

'The Romani Holocaust' Project Success in REF2021

Posted on: 20 June 2022

"How do you say 'Podcast' in Spanish?" : Podcasting for Language Learning"How do you say

"How do you say 'Podcast' in Spanish?" : Podcasting for Language Learning

Any language student will be familiar with that oft-repeated tip from teachers: listening to podcasts in their target language. And with good reason – podcasts are a great way to practise listening skills while running on the treadmill or cleaning the house, and they are becoming increasingly popular.

Posted on: 31 May 2022

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