English Faculty News

The Faculty of English at Cambridge has a diverse and lively research
culture. 
In these pages, amongst other Faculty news, you can find information about the Faculty’s research activities, including: book publications (academic, creative and trade books); keynote and public lectures; media appearances; prizes and funding awarded; organisation of major conferences, symposia and exhibitions; public engagement events, and more.

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Dr Leo Mellor Lectures at the Humboldt University, Berlin

Dr Leo Mellor gives a lecture at the Humboldt University in Berlin on Wednesday 9 July.  In his lecture, entitled ‘Apocalypse / box office: editing Dylan Thomas’ Dr Mellor talks about his experience of putting together Dylan Thomas Selected Poems for Penguin Classics (to be published next year) and writing the introduction.  

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Dr May Hawas publishes ‘Teaching Politically: Global Perspectives on Pedagogy and Autonomy’, Fordham University Press, July 2025

Co-edited with Professor Bruce Robbins, Teaching Politically (Fordham University Press) brings together a global group of academics, activists, public intellectuals, poets, and novelists to examine the way politics manifest pedagogically, and how a commitment to educating manifests politically, in and beyond the classroom. At the heart of the discussion is how political and professional paradigms […]

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2025 Derek Brewer Prize Awarded to François·e Charmaille

The journal Arthurian Literature awards the Derek Brewer Prize for a scholarly paper on an Arthurian topic. This year’s prize has been awarded to Dr François·e Charmaille for their essay “Transgender Grammar in the Tale of Grisandole.” The essay will be published in the 2026 issue of Arthurian Literature.

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British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025/26 (Deadline: 11 Aug 2025)

The Faculty of English and Department of Anglo Saxon Norse and Celtic welcome applications for British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships. The School Research Facilitators will run an online information session for applicants on 16 July 2025, 13:00 to 14:30. Potential applicants are encouraged to register for this event. The Facilitators also have capacity to provide feedback on up to 15 […]

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