The Department of English, Uppsala University

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Three fixed-term employments from 1 August 2026 to 31 January 2027.

Note: Last days to apply are 12 June and 17 June, respectively.

Researcher in North American Studies
https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/jobs-and-vacancies/job-details?query=940797
Deadline: 12 June

Researcher in English with a Specialization in Linguistics
https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/jobs-and-vacancies/job-details?query=942958
Deadline: 17 June

Researcher in English with a Specialization in English or American Literature
https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/jobs-and-vacancies/job-details?query=943004
Deadline: 17 June

Researcher in English with a Specialization in English or American Literature - Uppsala University Researcher in English with a Specialization in English or American Literature, Department of English, Uppsala University

Don't miss the paperback launch of professor of Am. Lit. Daniel Kane's book "Love, Joe: The Selected Letters of Joe Brainard". At JB at Nord Books, Sankt Paulsgatan 20, 118 48 Stockholm, tomorrow Thursday 28 May at 18:00.

Adam Hjorthén, Senior Lecturer in American Studies and director of the Swedish Institute for North American Studies (SINAS), interviewed about the upcoming symposium “Quo Vadis America (Part 3) – The End of U.S. Democracy?”

https://www.uu.se/en/news/2026/2026-05-19-symposium-us-democracy-in-the-spotlight?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Ungapped&utm_campaign=Uppsala+universitets+nyhetsbrev+21+maj+2026

(Includes link to further information and registration for the symposium.)

Symposium: US democracy in the spotlight – Uppsala University Adam Hjorthén, director of the Swedish Institute for North American Studies (SINAS). Photo: Tobias Sterner, Bildbyrån, Uppsala university.

"Admirably, Clery insists on contradictions and contingencies, introducing readers to the rich and compelling context of Wollstonecraft’s world."

Emma Clery, professor of English literature at the Department of English, favourably reviewed in Times Literary Supplement.

Living to the hilt Who’s afraid of vindicating Mary Wollstonecraft? Until recently, many were. Best known for exposing and railing against gender disparity in furious

Our local Chat/GPT experts, Marta Andersson and Dan McIntyre, were quoted in The Guardian the other day:

‘I’ll key your car’: ChatGPT can become abusive when fed real-life arguments, study finds Researchers find model starts to mirror tone when exposed to impoliteness – sometimes escalating into explicit threats

Welcome to apply to any of the courses and programmes offered by The Department of English:

-About 60 freestanding courses in English, Celtic and North American studies.
-A Bachelor's Programme in Global English Studies.
-A Master's Programme in English with three different specialisations.
-We also participate in the university's teacher training programmes focusing on primary and secondary school.

The national applications portal, antagning.se, opened today and will be open until and 15 April.

Find out more: https://www.uu.se/en/department/english/study

Study – Department of English – Uppsala University The Department of English offers a large number of courses in English, Celtic studies and American studies. We also offer a Bachelor's programme in global English studies as well as a Master's programme in English.

The Department of English wish you all the best for the coming year!

Many thanks to our students and visitors over 2025 for all your insights, feedback, questions, laughter, trust…the list of what you mean to us is long. Special thanks to everyone who were affected by the renovations of our department for your patience. Our corridors feel very empty now and we are looking forward to seeing you here again in 2026. 🌟

It feels as if we just started the semester - see picture from the meet and greet on 1 September, arranged by Anglofonerna.

It is, however, time to apply for the spring 2026 courses at the Department of English. The national applications portal antagning.se opened today, 15 September, and will stay open until 15 October at 23:59.

The Department of English at Uppsala University offers about 60 freestanding courses in English, Celtic and North American studies; a Bachelor's Programme in Global English Studies; and a Master's Programme in English with three different specialisations.

We also participate in the university's teacher training programmes focusing on primary and secondary school.

Find out more: https://www.uu.se/en/department/english/study

Come join the fun and expand your knowledge about language, literature, culture and society in English speaking countries!

Welcome to apply!

The Department of English thank all our students for their hard work throughout the academic year 2024/2025.

Our warmest congratulations to our Bachelor's and Master's graduates. Some pictures from the Faculty of Languages graduation ceremony, on 4 June, here in this post.

We wish you all a wonderful summer!

Between 7 and 13 May, the department was visited by Professor Tetiana Belimova from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine. The visit was part of an Erasmus+ exchange. Professor Belimova, who specializes in literary studies, had an opportunity to visit several classes and a research seminar at the department and to discuss the teaching of literature with our colleagues. She also presented the department with some lovely gifts.

It was a great pleasure for us to have Professor Belimova here, and we wish her all the best in her future work.