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We are on Instagram
The English Seminar is now officially on instagram; the account is called @english.unibas. Follow the account for updates, important links and information regarding the English Seminar.
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Miriam Locher elected as new Dean of Studies
At its meeting on 19 December 2024, the Faculty Assembly elected Prof. Dr. Miriam Locher as the new Dean of Studies a.i/ Research, Organizational Unit
Annual Report 2024 out now
The Annual Report 2024 of the Department of English is published and available for download.Research statement videos
Watch members of staff talk about their research in a series of videos produced by the university's New Media Center.
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Dr. Aline Bieri’s PhD thesis now available open access
Congratulations to Aline Bieri, whose PhD thesis entitled Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in a Swiss context: the linguistic challenges and implications of teaching biology in English (CLIL) and German (non-CLIL) analyzed…/ Research, People
From Yiddish to English: How the bagel came to America
PD Dr. Julia Landmann has investigated which Yiddish words successfully made their way into the English language./ Doctorate/PhD
PhD Start-up Grants of CHF 30,000: Call for Applications
The Doctoral Programme in Literary Studies of the University of Basel calls for applications for two one-year start-up grants of CHF 30,000 (start: 1 April 2025).