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Congratulations to Schwarz-Taylor Chair of German Language and Literature Professor Karen Leeder, who has won the 2025 Griffin Prize for Poetry with her translation of Durs Grünbein’s ‘Psyche Running: Selected Poems 2005-2022’ (Seagull Books, 2024).
Prof Leeder said: 'This is so important for the visibility of translation and I could not be more delighted to see this fantastic volume up there with the greats.'
📖 Read more about the prize and her work:
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“What’s happening today is not new.”
Junior Research Fellow Dr Shamara Wettimuny explores how forgotten histories continue to shape Sri Lanka’s present. From revisiting silenced voices of 1915 to reforming history education today, her work draws vital links between the past and the politics of now.
📖 Read the full interview: Past as Prologue, how forgotten histories shape the present
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We’re delighted to share that Queen’s graduate student Taha Almasri (DPhil in Law) delivered an address to the International Law Commission during the plenary ceremony of its 76th session in Geneva. Representing the Africa region at the International Law Seminar, Taha engaged with the Commission’s current programme and special rapporteurs on pressing legal issues.
🗨️ “It was a distinct honour to address the Commission and a real pleasure to participate in the Seminar,” said Taha.
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/4rjh50W3WVS
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🎽 Miles with Meaning 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️
Queen’s students Harry Kyd (Biochemistry, 2021) and Jack Harper-Hill (Materials Science, 2023), along with their friend Tom from St Hilda’s, are taking on an extraordinary challenge this week: running four ultramarathons in three days to support Motor Neurone Disease (MND) research / MND Association.
The trio will cover approximately 200km along the Thames from Oxford to London, finishing at Big Ben. Join us in cheering them on!
🔗 Read more about their challenge and how to contribute: ow.ly/HhX450W2oz4
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