Centre for Research on Cuba
The Centre for Research on Cuba brings together researchers working on Cuba from the Department of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies, other institutions in Europe and especially the University of Havana, Cuba. The Hennessy Collection (an archive of Cuban books, newspapers and journals unique in this country) is maintained by the Centre and housed in the university and is open to researchers from outside the University. The Centre also hosts the Cuba Research Forum which is an international discussion group which initiates collaboration, academic exchange and conferences on a regular basis.
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Forum for Germanic Language Studies
The Forum for Germanic Language Studies (FGLS) is an informal grouping for anyone interested in Germanic languages, and is mainly based in the UK and Ireland. It also functions informally as the British and Irish subject association for academics in the field of Germanic Linguistics. The inaugural meeting was held in Manchester in 1994, under the name of the Forum for German Language Studies. At the 1996-meeting in York the name was changed to reflect the interest in languages other than German.
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French Media Research Group
The French Media Research Group was founded in 1995 as the Northern Media Research Group (NMRG) by: Dr Hugh Dauncey (School of Modern Languages, Newcastle University), Dr Geoff Hare (School of Modern Languages, Newcastle University, now Honorary Senior Research fellow), Dr Sheila Perry (then at School of Modern Languages, University of Northumbria, now University of Nottingham). The FMRG holds one day conferences on the French media, usually located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, but also in other venues in the North of England and the Midlands.
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Science Technology Culture Research Group
The Nottingham Science Technology Culture Research Group is an interdisciplinary initiative concerned with theories about technology and the relations between science, technology and culture.
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Translating Thought Research Group
The Translating Thought research group began meeting in 2007, with the aim of studying the difficulties of translating particular philosophical terms and concepts, and exploring the often overlooked role played by translation in the development of philosophical thought itself. Initially, the group focused primarily on the seminal publication edited by Barbara Cassin, Le Vocabulaire européen des philosophies (Seuil/Robert, 2004). This interest culminated in an international 2-day conference, Translating Thought/ Traduire la pensée, held at the University of Nottingham in March 2009.
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