News from 2019

No-tivity: The 17th century satirical backlash when Parliament banned Christmas

Three hundred and seventy years ago, between 1645 and 1660, Parliamentarians completely outlawed Christmas.

Success for English students named LU Arts’ 2019-20 scholars

An event held earlier this week celebrated this year’s recipients of the LU Arts’ scholarships.

New episode of the ‘School of Poetry’ podcast looks at transport poetry

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academics look at poetry that focuses on the theme of transport in a new episode of the ‘School of Poetry’ podcast.

Graduate Sarah Ann Juckes nominated for the Carnegie Prize

English graduate Sarah Ann Juckes has been nominated for the Carnegie Prize for her debut novel 'Outside'.

Big Booker Read marks new partnership with acclaimed literary award

Anne Enright, author of The Gathering, attends the University's successful Big Booker Read event, which celebrated the University's new partnership with the Booker Prize Foundation.

Dr Nick Freeman on why Charles Baudelaire was the godfather of Goths

His legacy connects a great swathe of modern popular culture.

Clearing and Adjustment vacancies 2019

We are likely to have vacancies for well-qualified English applicants in Clearing and Adjustment for 2019 entry.

New poet-in-residence announced for 2019-20

English students at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ will benefit from working with published poet and mentor Nellie Cole in the next academic year.

Student satisfaction rates for English are among the highest in the UK

The results of the latest National Student Satisfaction (NSS) survey place º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ in the UK top 10 for overall student satisfaction in English studies.

English lecturer elected Fellow of Royal Historical Society

One of the School's English lecturers has recently been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

English graduate wins international poetry prize

The winner of the 2018 º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Overton Poetry Prize, which attracts entries from around the world, has been announced as Natalie Moores, who graduated with an MA in Creative Writing from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.

English graduate’s first novel hits high-street book shops

Sarah Ann Juckes, who graduated with an English BA from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, has described how her first novel has come to sit on the shelves of the book shop she visited as a child.

Creative Writing graduate performs debut grime-poetry show at London’s Royal Court Theatre

Deborah ‘Debris’ Stevenson (MA in Creative Writing, 2012) recently brought together music, movement, lyrics and poetry for a show commissioned to celebrate the centenary of a milestone in the campaign for gender equality.