You may consult the placement allocation (final list) here.

We are pleased to announce the 51st ELC Research Seminar (online). Details follow here: Date and time: Tuesday, 3rd February 2026, 5:00 – 6:30 pm (CET), via Microsoft Teams Speaker: Prof. Dr. Jakob Horsch (Ľudovít Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Sciences) Title of talk: «Fixed in English, not (that) free in Slovak: A contrastive corpus-based study on word order» Convenor: Prof. Dr. Ignacio Palacios Martínez Registration is free but required (deadline: 2nd February). The registration form can be found at: https://forms.office.com/e/vfCbvX9feX. Brief profile of Jakob Horsch: Dr. Jakob Horsch is a linguist and corpus-based researcher specializing in usage-based construction grammar, word order, and contrastive syntax, with a focus on…

We are pleased to announce the second edition of the International Conference on Paratranslation, Interlinguas, and Transmedia (ParatradIT). Details follow here: Dates: 25th-27th March 2026 Venue: Faculty of Philology and Translation, University of Vigo and online Further information on the registration, programme, etc. may be found at the conference website

You may consult the placement allocation (provisonal list) here.

Call for applications for Practicum placements 2025-2026 Timeline for this call: Publication of the call: January 12th, 2026. Application submission period: From January 12th to January 16th, 2026. Assignment of placements: From January 19th to January 23rd, 2026. Publication of provisional assignments: January 23rd, 2026. Claims against the provisional list: From January 27th to January 29th, 2026. Publication of the final list: January 30th, 2026.

On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the Faculty of Philology of the University of Santiago de Compostela will host the International Conference A Philology for the 21st Century: Past, Present and Future, which features plenary lectures, round tables, paper and poster presentations. Further details may be found on the website: https://ffiloloxia50.org/en/home-3/ Dates: 26th to 28th November 2025 Venue: Faculty of Philology, University of Santiago de Compostela

We are pleased to announce a practical workshop on employability and career development. Details follow here: Date and time: Thursday, 13th November, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., room B14 (Faculty of Philology, USC) Speaker: Patricia do Camiño (professional coach)

We are pleased to announce the following seminar on academic writing for master’s students. Details follow here: Date and time: Wednesday, 3rd December 2025 (11.00-13.00, via Microsoft Teams) Speaker: Dr. Macarena García-Avello Fernández-Cueto (University of Cantabria)

USC 1.           Ángela Abelenda Calvo Title of MA Thesis (in English): The Aesthetics of Breakdown: Gender, Adolescence, and the Representation of Mental Illness in Skins’ Cassie and Effy. Examination Committee: Committee member 1 (Chair): Dr. Margarita Estévez Saá Committee member 2 (Secretary): Dr. Susana Jiménez PlacerCommittee member 3: Dr. Jorge Sacido RomeroSubstitute member: Dr. Noemí Pereira Ares Supervisor: Dr. Laura Lojo Rodríguez Date, place and time of the oral defence: 10th September 2025, 12:30 (room 303) 2.           Cecilia Fernández Cardero Title of MA thesis (in English): The Trauma of Hunger in The Hunger Games and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakeso Examination Committee: Committee member 1 (Chair): Dr. Constante González…

USC 1.  Aitana Acuña Rodríguez Title of MA Thesis (in English): Reimagining Virginia Woolf: Biofiction and the Blurred Boundaries of Life and Literature Examination Commitee: Committee member 1 (Chair): Dr. Margarita Estévez Saá Committee member 2 (Secretary): Dr. Susana Jiménez Placer Commitee member 3: Dr. Jorge Sacido Romero Substitute member: Dr. Constante González Groba Supervisor: Dr. Laura Lojo Rodríguez Date, place and time of the oral defence: 16th July 2025, 11:00 (room 303) 2. Noa Castroagudín Vázquez Title of MA Thesis (in English): Diagnosing the Unseen: The Evolution of ‘Female Madness’ and Societal Constraints in Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar and Meg Mason’s Sorrow and Bliss Examination Committee: Committee member 1…

The Interuniversity Doctoral Programme in Advanced English Studies (IDAES) organises the Graduate Day, which includes several lectures, round tables and presentations by doctoral and master’s students. Date: Friday, 16th May 2025 (9:30am-8pm) Venue: Faculty of Philology (USC)Further information: https://www.idaes.eu/news/graduate-day-2025

Date: 6th and 7th May 2025 Venue: online The USC job fair connects graduate students with companies, giving them access to current job offers as well as to talks on employability. This is an initiative from the USC Labour and Employment Guidance Area. Registration: https://usc.easyvirtualfair.com/landingFurther information: orientacion.santiago@usc.es