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Advocacy Letters

Joint letter to Rebecca Fairbairn, REF Director.

MARCH 2025

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. The letter has been signed by:

Professor Sarah Wright (AHGBI)

Professor Alison Ribeiro Menezes (WISPS)

Dr Marieke Riethof (SLAS and the Standing Conference for Latin American Studies)

Dr Carmen Ramos Vilar (ABIL)

  • Joint letter to Rebecca Fairbairn, REF Director.

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  • Letter to Cardiff University VC

    Letter to Cardiff University VC in the light of proposed closures. 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.

The AHGBI responded to the consultation on the Curriculum Review in October 2024.

  • Consultation on Open Access for REF2029

    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.