Advocacy Letters
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AHGBI in Support of Languages at the University of Leicester
Letter to the Vice-Chancellor and Members of the University Council of the University of Leicester in support of the Department of Modern Languages and urging the University to reconsider their decision (November 2025).
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AHGBI and WISPS in Support of Nottingham Languages
Letter to the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, and Members of the University Council of the University of Nottingham in support of Modern Languages and opposing its closure (November 2025).
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Joint letter to Rebecca Fairbairn, REF Director
Joint letter from the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland (AHGBI), Women in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (WISPS), the Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS) and the Association of British and Irish Lusitanists (ABIL), to Rebecca Fairbairn, REF Director.
This joint letter to the REF Director aims to voice concerns about the risks of decoupling staff from outputs without allowing for portability (March 2025)
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AHGBI in Support of Modern Languages at Cardiff University
Letter to the Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University regarding the proposed closure of Modern Languages programmes. This letter expresses strong concern about the impact on students, staff, and the future of language education, and urges the University to reconsider its decision (February 2025).
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Letter to Secretary of State for Education
Letter to Bridget Phillipson (Secretary of State for Education) on the loss of Arts and Humanities subjects across the UK Higher Education Sector (February 2025).
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Consultation on the Curriculum Review in October 2024
Response to the Consultation on Open Access for REF2029 (June 2024).
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Membership of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland is open to all research-active Hispanists resident in Great Britain or Ireland who have a current research interest in the languages or cultures of Iberia (Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician, Basque) or in related aspects of Hispanic, Lusophone or Latin American subjects. Hispanists living overseas who are former members of the Association, or are British subjects or Irish citizens, and who continue to be research active, qualify for membership. To be considered for membership, all applicants must be nominated by two existing members of the AHGBI.