Over 60 participants, including pupils from a number of schools from across Scotland, the UK and as far as Spain, joined this year’s online version of the LINCS multilingual debate. During the debate, our current interpreting students were key in facilitating communication across languages. This year’s panel included Mr. Paillet, French Consul, and Mr Muller, […]
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LINCS Multilingual Roundtable: Discussing AI and its impact on society, through the lens of Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro
Will AI ever become sentient? Are AI-based companions the future for children? How dangerous is online-only education for young people’s social and emotional skills development? Could AI become a viable way to tackle loneliness and even grief? All these questions, embedded in celebrated author Kazuo Ishiguro’s recent novel Klara and the Sun were discussed at […]
Watching Democracy in Action: A field trip to the Scottish Parliament
Our M.A. and MSc students who specialise in conference interpreting were able to get first-hand experience of democracy in action last Thursday afternoon; a group of them attended a live parliamentary debate in the main Debating Chamber of the Scottish Parliament. This type of immersive experience is crucial for future expert linguists, as they need […]
LINCS welcomes EU Commission Interpreter
The Languages and Intercultural Studies Department of Heriot-Watt University was delighted to welcome Ross Noble, EU Commission staff interpreter, for a 3-day pedagogical assistance visit at the end of January. This visit is part of a long-standing partnership between the Department and the EU Commission interpreting services. Through this exclusive scheme, LINCS has benefited from […]
14th successful Starting Work as a Translator or Interpreter
On Wednesday 29th January, the Languages and Intercultural Studies Department held one of its two flagship career events: the now well-established SWATI – Starting Work as a Translator or Interpreter. This event, co-organised by Fanny Chouc and Maria Capobianco, from Career Services, has been running for 14 consecutive years! Learning from the successful adaptation of this […]
Heriot Watt Translation Student Gains Recognition in Translation Prize
Emily Francis, who is currently one of our MSc Interpreting and Translating students was awarded a commendation in the Stephen Spender Translation Prize. Entrants, who submit from across the globe, translate a poem from any language into English and attach a commentary on their work. Emily was names one of the Commendees in the Open […]
Student trip to Germany Part 3: Göttingen
The second part of the DAAD-funded study trip is now complete and it was a huge success! It was a great opportunity for students to improve their German language skills. Students learned so much about Germany, they got to meet many people and, of course, had fun! In the last few days, students experienced more […]
Student trip to Germany Part 2: from Hannover to Göttingen
We’ve had another three interesting and inspiring days for the LINCS students on the DAAD-funded study trip to Germany: We received a very warm welcome from the International Office at Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts. HWU students learned about the differences between different universities in Germany, and met degree-seeking students who study in […]
Student trip to Germany: Hannover
From 2 November until 8 November, 12 lucky LINCS students are on a DAAD-funded study trip to Germany. Here are some impressions from the first three days in Hannover. We did a city tour on Saturday – brilliantly interpreted by the students – and enjoyed a typical German dinner. On Sunday, we got on a […]
EU Interpreter-trainer in LINCS
The Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies (LINCS) welcomed EU staff Interpreter Joanne O’Donnell for a two-day visit on Thursday 26th and Friday 27th September, as part of a long-standing cooperation with the EU Commission’s Conference Interpreting Organisation and Training Department, known as DGI SCIC. Joanne, a LINCS alumna herself, attended a number of MSc […]