Overview on Creative Industry employment
Britain’s creative industries continue to grow, surpassing other sectors of the economy. In 2015, the contribution of creative industries to the British economy reached 87.4 billion pounds. Read the Creative…
What are the current debates about English getting wrong?
There is renewed scrutiny over the value of an English degree. Four professors separate fact from fiction. Read it WONKHE’s article here.
18 Good Reasons for Doing an English Degree
If you’re looking for ways to encourage your students to study English at degree level, or to understand the value of the subject at all levels, then Barbara Bleiman from…
What an English degree did for me
As UK universities close their English literature courses and Rishi Sunak wages war on degrees that ‘don’t increase earning potential’, The Guardian celebrates 40 influential graduates and talk to some of…
STORYCRAFT: The importance of narrative and narrative skills in business
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The University English Book Prize is open for submissions!
The University English Book Prize is open for submissions! This year, the University English Book Prize 2024 will accept applications across two periods for two prizes. This is to ‘catch…
Joint Letter in Support of Language and Linguistics at the University of Kent
23rd February 2024 Read UE’s joint letter with English Association and the Institute for English Studies, and University English, opposing redundancies at the University of Kent and offering to meet…
Chair of UE speaks to EMC Magazine about #EnglishCreates
Gail Marshall, Chair of University English, speaks to the EMC Magazine about the new #EnglishCreates campaign to inform A Level students about the realities of doing an English degree.