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From Dutch Beginners to a Doctorate in Antwerp

Gemma Blacker started studying Dutch on a whim. She has justed started her PhD research in Antwerp. "Being able to speak Dutch really felt like a superpower". She shares her journey with us.

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Visiting Author 2026:  Maurits de Bruijn

Dutch at Sheffield proudly announces the 2026 Visiting Author: Maurits de Bruijn. De Bruijn will work with students on the translation of an extract from his latest novel 'Man maakt stuk'. You can meet De Bruijn on 30 November 2026
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'Speaking Dutch every single day for two weeks'

A Summer School is an excellent opportunity to boost your language learning in different setting. Three Sheffield students of Dutch, Dan Dimmock, Áine Cronelly and Erin Molyneux, travelled to the Flemish city of Ghent for the Taalunie Zomerschool.

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Voices that Still Speak: Redefining Postcolonial Narratives

Our research project 'Beyond the National Narrative' is reaching its grand finale, and Sheffield is set to host two pivotal events on 5 and 6 May, 2026. Please join us for 'Voices that Still Speak' with Raoul de Jong and Ida Does.

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Digging or Graves?

In November 2017 author Maarten van der Graaff visited the UK as the Dutch Language Union Writer in Residence. His tour included London, Nottingham and Sheffield where he worked with 4th Year students of Dutch on the English translation of his citybooks.eu text ‘DOLOR: Official Punk in Karlsruhe’. Professional translator Laura Watkinson was on hand to offer expert advice.

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Third Year Abroad: 'My languages have really taken off"

Aisling Redmond (BA French with Dutch) looks back on her Third Year abroad in the Netherlands.
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Networking Opportunites from Studying Dutch

During a hot week in June 2017, recent graduate Lucy Mitchell spent a week working at the Dutch Embassy in London. This is how she describes her experience.
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Anglo-Netherlands Society Essay Prize 2017

The winner of the Anglo-Netherlands Essay Prize 2017 is Jodie May with her essay, 'How the Dutch Language Became Standardised'. This was the sixth year the prize was awarded.

Students translate the work of European Champion Slam Poetry: Carmien Michels

“An author with a thorough cultural understanding”. “Certainly no cliché”. This is what our students had to say about author Carmien Michels after reading her text 'Not Long Now'.