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Job opening: Post-doc position in English Literature and Culture Studies

Starting date: 1st August 2026

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Julia Landmann's new book published

Congratulations to PD Dr. Julia Landmann who just published a book on Cognitive Contact Linguistics with Cambridge University Press. The research for this was conducted while Julia was a lecturer at our Englisches Seminar.

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Sof Sabbioni passed their doctoral exam in Literary Studies on March 20, 2026

We congratulate them wholeheartedly and rejoice in their success!

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Ausstellung «London Calling. Schweizerisch- britischer Kulturaustausch 1580 –1780»

Eine Ausstellung zum Forschungsprojekt «SwissBritNet: Swiss-British Cultural Exchange and Knowledge Networks, 1600–1780» (6/2023–5/2027), gefördert vom Schweizerischen Nationalfonds, Leitung: Ina Habermann und Lukas Rosenthaler (Universität…

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Annual Report 2025 out now

The Annual Report 2025 of the Department of English is published and available for download.

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SNSF awards Starting Grant to Dr Zeynep Köylü

Dr Köylü's research project  LINC: The Long-Term Impact of Study Abroad on Linguistic Proficiency, Intercultural Competence, and Plurilingualism: Gains, Maintenance, and Transferability is one of 41 chosen by the Swiss National Science…

Moorthy
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Rachael Moorthy receives Basel's Stephen Crane Award

The Department of English heartily congratulates Rachael Moorthy, the winner of Basel's Stephen Crane Award for Research in North American Literary and Cultural Studies for 2025. The prize is awarded biennially for the best MA thesis or PhD…

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Unisonar S7|EP5: Überzeugungskunst auf Reddit

Wie können wir andere mit Argumenten überzeugen und was macht eine gute Online-Diskussion aus? Dr. Thomas Messerli untersucht die Debattenkultur auf dem Subreddit «Change My View».

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Ina Habermann publishes new book

Prof Ina Habermann's new book Wartime Cinema, Englishness and propaganda: Michael Powell and the ‘Pressburger Touch’ has now been published by Manchester University Press. A book launch will take place on Monday 17th November, 7:30 pm, at…

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Kristina Ehrsam defended her PhD

HPSL doctoral student Kristina Ehrsam successfully defended her doctoral thesis, entitled English as a Mediating Language in German as a Foreign Language Courses, Investigating Language Choices at Swiss University Language Centers from a…