QTE in the News

Below is a recent list of news articles that feature our work at the Queen’s College Translation Exchange. More on our projects and vision for languages education can be found on the Advocacy and Research page.

Please note that the following articles may be external to QTE and do not necessarily represent our views.

The Translation Exchange in the Media

• Helena Lee, Harper’s Bazaar, September Issue 2026
  Lost in Translation: Linguists could fill the AI-powered workplace’s biggest gaps

• Northern Insight magazine, August Issue 2026
  Translating passion for languages into national success

• Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford, 21st July 2026
  Presenting Oxford Modern Languages in Westminster

• Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford, 10^th June 2026
  The Queen’s Translation Exchange Wins Vice-Chancellor’s Award For Local Community Engagement

• The Queen’s College, University of Oxford, 10^th June 2026
  QTE wins a Vice-Chancellor’s Award

• Simon Rushworth, BDaily, 14^th May 2026
  Westminster leading the way in language learning

• Olivia Franks, South West Londoner, 30^th January 2026
  Translating comics? An Oxford college leading language revival in the UK

• Lorna Blacklock, Pate’s Grammar School, 28^th January 2026
  Shout Out for German

• Simon Rushworth, BDaily, 12^th January 2026
  Saving a career superpower: language learning under threat

• Jack Franco, The Oxford Polyglot, 2025
  Creative Translation Goes Global: Oxford linguists become ambassadors on the Year Abroad

• Simon Mark, National World, 11^th November 2025
  If we want children to learn languages then we must motivate them

• Charlotte Ryland, Higher Education Policy Institute, 14^th October 2025
  Think Like a Linguist: It’s time for a national conversation about the value of languages

• University of Oxford, 30^th September 2025
  The art of translation – raising the profile of languages in schools

• Charlotte Ryland, Languages, Society & Policy, 11^th June 2025
  Think Like a Linguist: Community and collaboration for a new languages curriculum

• Gabriela Saldanha, Feminist Translation Blog, 9^th June 2025
  Feminist translation in practice: just good, resistant or strategic?

• The Queen’s College, University of Oxford, 23^rd April 2025
  A record-breaking year for the Anthea Bell Prize

• Charlotte Ryland, The Oxford Polyglot, 2025
  Collaborating for Change: From the languages classroom to Whitehall, and back again

• Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford, 13^th June 2024
  OPEN Leaders Project led by Charlotte Ryland

• Think Like a Linguist Partners, Languages Today, 13^th May 2024
  How to… Think Like a Linguist

• Rochdale Development Agency, 20^th April 2023
  Introducing Think Like a Linguist

• Jack Franco, The Oxford Polyglot, 2023
  From the literal to the literary: creative translation

• Charlotte Ryland and Gwen Choi, New Books in German, 12^th September 2023
  “All you need is a poem to have a rich cultural and linguistic experience!” – an interview with champion of creative translation and language learning Dr Charlotte Ryland

• Charlotte Ryland, The Bookseller, 2^nd June 2023
  The Language Paradox

• Anam Zafar and Johanna McCalmont, Emerging Translators Network, 24^th January 2023
  Interview: Anam Zafar on judging the Anthea Bell Prize

• Sam Davis, The Queen’s College Newsletter, 18^th July 2021
  Translation in the Time of COVID: A Collaborative Project to Translate a Topical French Comic Strip

• Charlotte Ryland, MEITS, 13^th May 2021
  When Learners Become Linguists: Content – Culture – Community. A Response to the GCSE MFL Content Review

• Holly Langstaff, Oxford Education Blog, 12^th November 2020
  The Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators

• Charlotte Ryland, Oxford Magazine, 2020
  Revitalising Modern Languages: Content, Culture, Community

• Charlotte Ryland, The Oxford Polyglot, 2019
  Queen’s College Translation Exchange

In the News: The Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators

Below is a selection of articles written by schools, colleges, local councils, and news outlets across the UK regarding pupils’ participation in the Anthea Bell Prize.

• James Richings, Oxford Mail, 17^th July 2026
  Oxford translation competition success for Wycombe High student

• Simon Rushworth, BDaily, 8^th July 2026
  Translating passion for languages into national success

• Gosforth Academy, 3rd July 2026
  Anthea Bell Success For Gosforth Academy

• The Queen’s College, University of Oxford, 2nd July 2026
  Record year for Anthea Bell Prize as 2026 winners announced

• Reach Academy Feltham, 1st July 2026
  Reach’s Language Superstars

• The Judd School, 2026
  Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators – French

• Aberdeen City Council, 28^th August 2025
  Northfield Academy pupil wins prestigious national translation award

• Broughton High School, Edinburgh, 25^th August 2025
  Success in the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators

• Hills Road Sixth Form College, 21^st July 2025
  Student of A level German wins translation competition

• Bourne Academy, 18^th July 2025
  Student of A level German wins translation competition

• Great Park Academy, 14^th July 2025
  Young Linguists Achieve Regional and National Acclaim in Translation Competition!

• Lichfield Cathedral School, 30^th June 2025
  Translation commendation from Oxford University

• Gosforth Academy, 27^th June 2025
  Translation success for Gosforth Academy students

• Ffynone House School, 24^th May 2025
  Anthea Bell Prize: Another triumph for our budding translators!

• Thames West Language Network, 1^st April 2025
  Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators

• The Manchester Grammar School, 5^th July 2024
  Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators 2024

• St Swithun’s School, 2024
  Triple Triumph for St Swithun’s Linguists in National Competitions

• Invicta Grammar School, 22^nd March 2024
  Anthea Bell Translation Competition

• Eileen Leahy, Times of Tunbridge Wells, 26^th July 2023
  French lessons: local students celebrate success in national language contest

• Oakham School, 22^nd June 2023
  Pupils’ Success in Oxford University Competition

• Barr Beacon School, 28^th March 2023
  Anthea Bell Translation Competition

• Bailiwick Express Community, Bailiwick Express, 27^th July 2022
  JCG student runner-up in Queen’s College translation competition

• Queen Elizabeth’s School, 7^th July 2022
  Linguists shine in national competition

• Ripon Grammar School, 20^th June 2022
  ​Double success for students in prestigious Oxford University competition

• Mark Payne, Hartlepool Mail, 10^th June 2022
  Hartlepool student with a talent for translation is North-East winner of Oxford University national competition

• Ysgol Aberconwy, 8^th June 2022
  Translating Success!