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Environmental Change in Our Place and Time

‘The next few years are probably the most important in our history’, stated Debra Roberts, co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group in 2018, with an urgency that has since only intensified and been lived through by millions of people affected by extreme weather events with fire, floods, hurricanes, or drought. 
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The AI Delusion

Artificial Intelligence is a contradiction that is defined by many smaller but related contradictions. If we consider the words artificial and intelligent, then it turns out AI is neither.
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On AI, universities, the sciences, and the humanities

The AI revolution is here. It has taken a while as the ‘winters’ of AI show. But now that the technology has reached a large part of the globalised world and Generative AI and derived applications there is a rush to get started, or at least to catch up.
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How can languages and cultures research help improve LGBTQIA+ healthcare? Building a Queer Medical Humanities Network

Lecturer in French Studies Benjamin Dalton discusses how his own languages and cultures research engages with the Medical Humanities and how, after realising the strong dialogue between Queer Theory and the Medical Humanities, this inspired him to create the Queer Medical Humanities Network.

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Campaigner calls for new action on witchcraft-related human rights atrocities

A Lancaster University academic, who helped put the horrific issue of human rights atrocities linked to witchcraft on the United Nations radar, is to launch a new campaign calling more effective action at a faster pace.
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Mandarin Excellence Programme Day at Lancaster University

On Wednesday 26 June 2024, Calday Grange Grammar School and St John Plessington Catholic College, both participants in the Mandarin Excellence Programme, brought Year 10 students to visit Lancaster University. The group was led by Dr Wei Gan and Dr Lili Yang, and overseen by Michelle Tate, teacher training coordinator at the Centre for Chinese Language Education at the Institute of Education, University College London (UCL IOE).
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Chinese Friendship Programme visit to Liverpool

On Saturday 8 June 2024, students participating in the Lancaster Chinese Friendship Programme visited Liverpool. Known as the city where the first generation of Chinese immigrants initially settled in the UK, Liverpool holds a significant place in the history and development of the Chinese community. This trip provided a valuable opportunity for students to delve into the rich cultural heritage and evolving interactions within this community. 
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Students from Lancaster University Excel at the 23rd ‘Chinese Bridge’ Competition UK Regional Final

On 6 June 2024, the British Library saw the opening of the 23rd ‘Chinese Bridge’ Chinese Proficiency Competition UK Regional Final and the 4th Chinese Competition of Charitable Projects & Business Innovations for UK University Students. 
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Lancaster host of the Translation Bee Northern Regional Final

Lancaster was abuzz with the pleasure of hosting the Northern Regional Final for the Foreign Language Translation Bee on June 6th. 
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Modern Languages in School Prize 2023-24 Winners announced

The results of this year's Modern Languages in Schools Prize 2023-2024 were revealed in an online ceremony on May 31st. As in previous years, it was a high-quality competition with schools from all over the UK entering.

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