Advocacy, Consultation and Lobbying
The Society is keen to promote and defend the position of French studies, in its broadest sense, within the realm of humanities education in the UK and Ireland. Accordingly, it also promotes and defends languages learning and the humanities in general within the respective national and international educational agendas. It pursues these aims through a variety of activities and communications, including collaboration and active lobbying within the policy sphere, dialogue with various organs of the departments of education, and timely interventions within the national and international press.
Our most recent activism has included the following activities and statements, which are available to read or download:
- Letter to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lincoln (12th March 2024)
- Letter to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Kent (12th Feb 2024)
- Letter to the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of University of Aberdeen (3rd Nov 2023)
- Letter of condolence to Charles III
- Response to cuts in Modern Languages at the University of Reading, February 2019
- Response to consultation on 'Plan S', February 2019
- Response to the threatened closure of Modern Languages at the University of Hull, December 2018
- Response to 2018 consultation on the REF 2021 draft guidance and criteria